With 4.2, can't add to MATE dock or Plank

[elcste]

On Ubuntu MATE 18.10, I just upgraded from 4.1.0 (from the Ubuntu archive) to 4.2.0 from the quodlibet-stable PPA. Now I cannot add Quod Libet to the MATE Dock Applet dock. When I launch 4.2, it opened as a second app icon, and this icon is missing the "pin" option that other apps have. If I unpin the first icon, I still can't pin the second one.

Similarly, when I tried Plank, QL doesn't have the "keep in dock" option.

When I downgrade to the 4.1.0-1 package, it works normally again.

I don't have a custom .desktop file or anything else I know of that should effect this. Just to be safe, I tried a new user account and saw the same behavior.

FWIW I believe both of these docks use bamfdaemon for app matching.

[lazka]

Thanks.

[lazka]

The only related change that comes to mind is 175d21b but not sure how/why :)

If someone has the same problem with another dock (that is more common and easier to install) please add some info here.

[elcste]

Fair enough, thanks for looking at it.

I think more people use Plank, and I think Unity also used banfdemon, so maybe someone who's still on 16.04 can take a look.

[lazka]

Thanks, 16.04 shows the same problem.

[elcste]

I submitted a bug for bamf, since maybe it's their issue if no one has had a problem using other systems, like GNOME Shell.

[lazka]

@elcste thanks!

[elcste]

A banf developer did not think it's their bug. I was hoping for something obvious they'd see ;-) They suggested looking in the syslog, but I don't see anything related to banf, just some gtk theme warnings.

I did notice one thing, however. With 4.1, the MATE Dock and Plank list Quod Libet as "Quod Libet" in the menu/tooltip. With 4.2, it is listed as " - Quod Libet". It looks like the actual window is called " - Quod Libet" in both cases. (I think I didn't see this before because it doesn't show up this way in the MATE Dock when I click the icon of QL I had pinned with 4.1, but it show up this way if I launch it from the terminal. With Plank, it shows up this way either way.)

MATE Dock menu with Quod Libet 4.1

MATE Dock menu with Quod Libet 4.2 (The top icon is one I had pinned with 4.1, the botom appears when I launch Quod Libet.)

Plank tooltip with Quod Libet 4.1

Plank tooltip with Quod Libet 4.2 (The left icon is one I had pinned with 4.1, the right appears when I launch Quod Libet.)

[lazka]

bisected to 175d21b

[elcste]

I went on vacation right before that commit, so I just now confirmed it is fixed for me too with the version from your unstable PPA.

Do you accept donations somewhere so I can buy you a coffee/beer?

[lazka]

Thanks for testing!

(I only have an idle patreon account, but no need to..)