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Bug 670092 - some running favorites are lost after a shell restart
some running favorites are lost after a shell restart
Status: RESOLVED NOTGNOME
Product: gnome-shell
Classification: Core
Component: general
3.3.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gnome-shell-maint
gnome-shell-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2012-02-14 19:07 UTC by Fabien Tassin
Modified: 2012-02-24 12:23 UTC
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Description Fabien Tassin 2012-02-14 19:07:41 UTC
When i restart g-s (like after an upgrade, or when doing extension development), i find that the dash is confused about some running "favorites" apps.

i can reproduce easily with emacs.

1/ in the dash, search for emacs, add it as favorite. In my case, I get a purple icon (with a pen) named "GNU Emacs 23".

2/ click on that new favorite, you get an emacs window, all fine so far.
I can move to another workspace, and click on that favorite again, it brings me to the already running emacs.

3/ restart g-s with alt-r and go to the dash.
You see two purple icons now, one is the "GNU Emacs 23" favorite, the other is called "emacs" and represents the running window.

I expect only one, like before the restart.
Comment 1 Jasper St. Pierre (not reading bugmail) 2012-02-14 19:10:59 UTC
This means that the WM_CLASS for emacs doesn't match the desktop filename.

If you're using Ubuntu, the bug for emacs is at https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/725988
Comment 2 Fabien Tassin 2012-02-24 12:23:16 UTC
Thanks for the hint, I fixed it in Ubuntu Precise.