I installed Mint 20.1 and changed the option to not group icons in the taskbar. However, the icons do not display the name of the folder. In this example, I have two folders opened, but I can not distinguish any of them.
Is there a way to force the display of the folder?
How to view folder names in taskbar icons
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How to view folder names in taskbar icons
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Re: How to view folder names in taskbar icons
Right click an icon > Preferences>Configure>Menu tab>in dropdown choose Application name or Window title. See if it helps.
Corrected: Should of said: Right click an icon > Preferences>Configure>Panel tab>in dropdown choose Application name or Window title. See if it helps.
Corrected: Should of said: Right click an icon > Preferences>Configure>Panel tab>in dropdown choose Application name or Window title. See if it helps.
Last edited by LanceM on Fri Apr 23, 2021 10:42 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: How to view folder names in taskbar icons
I do not have a "Menu" Tab when I go to the Preferences->Configure:
Re: How to view folder names in taskbar icons
If I go to "Panel", I can choose "Application Name", but it is not showing the folder name. Here it is showing "Files" twice, even if I have opened two different folders.
Re: How to view folder names in taskbar icons
Try "Window Title"
Re: How to view folder names in taskbar icons
That is perfect. Thank you for your help.