Libreoffice, task manager bar and the running application icon

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#1

I've got a problem that's bugging me.

The initial problem was that if I started calc, it started as expected except that in the task manager bar, which displays the running applications, I see an icon with a X and a circle through it, I suspect this icon is the default icon for running applications, the icon I'm expecting in the task manager bar is  the calc icon. The Base and Impress icons displayed as expected.

The icon for writer displayed perfectly.

It bugged me so much yesterday that I decided to temporarily change from kde4 to xcfe. I started up Calc and got what I suspect was the default icon not the calc icon. Started writer got the default icon not the writer icon.

Returned to kde4.

This time. Started up Calc andgot the icon with a X and a circle through it not the calc icon - same as before. Started up Writer andgot the icon with a X and a circle through it not the writer icon, whereas previously I would have got the writer icon. The same was seen with the Base and Impress icons which were displayed as the X and a circle through it.

By switching from kde4 to xfce and then back again, I've made matters worse.

My question is where does the desk top environments get these icons from? How can I get the calc and writer icons displaying in the task manager bar

Alex

#2

The icons on the panel will be determined by the icon set chosen in the
desktop environment, and most of the major sets (e.g., faenza, papyrus,
breeze, oxygen) have a full set of icons for LO. So, even if only LO
icons are not displaying properly, it is not really a matter for this
list but for your distribution. I would post a question to its ML or in
its forum. You could also try linuxquestions.org.

BTW your message seems to imply that you have both the GTK XFCE and the
QT Plasma DEs installed together, which is unusual. There might be a
chance that has something to do with the problem you are having. So
again, I would check with your distro.

#3

Alex,

I am assuming you are using a Linux distro, since you mention kde and xfce. I am using Slackware Linux and xfce. I would first try running the following script as root to refresh the icon cache before you get too deep:

#!/bin/sh
# Cache the icons:
if [ -x /usr/bin/gtk-update-icon-cache ];  then
  for THEME in gnome locolor hicolor ; do
    if [ -e /usr/share/icons/${THEME}/icon-theme.cache ];  then
      /usr/bin/gtk-update-icon-cache  /usr/share/icons/${THEME} >/dev/null 2>&1
    fi
  done
fi

#4

PS If this is affecting LO only, there are a couple of things you can
try first. 1) Try restarting the LO applications in "safe mode" (from
the help menu). 2) If that does not help (which I doubt), back up your
profile and let LO create a new one (
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/UserProfile). 3) Download the
proper LO package (deb,rpm) from the Doc Foundation and see if it works
properly to rule out any packaging issues in your distro.

#5

There's nothing strange about having multiple desktops installed. Most
login managers allow you to choose which you want when you log in.

#6

Hi Girvin

Thanks for the reply. I too use Slackware.

I've only got the /usr/share/icons/hicolor/icon-theme.cache script on my system. Do I need to reboot the machine for the change to take effect?

Alex

#7

Alex,

Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. I was attending a conference the last 3 days.

There is a manpage for gtk-update-icon-cache which explains what it does and what to expect. Here is a snippet from that manpage: