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ajz

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Registered: 2018-07-25

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Xfce4-panel Window Buttons icons missing

Hi,
I'm trying to fix the issue with the Window Buttons icons not showing for some applications. Instead of proper icons presented on the panel there is a default one used when the icon is missing. What's surprising is that the icons are correct in Whisker Menu and notification tray.

Therefore I am wondering where the configuration files for xfce4-panel Window Buttons are stored? Are Window Buttons using .desktop file entries to fetch icons? Apparently, creating/updating .desktop file entries in /usr/share/applications or ~/.local/share/applications works for Whisker Menu, but not Window Buttons.

Thanks for help in advance.

ToZ

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Registered: 2011-06-02

Posts: 11,492

Re: Xfce4-panel Window Buttons icons missing

Hello and welcome.

I'm trying to fix the issue with the Window Buttons icons not showing for some applications.

Specifically which applications have missing/incorrect icons?

Have a read through this post that describes the situation and offers a couple of workarounds.

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ajz

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Registered: 2018-07-25

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Re: Xfce4-panel Window Buttons icons missing

Jetbrains Toolbox application and Spotify installed via Flatpak. They share the similarity of both having their desktop entries in ~./local/share/applications.

If I install Spotify from the default repository (spotify-client package), the icon shows properly (desktop entry for this application is in /usr/share/applications then). I thought there would be an easier way to fix this issue than installing additional software like Devil's Pie.

Last edited by ajz (2018-07-25 17:52:46)

ToZ

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From: Canada

Registered: 2011-06-02

Posts: 11,492

Re: Xfce4-panel Window Buttons icons missing

Devilspie and xseticon are very small programs - the former I find very useful for numerous tasks. The second workaround only requires xseticon.

The other option is to file bug reports with those programs and ask them to follow the EWMH standard and assign proper icons.

For jetbrains-toolbox, you'll need to use devilspie as the script won't work based on how the app gets started. A devilspie config file like this will work:

( if
 ( is ( window_class ) "jetbrains-toolbox" )
  ( begin
   ( spawn_async
   ( str "xseticon -id "
   ( window_xid ) " /home/toz/.icons/jetbrains-toolbox-icon.png" ) )
   ( println "match" )
  )
)

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ajz

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Re: Xfce4-panel Window Buttons icons missing

Thanks for your insight!