Appimage icon

[dingyifei]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The appimage doesn't contain a default icon. The icon only shows up when the program is running.

Describe the solution you'd like
Default icon for appimage

Describe how it would work
Basically copy the icon to another location inside the appimage. Some prusa slicer users came up with a solution but probably gave up on it for some reason...
prusa3d#7801

Describe alternatives you've considered
no icon is fine

Additional context
Add any other context or paint drawing about the feature request here.

[supermerill]

There is already a SuperSlicer.png at the appimage root.
Why it doesn't work on your linux?

[dingyifei]

It seems to be a common issue, where the icon isn't in usr/share/icons of the appimage.

AppImageCommunity/libappimage#165

I'm running fedora 35 with the default Gnome installation, where the LycheeSlicer AppImage has an icon but SS has no icon. It is strange when I extract and re-pack the LyCheeSlicer, the new AppImage doesn't have an icon...

[bassamanator]

I'm on Manjaro, using today's release. No icon is showing for me.

| SuperSlicer Version 2.3.57 SuperSlicer-ubuntu_18.04-gtk2-2.3.57.12.AppImage
| Operating System: Manjaro Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.91.0
Qt Version: 5.15.3
Kernel Version: 5.15.28-1-MANJARO (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight-Core Processor
Memory: 31.4 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 580 Series

[supermerill]

what i have to do for it to appear?

[dingyifei]

what i have to do for it to appear?

based on this issue, AppImageCommunity/libappimage#165, add a folder in appimage with the same icon.

Something like usr/share/icons/hicolor/192x192/apps/superslicericon

[supermerill]

so, with / the root directory inside the appimage archive, I have to copy my (current) /SuperSlicer.png to /usr/share/icons/hicolor/192x192/apps/SuperSlicer.png ?

note that the desktop entry of the appimage is:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=SuperSlicer
Exec=AppRun %F
Icon=SuperSlicer
Type=Application
Categories=Utility;
MimeType=model/stl;application/vnd.ms-3mfdocument;application/prs.wavefront-obj;application/x-amf;

[dingyifei]

so, with / the root directory inside the appimage archive, I have to copy my (current) /SuperSlicer.png to /usr/share/icons/hicolor/192x192/apps/SuperSlicer.png ?

I suspect that would fix it, when I was comparing the lycheeslicer appimage with superslicer's, the .desktop is similar.

[bassamanator]

@supermerill Post a test-fix here and I'll try it out and report back the results.

[supermerill]

@bassamanator
https://github.com/supermerill/SuperSlicer/actions/runs/2091250726 or the gtk2 nightly if it's better

[bassamanator]

@supermerill I tried SuperSlicer-gtk3.AppImage. Icon is now showing on my system.

[dingyifei]

Seems to be partially solved, icon appear correctly now
but when it starts, it shows a separate thing in the taskbar

[bassamanator]

Seems to be partially solved, icon appear correctly now but when it starts, it shows a separate thing in the taskbar

Does this separate thing disappear? That separate thing is likely an hourglass animation.

[dingyifei]

Seems to be partially solved, icon appear correctly now but when it starts, it shows a separate thing in the taskbar

Does this separate thing disappear? That separate thing is likely an hourglass animation.

It disappear when it's closed, but not when it's running

[bassamanator]

It disappear when it's closed, but not when it's running

I see. I can't imagine this having anything to do with SuperSlicer's appimage icon in particular.

[dingyifei]

It disappear when it's closed, but not when it's running

I see. I can't imagine this having anything to do with SuperSlicer's appimage icon in particular.

I think it's an issue related to superslicer's appimage setup, maybe I should open another issue?

[bassamanator]

@dingyifei I'd be curious to see how other Appimages are working on your computer. Could you maybe assign the SS icon to a different appimage on your machine and see what happens when you start the app?

[supermerill]

i'll close because i can't reproduce. If it's disapearing agin, fell free to reopen it.