[PR #1442] [MERGED] fix: Application name in Windows taskbar. #4741

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📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/pull/1442
Author: @maranix
Created: 11/12/2022
Status: ✅ Merged
Merged: 11/18/2022
Merged by: @annieappflowy

Base: main ← Head: fix_1416

📝 Commits (2)

bb370b2 fix: Application name in Windows taskbar.
c1e6f27 chore: update FileDescription to app name.

📊 Changes

1 file changed (+1 additions, -1 deletions)

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📝 frontend/app_flowy/windows/runner/Runner.rc (+1 -1)

📄 Description

Issue

Name of the application was displayed as A new flutter project in Windows Taskbar when right clicking on the app.

This PR fixes issue #1416 by setting the FileDescription property to application name.

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After

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In any case the description doesn't change for any existing users even after reinstalling. Manually deleting the app_flowy windows registry keys from HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache fixes the issue.

_{🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.}

## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/pull/1442 **Author:** [@maranix](https://github.com/maranix) **Created:** 11/12/2022 **Status:** ✅ Merged **Merged:** 11/18/2022 **Merged by:** [@annieappflowy](https://github.com/annieappflowy) **Base:** `main` ← **Head:** `fix_1416` --- ### 📝 Commits (2) - [`bb370b2`](https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/commit/bb370b28b78699327d94aa3a10033da4c46375b4) fix: Application name in Windows taskbar. - [`c1e6f27`](https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/commit/c1e6f27020824e04625efc834abe9eb8701e3851) chore: update FileDescription to app name. ### 📊 Changes **1 file changed** (+1 additions, -1 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> 📝 `frontend/app_flowy/windows/runner/Runner.rc` (+1 -1) </details> ### 📄 Description # Issue Name of the application was displayed as ``A new flutter project`` in Windows Taskbar when right clicking on the app. This PR fixes issue #1416 by setting the ``FileDescription`` property to application name. # Before ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/57485073/200118007-1632e444-12d3-4031-91e3-2608cbbca822.png) # After ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/59292838/201461415-9582dbcd-6542-4392-9501-8fe3addbfa04.png) # More Info In any case the description doesn't change for any existing users even after reinstalling. Manually deleting the app_flowy windows registry keys from ``HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache`` fixes the issue. --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>