Bug 500735 - Icon widget: Disambiguate same app installed from different sources when multiple Icon widgets are sharing the same containment (panel, folder, etc)
Summary: Icon widget: Disambiguate same app installed from different sources when mult...
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Icon widget (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.3.0
Platform: Other Linux
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Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Keywords: usability
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Blocks: 499065
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Reported: 2025-02-25 16:08 UTC by Nate Graham
Modified: 2025-05-16 15:34 UTC (History)
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Description Nate Graham 2025-02-25 16:08:06 UTC 
If you install the same app from different sources (i.e. Flatpak and distro packages) and then put Icon widgets for them on the same Panel or Desktop, they'll appear identical.

As long as both have the same AppStream ID, in principle this can be known and they'll be visually disambiguated. Unlike the other sub-tasks of Bug 499065, this is harder since each Icon widget would need to know about other Icon widgets it's sharing a containment with. As such, it may be impossible or unfeasible. But  I thought I'd open a ticket for this case anyway.