Ah, right, that was the one possibility I omitted. :-) If we think it's not appropriate to highlight anything in the menu bar before an update is installed, why would it then be appropriate to highlight something in the menu bar after an update is installed but before the logout/restart that applies it? The state of your session is the same either way. For example, if it is a security update, you're just as vulnerable before you install it as you are between installing it and restarting. If it's a crash fix, your system will be just as unreliable before you install it as it will be between installing it and restarting. And so on.
A potential rebuttal would be that someone might choose "Install Now", then focus something else, not see Software Updater requesting attention, and so not realize that the "This computer needs to restart to finish installing updates" prompt is waiting in the background. But if so, that would be a general problem with the Launcher, best fixed in the Launcher, not somewhere else. And the specific problem would also be helped by fixing bugs where packages require restarting to update but don't disclose that in advance, for example bug 1104289. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to indicator-session in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1180860 Title: Session (gear) indicator not changing to red when restart required Status in “indicator-session” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: I just installed a set of updates, which included the kernel. After the updates were installed, update-manager showed me the dialog stating that a restart was required, but the session indicator did not change at all. It was not red, and there is not "restart required" type of item in the menu. It used to always do this, and no longer does. Also, the kernel updates were listed in update-manager as "security" updates, but the session indicator had not turned red to indicate they needed to be installed. I thought it was supposed to turn red and add an "Updates required" menu item in such a situation, as well. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: indicator-session 12.10.5daily13.03.08-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.30-generic 3.8.8 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu May 16 11:18:46 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-21 (206 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: indicator-session UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2012-12-24 (142 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-session/+bug/1180860/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
