Franz: Fix missing taskbar icon on Ubuntu Mate 16.04

Created on 18 Apr 2018  Â·  3Comments  Â·  Source: meetfranz/franz

On some Linux distributions, no icon appear in the taskbar.
This is a common bug in many electron based applications.

Expected Behavior

When the application is launch, icon must appear in task bar.

Current Behavior

When the application is launch, icon doesn't appear in task bar.

Screenshots (if appropriate):

Task bar icon bug

Possible Solution

Easy to fix, just add a line into index.js
From: electron-builder#2269

Steps to Reproduce (for bugs)

  1. Start the application on Ubuntu Mate 16.04, for example.
  2. Take a look on the taskbar.

Context

Application standard use.

Your Environment

  • Franz Version used: 5.0.0-beta.18 - Release 1.8.4 / linux / x64.
  • Operating System and version: Ubuntu Mate 16.04
[Status] Stale

Most helpful comment

Today evening (CET) electron-builder 20.26.0 will be released — StartupWMClass will be added correctly (thanks to @StefanTT). So, you can just update electron-builder version to upcoming 20.26.0 and this issue will be fixed.

All 3 comments

As suggested in https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/86#issuecomment-376811132, adding StartupWMClass=Franz to the generated .desktop file solves this issue.

Today evening (CET) electron-builder 20.26.0 will be released — StartupWMClass will be added correctly (thanks to @StefanTT). So, you can just update electron-builder version to upcoming 20.26.0 and this issue will be fixed.

This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions.

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