[Bug 2045820] Re: firefox snap .desktop missing StartupWMClass

Thu Dec 7 00:18:54 UTC 2023

screen shot of icon problem

** Attachment added: "firefox_bug_0.png"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/2045820/+attachment/5726922/+files/firefox_bug_0.png

** Description changed:

  this is repost from https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/snap-icons-is-the-
  firefox-desktop-file-missing-startupwmclass/37400

- 
- I have the mozilla stable version installed using the mozilla binary method, and snap for the beta channel. The icon is broken, both in the menu entry and in the panel. That is, there is no icon in menu, and the generic cog icon in the panel.
+ I have the mozilla stable version installed using the mozilla binary
+ method, and snap for the beta channel. The icon is broken, both in the
+ menu entry and in the panel. That is, there is no icon in menu, and the
+ generic cog icon in the panel.

  This is on 22.04 But I have the same problem in 23.10 and in a VM 22.04.
  That is, I can reproduce this every time.

  I did snap remove firefox

  to uninstall, but this file

  /home/tim/.local/share/applications/firefox_firefox.desktop

  remains.

  So I remove it manually, and reinstall.

  The desktop file for this is now:

  /var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/firefox_firefox.desktop

  It is called Firefox Web Browser in the gnome launcher, and it has an
  icon. But after launching, it still uses the generic cog icon in the
  panel. The context menu from this icon has no actions, except to Quit.
  If I create a second window, both are associated with this icon, which
  is good.

  In the Gnome launcher, if you search for an app and if that app is
  running, the Gnome launcher indicates it with a dot. However, while this
  works for the mozilla binary, the icon of Firefox Web Browser does not
  show a dot, even though I have two windows from it open.

- image
+ image: see attachment firefox_bug_0.png

- image
+ image: see attachment firefox_bug_1.png

  Fix?

  From chatgpt help, I see this:

- image
+ image: see attachment firefox_bug_3.png

  Add
  this this line to the .destkop file, near the top, fixed it:

  StartupWMClass=firefox-beta

** Description changed:

  this is repost from https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/snap-icons-is-the-
  firefox-desktop-file-missing-startupwmclass/37400

  I have the mozilla stable version installed using the mozilla binary
- method, and snap for the beta channel. The icon is broken, both in the
- menu entry and in the panel. That is, there is no icon in menu, and the
- generic cog icon in the panel.
+ method, and snap for the beta channel. The snap icon is broken, both in
+ the menu entry and in the panel. That is, there is no icon in menu, and
+ the generic cog icon in the panel.

  This is on 22.04 But I have the same problem in 23.10 and in a VM 22.04.
  That is, I can reproduce this every time.

  I did snap remove firefox

  to uninstall, but this file

  /home/tim/.local/share/applications/firefox_firefox.desktop

  remains.

  So I remove it manually, and reinstall.

  The desktop file for this is now:

  /var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/firefox_firefox.desktop

  It is called Firefox Web Browser in the gnome launcher, and it has an
  icon. But after launching, it still uses the generic cog icon in the
  panel. The context menu from this icon has no actions, except to Quit.
  If I create a second window, both are associated with this icon, which
  is good.

  In the Gnome launcher, if you search for an app and if that app is
  running, the Gnome launcher indicates it with a dot. However, while this
  works for the mozilla binary, the icon of Firefox Web Browser does not
  show a dot, even though I have two windows from it open.

  image: see attachment firefox_bug_0.png

  image: see attachment firefox_bug_1.png

  Fix?

  From chatgpt help, I see this:

  image: see attachment firefox_bug_3.png

  Add
  this this line to the .destkop file, near the top, fixed it:

  StartupWMClass=firefox-beta

** Description changed:

  this is repost from https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/snap-icons-is-the-
  firefox-desktop-file-missing-startupwmclass/37400

  I have the mozilla stable version installed using the mozilla binary
  method, and snap for the beta channel. The snap icon is broken, both in
  the menu entry and in the panel. That is, there is no icon in menu, and
  the generic cog icon in the panel.

  This is on 22.04 But I have the same problem in 23.10 and in a VM 22.04.
  That is, I can reproduce this every time.

  I did snap remove firefox

  to uninstall, but this file

  /home/tim/.local/share/applications/firefox_firefox.desktop

  remains.

  So I remove it manually, and reinstall.

  The desktop file for this is now:

  /var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/firefox_firefox.desktop

  It is called Firefox Web Browser in the gnome launcher, and it has an
  icon. But after launching, it still uses the generic cog icon in the
  panel. The context menu from this icon has no actions, except to Quit.
  If I create a second window, both are associated with this icon, which
  is good.

  In the Gnome launcher, if you search for an app and if that app is
  running, the Gnome launcher indicates it with a dot. However, while this
- works for the mozilla binary, the icon of Firefox Web Browser does not
- show a dot, even though I have two windows from it open.
+ works for the mozilla binary, the icon of Firefox Web Browser (installed
+ with snap) does not show a dot, even though I have two windows from it
+ open.

  image: see attachment firefox_bug_0.png

  image: see attachment firefox_bug_1.png

  Fix?

  From chatgpt help, I see this:

  image: see attachment firefox_bug_3.png

  Add
  this this line to the .destkop file, near the top, fixed it:

  StartupWMClass=firefox-beta

** Description changed:

  this is repost from https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/snap-icons-is-the-
  firefox-desktop-file-missing-startupwmclass/37400

  I have the mozilla stable version installed using the mozilla binary
  method, and snap for the beta channel. The snap icon is broken, both in
  the menu entry and in the panel. That is, there is no icon in menu, and
  the generic cog icon in the panel.

  This is on 22.04 But I have the same problem in 23.10 and in a VM 22.04.
  That is, I can reproduce this every time.

  I did snap remove firefox

  to uninstall, but this file

  /home/tim/.local/share/applications/firefox_firefox.desktop

  remains.

  So I remove it manually, and reinstall.

  The desktop file for this is now:

  /var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/firefox_firefox.desktop

  It is called Firefox Web Browser in the gnome launcher, and it has an
  icon. But after launching, it still uses the generic cog icon in the
  panel. The context menu from this icon has no actions, except to Quit.
  If I create a second window, both are associated with this icon, which
  is good.

  In the Gnome launcher, if you search for an app and if that app is
  running, the Gnome launcher indicates it with a dot. However, while this
  works for the mozilla binary, the icon of Firefox Web Browser (installed
  with snap) does not show a dot, even though I have two windows from it
  open.

  image: see attachment firefox_bug_0.png

  image: see attachment firefox_bug_1.png

  Fix?

  From chatgpt help, I see this:

  image: see attachment firefox_bug_3.png

  Add
- this this line to the .destkop file, near the top, fixed it:
+ this this line to the snap .destkop file, near the top, fixed it:

  StartupWMClass=firefox-beta
+ 
+ 
+ Therefore my suggestion is that the .desktop file have a channel-dependent StartupWMClass value set.

** Description changed:

  this is repost from https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/snap-icons-is-the-
  firefox-desktop-file-missing-startupwmclass/37400

  I have the mozilla stable version installed using the mozilla binary
  method, and snap for the beta channel. The snap icon is broken, both in
  the menu entry and in the panel. That is, there is no icon in menu, and
  the generic cog icon in the panel.

  This is on 22.04 But I have the same problem in 23.10 and in a VM 22.04.
  That is, I can reproduce this every time.

  I did snap remove firefox

  to uninstall, but this file

  /home/tim/.local/share/applications/firefox_firefox.desktop

  remains.

  So I remove it manually, and reinstall.

  The desktop file for this is now:

  /var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/firefox_firefox.desktop

  It is called Firefox Web Browser in the gnome launcher, and it has an
  icon. But after launching, it still uses the generic cog icon in the
  panel. The context menu from this icon has no actions, except to Quit.
  If I create a second window, both are associated with this icon, which
  is good.

  In the Gnome launcher, if you search for an app and if that app is
  running, the Gnome launcher indicates it with a dot. However, while this
  works for the mozilla binary, the icon of Firefox Web Browser (installed
  with snap) does not show a dot, even though I have two windows from it
  open.

  image: see attachment firefox_bug_0.png

  image: see attachment firefox_bug_1.png

  Fix?

  From chatgpt help, I see this:

  image: see attachment firefox_bug_3.png

- Add
- this this line to the snap .destkop file, near the top, fixed it:
+ Add this line to the snap .destkop file, near the top, fixed it:

  StartupWMClass=firefox-beta

- 
- Therefore my suggestion is that the .desktop file have a channel-dependent StartupWMClass value set.
+ Therefore my suggestion is that the .desktop file have a channel-
+ dependent StartupWMClass value set.

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