I can add the needed functionality by placing creating ~/.local/share/applications/xterm.desktop based on /usr/share/applications/debian-xterm.desktop with the addition of a "New" action.
--- /usr/share/applications/debian-xterm.desktop 2016-06-10 09:42:53.606842511 +0200 +++ .local/share/applications/xterm.desktop 2016-06-10 10:19:10.252737613 +0200 @@ -42,3 +42,9 @@ Icon=xterm-color Categories=System;TerminalEmulator;Utility; X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.21 +Actions=New + +[Desktop Action New] +Name=New Terminal +Exec=xterm +OnlyShowIn=Unity There is one glitch: when opening the second xterm, Unity changes the mouse pointer to indicate activity. I think XTerm does not send the Unity (or GNOME?) specific message that it has started, thus this activity indication is active until a timeout expires. Adding "StartupNotify=false" to the [Desktop Action New] section does not fix this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xterm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1590677 Title: xterm unity launcher icon does not allow opening additional windows Status in xterm package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The launcher icon for xterm in unity on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS does not provide a way to open additional XTerms (e.g. the gnome-terminal launcher icon does). Thus it is not possible to open more than one XTerm window using just the unity launcher. $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS Release: 14.04 $ apt-cache policy xterm xterm: Installed: 297-1ubuntu1 Candidate: 297-1ubuntu1 Version table: *** 297-1ubuntu1 0 500 http://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xterm/+bug/1590677/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
