Can't pin some applications to panel

[rodrum]

Operating System: Solus shannon, release 2017.01.01.0, LSB Version 1.4

Budgie version: budgie-desktop 10.2.9

The issue encountered

I can't pin Mendeley app to pannel. Right-click doesn't gives the option "Pin to panel".

Steps to reproduce the issue

Open Mendeley from menu and right-click the icon in the panel to see that the option is not there.

[cipricus]

As a workaround (not as a fix to the bug), in all such cases

• install xprop
• open your app (a window has to be visible)
• run xprop in terminal and click the app’s window
• look in terminal for the line WM_CLASS(STRING) =. It should specify "Somename"
• rename the launcher accordingly (Somename.desktop) and save it in ~/local/share/applications
• run it and you should be able to pin it

[rodrum]

Thanks, that worked great!

[cipricus]

@rodrum - maybe the issue should be more generically called "Can't pin some applications to panel".

[foivos92]

i have noticed this with popcorn time as well. i am using budgie on arch and decided to get another popcorn time than the one offered by the AUR. i created a .desktop file for it and that makes it show up at the menu but still can not pin it. funny thing is that the aur popcorn time could be pinned. i hope that detail helps

[ikeydoherty]

Filename has to match the WMCLASS. Make sure its the same filename as the AUR version

[Vistaus]

I can confirm that the xprop workaround works, at least for QupZilla.

[IlDordollano]

I've got a similar problem with Solus 3: showing duplicated Third Party software on Budgie bar.

[khalismur]

Have the same problem, also with Mendeley.

[Arbitrate3280]

Have the same problem with spotify: https://giant.gfycat.com/OldfashionedBriefAustraliankestrel.mp4

[fn-ix]

Also have the problem with Spotify.

[Vistaus]

Also have the problem with Spotify.

I can confirm that.

[zorates]

Same issue with libreoffice-writer.

The suggested workaround to use xprop and rename the .desktop file accordingly does not work, as the .desktop launcher for libreoffice-writer already matches the WM_CLASS name:

WM_CLASS(STRING) = "libreoffice", "libreoffice-writer"
/usr/share/applications/libreoffice-writer.desktop

BUT! By simply launching a second instance of libreoffice-writer, this second instance actually does become pinnable.

[rjurga]

BUT! By simply launching a second instance of libreoffice-writer, this second instance actually does become pinnable.

Thanks, this works for me too.

[NexusPenguin]

Hi,
Thanks for your help.
I did as it's said here... The ability to pin the app now shows up... But it has no effects. Icon vanishes as soon as app is closed.
Any idea ?

[texelate]

I am having this problem too though I am running Budgie with Antergos. I want to pin Parole Media Player.

[djangofan]

As a workaround (not as a fix to the bug), in all such cases

• install xprop
• open your app (a window has to be visible)
• run xprop in terminal and click the app’s window
• look in terminal for the line WM_CLASS(STRING) =. It should specify "Somename"
• rename the launcher accordingly (Somename.desktop) and save it in ~/local/share/applications
• run it and you should be able to pin it

This did not work. Trying to link an app called Transcribe . I had to use /usr/local/share/applications NOT ~/local/share/applications . I have it working now.

[Vistaus]

The workaround doesn't work for Vivaldi, not even if I move it to /usr/share/applications

Edit: it does work if I use dconf-editor and insert 'vivaldi-snapshot.desktop' to the appropriate key of the Budgie Panel icon tasklist.

[Femto-godhand]

Hello all,
I have encountered the problem too (pin option disappeared), so I have find a way to resolve it. I have launch a command in the terminal in order to reset the budgie panel :

budgie-panel --replace --reset

I have had to reconfigure my panel settings after, but all seems to work now. :)

*more info about the command : #289 (comment)

**if your panel disappear after closing the terminal, reboot your system, it should resolve the problem. ;)

[JoshStrobl]

This issue should no longer exist as of git.

[gusbemacbe]

@JoshStrobl

There is still a problem. It is with Spectacle. I added StartupWMClass=spectacle to Spectacle desktop file and pinned it, but it seems like: