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:package: Gradle/Maven plugin to package Java applications as native Windows, MacOS, or Linux executables and create installers for them.
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Process name and icon in Windows Task Manager #189

Closed ilacc1 closed 2 years ago

ilacc1 commented 2 years ago

I'm submitting a…

Short description of the issue/suggestion: Hi fvarrui, thanks again for a great tool. I've encountered an issue and was wandering if there is a trick to overcome this (possibly me doing something wrong!).

When my app is run, the taskbar icon and label behave as expected - app icon is shown correctly and tooltip shows window title. I expect these are derived from the window, in any event, that works fine.

However in task manager, app shows up as "OpenJDK Platform binary" and with a Java "duke" icon. I expect these are derived from the windows process / exec file?

So not sure if I'm doing something wrong / if there is any way to correct this and get windows to show my app icon and app name correctly in task manager?

Thanks

Steps to reproduce the issue/enhancement:

  1. Create a windows installer with any app (gui or console makes no difference)
  2. Install
  3. Run the app
  4. Open task manager (for example by pressing ctrl-shift-esc)
  5. Your application shows as OpenJDK Platform binary and with a duke icon

What is the expected behavior? Windows task manager should show app icon and app name specified in config

What is the current behavior? Windows task manager shows OpenJDK Platform binary and with a duke icon

Do you have outputs, screenshots, demos or samples which demonstrate the problem or enhancement? No but should be easy to reproduce with any packaged app.

What is the motivation / use case for changing the behavior? Better user experience

Please tell us about your environment:

Other information (e.g. related issues, suggestions how to fix, links for us to have context)

fvarrui commented 2 years ago

Hi @ilacc1! That is the Launch4j behaviour. There are two other EXE generation tools: winrun4j and why (experimental, so not documented yet). Please, take a look to winConfig.exeCreationTool property.

ilacc1 commented 2 years ago

Thanks for the pointers Francisco, I'll investigate. In the meantime, I'll close the ticket as this likely isn't JavaPackager issue. Many thanks!

fvarrui commented 2 years ago

If this option doesn't meet your needs, feel free to reopen this issue and we can look for other alternatives