google-chrome (stable) icon doesn't work in unity when Keep In Launcher is set

[Rachel Greenham]

Binary package hint: unity

I performed a fresh install of Natty, release version.

I installed Google Chrome stable the default, easy way: ie: from their website, downloaded the .deb, opened it, software center installed it. Everything seems fine.

I launch it, from applications->internet later from main shortcuts thing when set as default browser, it launches fine, icon appears in unity launcher as you'd expect. I quit, icon disappears, again as you expect.

I launch it, I right-click on launcher icon and select "Keep In Launcher". I quit chrome.

I launch chrome using the launcher icon. *Sometimes* chrome actually launches, sometimes it doesn't. Don't know what the pattern is there. Even when it does actually launch, the icon doesn't seem to know about it. It still keeps fading in and out as if expecting to be told, and eventually gives up. There's no arrow to the side indicating that it knows that app has an open window.

Basically if it's launched from the Applications popup or the main ubuntu popup and isn't already being Kept In Launcher, it works fine. It's only when you try to keep it in launcher that it's broken.

(NB: Didn't come up while I was running alpha as I was running chromium-svn from ppa and/or chrome-dev, and I don't recall this issue happening there.)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity 3.8.10-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell]
Date: Thu Apr 28 16:54:42 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Rachel Greenham (rachel-strangenoises)]

Resolved when I logged out and logged in again; presumably some state had got itself in a mess. :-) (So I suppose there's no reason why it can't recur?)

Before that logout/login was also experiencing same with Thunderbird.

[kkk (kknull0)]

yeah, happen to me with chromium too..
log out and in after installing solves..

[Shortyjacobs (shortyjacobs)]

I had the same issue with Chromium, (dev, daily, and beta). Thanks to you folks, I knew to log out/in, and now it works.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.