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List:       kde-panel-devel
Subject:    Re: kwin_wayland and setWindowIcon()
From:       Martin_Flöser <mgraesslin () kde ! org>
Date:       2017-09-12 15:09:34
Message-ID: 468beaf468e7a61877d0818e7fd173ce () kde ! org
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Am 2017-09-11 21:46, schrieb Elvis Angelaccio:
> Hi,
> kwin_wayland currently sets the application icon only if it can
> retrieve the .desktop filename of the application.
> 
> Is there a reason why it doesn't use the icon passed to
> setWindowIcon() as fallback? This seems to work with weston, so I
> guess it should be possible with kwin as well?
> 
> I'm asking this because we can't fix all third-party applications.
> Even when we can, sometimes it's just hard to figure out the name of
> the .desktop file. For example, see
> https://codereview.qt-project.org/#/c/205003/1//ALL

Just as an FYI: the number 1 item for the next release cycle for me to 
work on [1] is window rule support for Wayland windows. The main reason 
I prioritize it is that I want to be able to set the window icon through 
window rules and I would not mind to ship default rules to "fix" 
applications.

Cheers
Martin

[1] After XFree KWin project is finished
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