http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27032
Summary: Gnome Shell does not show Wine program names in dash and panel Product: Wine Version: 1.3.19 Platform: x86 OS/Version: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: -unknown AssignedTo: wine-bugs@winehq.org ReportedBy: uhkeller@googlemail.com
In the Gnome (3.0) shell, all running Wine applications share the same nondescript icon, and their title in the panel is always given as "Wine Windows Program Loader". Switching between Wine apps using the Dash requires a right-click on the shared icon.
I have filed a bug report on this in the Gnome bugzilla, and it seems the issue occurs because Wine sets the WM_CLASS of its Windows differently than Gnome Shell expects. Gnome Shell expects WM_CLASS to match the .desktop file of the application, while Wine sets it to "Wine" and the name of the Windows executable. E.g. for Word 2007, xprop gives me:
WM_CLASS(STRING) = "WINWORD.EXE", "Wine"
while the .desktop file for Word 2007 is "Microsoft Office Word 2007.desktop"
I'm using Wine 1.3.19 on Arch Linux i686.
Relevant bug report in the Gnome bugzilla:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=649087
Might be related to this Wine bug:
http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26950