Bug 390828

Summary:	Allow pinning multiple versions of the same app (distinguished by different .desktop files) to the Task Manager
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	ned <naught101>
Component:	Task Manager and Icons-Only Task Manager widgets	Assignee:	Eike Hein <hein>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	lemmyg, nate, plasma-bugs-null
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	master
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description ned 2018-02-21 00:06:56 UTC

I have two versions of Mixxx that I want to run. The main one is from the repos, and the other is a custom dekstop entry I've added to the menus, called "Mixxx-beta", which runs the git version of mixxx within GDB.

I would like to pin both to the taskbar, but I can't - when I try to pin the Mixxx-beta version, and then quit, and re-open it from the taskbar pin, it opens the plain Mixxx version.

I guess this is some kind of bug caused by the taskbar pin using the window name instead of the desktop entry name to identify apps?

Comment 1 ned 2018-02-21 00:09:42 UTC

This is a work-around, and is maybe good enough that this should be a won'tfix.. not sure.

https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/plasma-task-manager-icons-custom-wine.html

Comment 2 Eike Hein 2018-02-21 00:10:48 UTC

The Task Manager maps windows to .desktop files based on window meta data like WM_CLASS. The WM_CLASS here probably matches the name of the normal Mixxx .desktop file.

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2018-02-21 19:33:19 UTC

(In reply to ned from comment #1)
> This is a work-around, and is maybe good enough that this should be a
> won'tfix.. not sure.
> 
> https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/plasma-task-manager-icons-custom-wine.
> html

That workaround works, but it's not exactly user-friendly. We should see if we can make this Just Work™. Also semi-related, on the subject of wanting to be able to easily launch multiple versions of the same app: Bug 389035.

Comment 4 galder 2022-01-30 15:38:48 UTC

Looks like an old issue. Setting it to needs more info.
Please if this is not an issue any more let us know.
Bugs placed into NEEDSINFO status will receive a reminder if the ticket:

    Is at least 15 days old
    Has not received any comment within 15 days

If a bug remains in NEEDSINFO for another 15 days with no comment, it will be closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME.

Comment 5 Nate Graham 2022-01-30 19:36:21 UTC

This issue is definitely still an issue. Please don't put bugs in NEEDSINFO WAITINGFORINFO status just because they're old--especially not if they've been marked as confirmed. At least try to reproduce them yourself first. In this case the technical discussion makes it clear that it is a known issue. But really it's more of a wishlist thing.

Comment 6 Nate Graham 2022-04-27 14:08:32 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 389035 ***