Bug 429613

Summary: Plasmashell's edit application does not allow one to change the icon of the application
Product: [Frameworks and Libraries] frameworks-kio Reporter: arawat <rawat.arnav>
Component: Properties dialogAssignee: KIO Bugs <kio-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: a.samirh78, kdelibs-bugs, nate, plasma-bugs
Priority: NOR    
Version: 5.84.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Compiled Sources   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kio/-/commit/2187b62588b060bc27143dd326b5171aec930454 Version Fixed In: 5.86
Sentry Crash Report:

Description arawat 2020-11-25 00:02:59 UTC 
SUMMARY
On the right click menu on any application entry found in kickoff, their is an option to "Edit Application". However, the edit application dialog - which changes the corresponding .desktop file - does not allow the user to change the icon, if the .desktop file is found in the computer's root directory (/usr/share/applications).

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open the "Edit Application" dialog through right clicking on a kickoff application entry.
2. See window
3. Icon can not be changed, unfortunately

OBSERVED RESULT
Icon can't be changed

EXPECTED RESULT
Icon can be changed, through replicating the desktop file in the user's home directory (.local/share/applications). Plasma already replicates the file to modify the name, description and command properties under the "Application" tab of the the edit application window. Why can it not do the same for the icon?

SOFTWARE/OS VERSION:
Linux/KDE Plasma: master
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: master
KDE Frameworks Version: master
Qt Version: 5.15.1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Bug Janitor Service 2020-11-25 00:51:10 UTC 
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kio/-/merge_requests/228