Bug 369607

Summary:	Launcher quickstart icon for an app disappears when app is launched
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	A. Fachat <afachat>
Component:	Task Manager and Icons-Only Task Manager widgets	Assignee:	Eike Hein <hein>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	normal	CC:	notmart, plasma-bugs-null
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.5.5
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description A. Fachat 2016-10-01 14:29:06 UTC

In the panel, I have quickstart icons for firefox, doplhin and konsole. When I start one of the programs (either from the K menu or the launcher itself) the quickstart icon disappears. This prevents me from opening new browser, dolphin or konsole windows just from the quickstart.

The icon disappears when I close the last corresponding application window, so this must be on purpose? I understand that this bug has first been introduced in windows but why does KDE needs to copy this inconsistent behaviour?


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. close all konsole windows
2. add konsole as quickstart launcher icon to the panel 
3. open a konsole window


Actual Results:  
4. quickstart launcher icon disappears

Expected Results:  
4. quickstart launcher icon is still visible and usable to open new konsole windows

Comment 1 Marco Martin 2016-10-03 14:41:09 UTC

if i understood correctly it's a taskbar launcher which this is the intender behavior, adding launcher icons in the panel (or using the quicklaunch plasmoid) has instead the behavior of launcher icons staying there to launch new instances

Comment 2 Eike Hein 2016-10-04 09:06:58 UTC

This is by design. Your options:

* If you want persistent icons, add apps to the panel instead of to the Task Manager.
* Right-click and click "New instance"
* Configure new instance on middle-click in the Task Manager settings