Icon for .lnk files on Desktop are not shown
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bug
windows
- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 275
- Forks
- 16
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Description
This occurs for a user, but only in folder ~/Desktop. Icons for .lnks in other folders are shown, but only with the symbol assigned by the OS, and not the custom symbol assigned to the .lnk.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with .lnk files in ~/Desktop, then compare their icon handling with .lnk files in another folder. Trace the desktop-specific icon lookup and verify that the custom .lnk symbol is displayed there while existing behavior elsewhere remains intact.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100