I can't pin Vivaldi to my Docky

lohroc

I'm using Fedora 23 with a Docky and I can't pin Vivaldi to it. Does anyone else have this problem? How do I fix it?

Ayespy

Is this a new children's blindfold party game? Pin the Vivaldi on the Docky?

efelix

Have you tried adding this line to Vivaldi's .desktop launcher?

StartupWMClass=vivaldi-preview

I have Ubuntu and the file name is /usr/share/applications/vivaldi-beta.desktop

You will have something like this:

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Vivaldi (beta)
StartupWMClass=vivaldi-preview

You will need root or sudo privileges. Let me know if that helps.

sirmg

Start Vivaldi. Then you see it in docky. right click make a starter. go to docky settings to vivaldi entry. extra settings and snap it and pick the vivaldi browser.

lohroc

If I open Vivaldi from the menu it's icon will appear on Docky but I cannot pin Vivaldi to it. If I open Vivaldi from the desktop shortcut the icon doesn't show on Docky and Vivaldi will be on the same icon as my file manager.
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efelix

In my case I ran Vivaldi from launcher then on a command line I typed this

xprop | grep CLASS

and hit enter. Then clicked on Vivaldi window

The output was

WM_CLASS(STRING) = "vivaldi-preview"

This is the value I added to StartupWMClass field on Vivaldi's launcher file (.desktop)

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Vivaldi (beta)
StartupWMClass=vivaldi-preview

Go into your home folder with a file browser, press Ctrl H, open the .cache folder, then the docky folder and delete the cache file inside. Reboot your PC.

The problem is application's launcher filename and exec value don't match

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lohroc

@Steffie:

Then you see it appear in Docky. Right click on this new V icon in Docky & select "Pin to Dock".

I know how to use Docky. Unlike my other applications I cannot pin Vivaldi to it, the option doesn't appear.

ping3

@efelix:

Have you tried adding this line to Vivaldi's .desktop launcher?
StartupWMClass=vivaldi-preview
I have Ubuntu and the file name is /usr/share/applications/vivaldi-beta.desktop

You will have something like this:
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Vivaldi (beta)
StartupWMClass=vivaldi-preview
You will need root or sudo privileges. Let me know if that helps.

thanks for the tip.

works with plank on debian as well. without any need to restart vivaldi or the computer.

efelix

Just remember to edit Vivaldi's .desktop launcher again after you upgrade Vivaldi. You will lose changes.

Here's a command to do it easily:

sudo sed -i '/^\[/a StartupWMClass=vivaldi-preview' /usr/share/applications/vivaldi-beta.desktop[/code]