Is there a way to have separate icons for Chrome and Hangouts in Unity? All my Chrome windows and Hangouts chats are combined under the Chrome icon.
I swear I've seen them separate before, but I can't figure out how to get that behavior again.
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I've tried it many times, but I think there is no solutions at this moment. I have got a simular question: http://askubuntu.com/questions/534199/different-icons-for-multiple-profiles-in-chrome-apps – Stephan Vierkant Oct 09 '14 at 22:16
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Open a terminal and edit the following files:
gedit $HOME/.local/share/applications/chrome-*&
Find the file corresponding to Hangouts and inside the file remove the following entry:
NoDisplay=true
Typically, the Hangouts file will have the following entry that you can use to identify it.
Name=Hangouts
You can also enable the rest of google applications like google drive, docs etc that are disabled by default. I hope it helps.
The contents of my Hangout file are listed below:
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Name=Hangouts
Exec=/opt/google/chrome/google-chrome --profile-directory=Default --app-id=knipolnnllmklapflnccelgolnpehhpl
Icon=chrome-knipolnnllmklapflnccelgolnpehhpl-Default
StartupWMClass=crx_knipolnnllmklapflnccelgolnpehhpl
The file name and location is
$HOME/.local/share/applications/chrome-knipolnnllmklapflnccelgolnpehhpl-Default.desktop
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Thanks for the answer! I don't seem to have an entry for Hangouts (I only see Hangouts call, and it has no `NoDisplay=true` in it) – Madara's Ghost Jan 04 '15 at 17:35
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The chrome menu files are automatically generated. If you delete the files and restart chrome they will be re-generated. I can post my Hangout settings if you want too. – Harris Jan 04 '15 at 17:39
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Please do, just in case. I will try removing the files and killing chrome. – Madara's Ghost Jan 04 '15 at 18:40
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