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[Enhancement] Addition of "Application Name" concept

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Description

Type of Issue (Enhancement, Error, Bug, Question)

Enhancement

Operating System

Linux version GNOME Desktop

PySimpleGUI Port (tkinter, Qt, Wx, Web)

tkinter


Versions

Python version (sg.sys.version)

3.6.2

PySimpleGUI Version (sg.__version__)

4.45.0.3

GUI Version (tkinter (sg.tclversion_detailed), PySide2, WxPython, Remi)

8.6.6


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Detailed Description

Some environments, GNOME is a specific example, have the concept of an "Application" that is used to group icons on the taskbar. This is different than the Window's title.

At the moment, the Window's title is being used as the application name. This was just added in version 4.45.0.3.

Enhancement is the addition of an Application name concept to PySimpleGUI in a more focused manner.

Will likely be both a global setting as well as a parameter to the Window class constructor so that each window is capable of being under a different Application Name if specifically requested. Popups will use the global setting.

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First steps

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  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the Window class constructor and the existing global setting that currently uses the window title as the application name; also trace how popups obtain that value. Done means defining the application-name behavior for individual windows, providing the global fallback for popups, and confirming it works in the stated GNOME and tkinter context.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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