Indicators missing from snap packages

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Hi1
I noticed an issue on ubuntu-mate with some snap packages not showing the icon in the appindicator.
It is fixed if I append "Unity" to the env variable XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP.
But then the programs that have ShowOnlyIn=MATE (like caja) do not show in the menu.
Is there a different way to fix this?

Thanks

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Welcome back to Ubuntu MATE community!

Which packages exactly? Which version of Ubuntu MATE?

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One example of snap package is Whatsie, but also other ones (I'll test it with the env variable reset to the original value).
The versions of ubuntu-mate on which this happens are 20.10 and 21.04, I haven't tested older ones.

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This really depends on the contents of Snap and its developer's skills.
The following snaps show their icons on latest Ubuntu MATE 21.04 normally:

  • 1password - 1password
  • discord - discord
  • slack - slack
  • signal-desktop - image
  • skype - skype
  • zoom-client - zoom-client
    and maybe others.

But there is wrong icon wrong for shutter, whatsie and maybe others.

Some further technical analysis is needed.

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I don't use Snaps, but can't you just make your own icon? I do it for other programs that don't have icons in the theme set. This is from a previous post:

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The problem is not that the icon is missing, but that the appindicator does not show it (unless I append Unity to the env variable XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP)