RunJS app start but without icon in the panel

[souhaiebtar]

hey, first thanks for all your works, when i install an .appimage, it just install correctly and when i search for it using gnome shell i found it with an icon (for example for https://runjs.dev/), the problem is when i launch the app, the panel won't contain an icon for the app, i tried to fix it by finding where .desktop icon are saved by AppImageLauncher and change them but no luck there because i don't now how or where .desktop file are saved for appimage file installed using AppImageLauncher

gnome shell 3.28.4 ubuntu 18.4.3 AppImageLauncher v2.1.0

[marcopiraccini]

Same here, with Ubuntu 19.10. BTW, @souhaiebtar, the desktop files are under ~/.local/share/applications

[GraveDigger1]

this is a common problem with appimagelauncher. neon, kubuntu, and now manjaro. not every time but at least half the time don't end up with a icon for the program on the startmenu.

[JulianGro]

It worked for balena etcher for me, but not for Slic3r and Repetier-Host.

[salami738]

Hi, I have a similar problem: https://github.com/TheAssassin/AppImageLauncher/issues/285

[linsui]

Balena Etcher icon works but vscodium icon doesn't.

[TheAssassin]

Most of the time the AppImages don't properly bundle their icons. There is a tool that checks those and other issues called appimagelint. You can run it on your AppImages and if problems are discovered send bug reports upstream.

Generally, without links to the exact AppImages you tested, I cannot judge whether this is a bug in AppImageLauncher or the AppImages itself. @jug007 @linsui @salami738 @GraveDigger1 @marcopiraccini please open new issues for your apps, we'll only handle this runjs (whatever that is) in this issue. And please, provide more information. At least the version of AppImageLauncher, your distribution as well as a link to the AppImage are required for me to provide any kind of support to you.

[TheAssassin]

appimagelint reports the icons in the AppImage are fine. That's good. Have you tried logging out and in again? Many desktops cache these icons, and it's hard to update those. That's really annoying. We're running like 10 commands already to support a wide range of desktops... some even don't have any way to invalidate those caches...

If the icon is missing while the app is running whereas shown while it's not running (i.e., while pinned or in the launcher where you search for applications), this indicates an issue with the application itself. In this case, please file an issue with RunJS directly, as they have to fix it on their end. Icons during runtime, on GNOME, have to be provided by the running application as far as I can see.