A running instance of Opera produces the Opera Widget Manager icon in the launcher

[Paul White]

Binary package hint: unity

I have an Opera icon permanently on Unity's launcher. If I start Opera then another icon appears, that of the Opera Widget Manager. The small arrow that indicates an application is active shows on OWM's icon and if I minimize Opera and want to restore it then I must use the OWM icon. The main Opera icon shows no such indicator at all and although it "pulsates" when clicked it doesn't seem to perform any other function apart from starting Opera initially.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity 3.8.2-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.41-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
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CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,resize,obs,staticswitcher,vpswitch,switcher,expo,grid,scale,gnomecompat,mousepoll,workarounds,shift,move,wall,resizeinfo,ring,thumbnail]
CompositorRunning: compiz
DRM.card0.HDMI.A.1:
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Date: Thu Apr 7 21:09:57 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
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   Subsystem: PC Partner Limited Device [174b:e990]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20110321)
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MachineType: Dell Inc. Dimension 8400
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Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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[Paul White (paulw2u)]

Just updated Unity to 3.8.4 and same result - the OWM icon is active rather then the Opera icon.

[Juho Teperi (deraen)]

Isn't the problem in the bamfdaemon? It's what is used to match windows to desktop files (and icons).
I checked using D-Feet and it's showing opera-widget-installer as desktop file.

[Hernando Torque (htorque)]

As a workaround, uncommend 'TryExec' line in '/usr/share/applications/opera-widget-installer.desktop' as it's the same as in the 'opera-browser.desktop' file.

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

Just downloaded update to bamfdaemon.
Bug now fixed.
Opera icon shows correctly,

[wonko (oekj)]

This bug still affects me with freshly updated ubuntu natty beta 1. Version of bamfdaemon is 0.2.84-0ubuntu2 and opera is 11.01.1190. Also, there is no 'TryExec' line in '/usr/share/applications/opera-widget-installer.desktop' - this is only a shortcut to the command '/usr/bin/opera -widget %f' so the proposed workaround doesn't work for me.

[wonko (oekj)]

Found the TryExec-line in the desktop-file (didn't realize it was a text-file), but commenting it out didn't help. Sorry for the extra comment, but I can't find a way to edit/delete my previous one.

[Hernando Torque (htorque)]

Confirmed, the workaround doesn't seem to work anymore.

[Doug McMahon (mc3man)]

I'm not too sure that this line in opera-browser.desktop is appreciated so to speak (remove it and see
StartupWMClass=opera

[Kristian Haga Karstensen (kristianhk)]

Commenting out StartupWMClass=opera did the trick for me. Had to remove the old launcher, but now it works like it should again :)

[Doug McMahon (mc3man)]

Just to note that this is no longer an issue with fresh beta 2 updated installs, though is with older updated installs
So in essence it's been fixed

[Pål F. Kristiansen (paalfe)]

This is not a problem anymore.
I purged opera, downloaded it and installed it.
Now the opera icon is showing and not the opera widget icon when running opera.

[Pål F. Kristiansen (paalfe)]

The opera widget icon is back after a reboot.

[Pål F. Kristiansen (paalfe)]

Commenting out "StartupWMClass=opera" in /usr/share/applications/opera-browser.desktop did the trick.
Had to log out and in and reattach opera to unity launcher, but now it works like it should again.

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

Seems to be fixed for everyone. Marking Fix-released.

[Juan Montoya (th3pr0ph3t)]

Today, 13th May, I saw this bug happening in my computer and I thought it was fixed.
I used gnome for a few days, then when I tried Unity for the first time, there it was Opera Widget Installer's icon instead of Opera.

[thomas (thomas-heuer)]

I have exact the same problem with Netbeans IDE and it's launcher-icons.