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Fabounet (fabounet03) wrote : Re: [Cairo-dock-team] [Bug 1254771] [NEW] Launching Chrome results in new icon instance on main dock

Hi,
this is linked to a recent feature for Chrome webapps.
Now, Chrome webapps windows are separated from the Chrome browser window
(they are considered as another application).
According to the Chrome devs, this is how things should be...

2013/11/25 Chuck Torrens <email address hidden>

> Public bug reported:
>
> Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit (Unity)
> Cairo-dock 3.3.2
> Chrome 31.0.1650.57
>
> Within the past week, launching Chrome from my Cairo-dock main dock now
> creates a new instance of the Chrome icon, in the area of the dock
> normally reserved for applications that don't have a launcher. (On my
> dock, that's towards the left side, just to the right of the separator
> for the 'help' icon.). Clicking on the launcher again, consequently,
> results in another instance of Chrome being launched.
>
> Prior to this, launching Chrome from CD would result in a white dot
> under the launcher - the same as for any other application launched from
> CD. My other launchers do not exhibit this behavior - e.g., Firefox,
> LibreOffice, etc. all respond with a white dot (showing it's running),
> and I can click on it to activate.
>
> Not sure of any changes to system, but it's possible that Chrome was
> updated.
>
> I tried dropping and re-adding the Chrome launcher, but it did not
> resolve the issue.
>
> Thanks in advance - attached is the text from the following command:
> cairo-dock -l debug >debug.txt
>
> Note I had to ctrl-Z to get it to stop in command line (maybe b/c CD was
> already running?) - not sure - so take the below with a grain of salt.
>
> ** Affects: cairo-dock-core
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
> ** Attachment added: "debug.txt file"
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1254771/+attachment/3916886/+files/debug.txt
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1254771
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> Title:
> Launching Chrome results in new icon instance on main dock
>
> Status in Cairo-Dock : Core:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit (Unity)
> Cairo-dock 3.3.2
> Chrome 31.0.1650.57
>
> Within the past week, launching Chrome from my Cairo-dock main dock
> now creates a new instance of the Chrome icon, in the area of the dock
> normally reserved for applications that don't have a launcher. (On my
> dock, that's towards the left side, just to the right of the separator
> for the 'help' icon.). Clicking on the launcher again, consequently,
> results in another instance of Chrome being launched.
>
> Prior to this, launching Chrome from CD would result in a white dot
> under the launcher - the same as for any other application launched
> from CD. My other launchers do not exhibit this behavior - e.g.,
> Firefox, LibreOffice, etc. all respond with a white dot (showing it's
> running), and I can click on it to activate.
>
> Not sure of any changes to system, but it's possible that Chrome was
> updated.
>
> I tried dropping and re-adding the Chrome launcher, but it did not
> resolve the issue.
>
> Thanks in advance - attached is the text from the following command:
> cairo-dock -l debug >debug.txt
>
> Note I had to ctrl-Z to get it to stop in command line (maybe b/c CD
> was already running?) - not sure - so take the below with a grain of
> salt.
>
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