element-hq / element-hq/element-web
Icon issues due to StartupWMClass mismatch on Linux
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A-Electron
O-Occasional
S-Minor
T-Defect
X-Regression
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
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Description
### Steps to reproduce
Opening the app opens a separate instance with a different icon,
clicking Nightly (purple icon) opens that green one on the right.
### Outcome
#### What did you expect?
Open with its dedicated icon.
#### What happened instead?
Opened separately.
### Operating system
Linux Mint
### Application version
Element Nightly version: 2026051101
### How did you install the app?
get-started
### Homeserver
matrix.org
### Will you send logs?
Yes
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