[Bug]: Linux Wayland (GNOME, Noctalia) overview shows a placeholder icon after AppImage reinstall
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Description
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Area
apps/desktop
Steps to reproduce
- On Linux Wayland (niri with Noctalia), install or reinstall the T3 Code AppImage with Shelly or AppImageLauncher.
- Launch T3 Code.
- Open the compositor overview or workspace switcher.
Expected behavior
The T3 Code window tile shows the T3 icon.
Actual behavior
The tile is a generic glyph. The running window's Wayland app id is com.t3tools.T3Code. That name comes from Electron setDesktopName, which points at the hidden URL-handler desktop file. That file has NoDisplay=true and no Icon=. Noctalia lowercases the app id before lookup, so it also misses com.t3tools.T3Code.desktop.
#2331 appimagelauncher-icons / #2915 appimage-hicolor-icons already ship hicolor sizes inside the AppImage. Those files stay in APPDIR unless something copies them into the user icon theme, so overview still has nothing to resolve after a reinstall.
Impact
Cosmetic issue
Version or commit
Linux Nightly AppImage on current main
Environment
Linux Wayland, niri, Noctalia, AppImage reinstalled with Shelly
Logs or stack traces
# Window identity from niri
app-id: com.t3tools.T3Code
# Hidden handler (rewritten on every start)
~/.local/share/applications/com.t3tools.T3Code.desktop
NoDisplay=true
# no Icon=
# Packaged icons exist in APPDIR usr/share/icons/hicolor/*/apps/t3code.png
# and are not installed under ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor
Workaround
None that survives a restart. T3 rewrites the URL-handler desktop file on every launch.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the Electron entry point that calls setDesktopName and the generated ~/.local/share/applications/com.t3tools.T3Code.desktop file. Inspect how the AppImage packages usr/share/icons/hicolor/*/apps/t3code.png and how icons are installed or exposed after reinstall. Done means a fresh launch leaves a resolvable icon for app-id com.t3tools.T3Code in the Wayland overview, including after restart.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- electron, linux, typescript
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 68/100