EclipseIDE icon too big in Dash, not launching on being clicked

[Karan Luthra]

The icon for EclipseIDE in the Dash home is too big than what it is expected to be(See attachement). On providing a smaller icon image, it gets fixed. Seems like, 12.10 doesnt resize the icon images provided by users for custom items. This wasnt an issue with 12.04.

1) The release of Ubuntu I am using: 12.10
2) The version of the package I am using, via 'apt-cache policy pkgname':
xorg:
  Installed: 1:7.7+1ubuntu4
  Candidate: 1:7.7+1ubuntu4
  Version table:
 *** 1:7.7+1ubuntu4 0
        500 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3) What I expected to happen: The Eclipse icon to be of normal size, and IDE to be launched on clicking.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Fri Oct 19 20:40:28 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0116] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0649]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2)
MachineType: Acer Aspire E1-571
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_IN:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_IN
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=34c460e6-512f-404d-bbad-d6a7b4b4e061 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 03/15/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: V1.05
dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: EA50_HC_HR
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Type2 - Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: V1.05
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV1.05:bd03/15/2012:svnAcer:pnAspireE1-571:pvrV1.05:rvnAcer:rnEA50_HC_HR:rvrType2-BoardVersion:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV1.05:
dmi.product.name: Aspire E1-571
dmi.product.version: V1.05
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4-0ubuntu3
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3

[Leandro Conca (lluccia)]

I have giant icons on my desktop for Eclipse and SpringToolSuite (Eclipse variation).

[allartk (allartk)]

I've this with aptana, the dash doesn't resize icons as it did in ubuntu 12.04.

I use the folowing desktop file:
http://www.samclarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/AptanaStudio3.desktop

[thgreasi (thgreasi)]

For me, it seems that the problem is more general, affecting every launcher that points to an *.xpm file for its icon.

[Boyuan Deng (bryandeng)]

I have the same issue.

 I 'made' some custom launchers by manually adding .desktop files for my Ubuntu 12.04. It worked well until I upgraded Ubuntu to 12.10. All the laucher icons I manually added are not resized properly.

[Karan Luthra (karanluthra06)]

I could solve part of the problem(the latter, the unresponsiveness of the item).

But I agree with you all. 12.10 doesnt automatically resize the icon if I have made a custom item and specified the icon image myself. I had to download a smaller icon of Eclipse to make it fit in the launcher. I see this being the common problem with all of us.

Now, I am new to reporting bugs, and new to Ubuntu. I made this bug report 'invalid' when I found solution to my problem(part) on my own. Do you suggest me to switch it back to 'new', as we all can definitely infer that there is really no automatic resizing of custom added icons?

[elisman (elisman)]

Same here. Also have the same issue. And this should be fixed as soon as possible, as it affect all icons and it just doesn't look fine.

[Willi (strangeq)]

The Trine icon is so big it is covering other installed applications.

[Kapil Koju (thekojueffect)]

This solved my problem.
http://askubuntu.com/questions/203446/the-eclipse-application-icon-is-huge-in-unitys-dash

[linuxar (linuxar)]

I have the same issue in Xubuntu Raring.

[Jochen Seidel (x+launchpad)]

It is caused by https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=686514 according to http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-949754-start-0.html and https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=438786

[Arkadiusz Dziób (arkadiusz.dziob)]

Confirmed in 13.04.