Shortcut icons for local and global version of same program get mixed.

Bug #742979 reported by Daniel Ejsing-Duun
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gnome-panel (Ubuntu)
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Low
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: gnome-panel

Reproducible.
I downloaded Firefox 4 and while having a shortcut for Firefox 3.6 on my panel, I unzipped the FF4 folder and dragged the launcher to the panel to create a shortcut. I gave it a distinct name and both this one and the original one worked.
After restart the new AND the original launcher point to FF4, which was installed in my private directory and they have the same distinct name, that I gave the first one (that is, they are identical except for their positions on the panel). I can rename the path of the original launcher again, but the same thing happens.
Tried two times with same result.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for your bug report. The issue is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug the to the people writting the software (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME)

Changed in gnome-panel (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

btw you shouldn't download firefox4 this way but use the official version for Ubuntu rather

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Daniel Ejsing-Duun (zilvador) wrote :

I tried to post it there now.

As for the official version, I would love it if there were an easier way of searching for these respositories. I found a repository now after searching a while for it. know some users would like an easy way of upgrading to for example FF4 without needing to look solutions. Not sure where to put this wish though.

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