[MCL-508] Launcher and Minecraft show default java icon in the launcher

When launching, one would assume the icon would be correct, but instead, it shows the default java icon and is named "Oracle Java 7 Runtime." When it launches the game, it's named properly, but the icon is a gray question mark.

This works perfectly on Windows and OS X.

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MC-68325 Minecraft is named java Resolved

Comments 5

Aaron 2013-07-08T10:43:55Z

Same, except the title is correct but the logo is a question mark.

kumasasa 2013-07-14T07:36:17Z

Is this still a concern in the current Minecraft / Launcher version? If so, please update the affected versions in order to best aid Mojang ensuring bugs are still valid in the latest releases/pre-releases.

Matthew Messinger 2013-07-15T07:03:05Z

I updated it for 1.0.10, but I only tested it in VirtualBox with OpenJDK. If needed, I can do it on a full install.

I found a question on Stack Overflow that may be useful. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2483283/set-icon-image-in-jar-file

Matthew Messinger 2013-07-16T00:52:43Z

It works just fine in Linux Mint with Cinnamon. Most likely a Unity issue. You can close this now.

Matthew Messinger 2014-07-13T21:47:58Z

I hope you don't mind me bumping this after a year, but I think I may have found a workaround. You can create a Desktop Entry on demand, then place it in "~/.local/share/applications/<name>.desktop". You can then launch it using "gtk-launch <name>".
You can delete it after it launches.
More info. https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/gtk-launch.html

Something similar to this would work

[Desktop Entry]
Name=mcversion
Icon=/path/to/icon.png
Exec=however you start minecraft
Type=Application