[Ayatana] Switch between opened windows by double click in Unity's dock icon
Hello, I run on Ubuntu Oneiric beta and it works very fine, but I have a small problem since last week-end updates. One of the new amazing features of Ubuntu 11.10 and Unity was : if an application has 2 or more windows opened (ie Firefox with navigation + bookmarks manager), a quick double click on its icon on Unity dock automatically switched from a window to another. This was really useful, as normal switch with one click makes visible the thumbnails of all opened windows, but always with the current one on the left side of screen, so to change the window maximized I had to do more move with mouse. This new possibility was just perfect ! But since some days, it does not work anymore, a double click has just the same effect as simple click : displaying thumbnails of all windows from this application, no more direct switch between them. Is this a bug of Unity, in this case I'll report it on Launchpad, or a feature, or a configuration to do in ccsm ? Because I really miss this option now... Thanks ! Best regards, Xavier ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Ayatana] Unity Dock Icons behavior - Apps switching
I try a last up as there has been no answer regarding this behavior of Unity Dock to switch between opened windows of same application when clicking on the icon : for me it is very more nice to have current window displayed on screen at right and other(s) left just near the mouse. Nobody has an opinion about that ? Thanks. Xavier. On 28/02/2011 22:06, Valeryan_24 wrote: I also noticed something on Minefield (nightly development version of Firefox) : When there are many windows opened and one is not maximized (ex: Download manager, or links / javascript launches un-maximized new window), when clicking on the Minefield icon on Unity dock, it ALWAYS shows at left (or top left) this un-maximized window, even if I'm on another one when switching. This happens on Minefield, not on normal Ubuntu Firefox or Thunderbird, but also for example on Tomboy. If I open many notes, maximize all except one, this one will always appear at (top) left. Would it be possible to add a configuration option to make current window going to the (top) right when clicking to switch, and other(s) on (top) left or bottom ? Hi everybody, Unity is getting very fine and I enjoy using it. Regarding one particular thing, I would like to change the default behavior if possible, sorry if this has already been discussed and decided. It's related to switch between application windows when more than 1 is opened. For the icons in left Unity dock, there are 1, 2, 3... white triangles if 1, 2, 3 windows of the same application are active (ex : many Firefox instances, or Firefox + bookmarks page, or Thunderbird + address book + mail redaction, or many Nautilus windows...) When we want to switch from one of these windows to another, we have to click on the icon in Unity dock, and it shows us with an animation a small view of all these windows. Here I'd like that the current window is shown at the right side and the other shown closest and near the Unity dock, it would make less mouse move to change window. Some examples to be clear : http://pix.toile-libre.org/upload/original/1298217934.png I am on the Firefox window on Ubuntu page, and I want to switch on the window with Google page. When I click to Minefield icon on dock, it shows me on left side the current window, and I have to go with mouse on the right to select the other window. When there is only 1 window of an app' opened, nothing happens if I click on the dock icon (no hide, no launch of another instance), logical. So, if there are many windows opened, if I click on the icon, it normally means that I want to switch between them. In this case, it would make sense that the other windows are shown the nearest from my mouse, to make me easy and quick to switch, and not have to go on the other part of the screen. With 3 windows opened : http://pix.toile-libre.org/upload/original/1298218213.png Here I was on Thunderbird main screen (with inbox mails), and again when I click on the icon, this screen is the first proposed to me in top left. As I want to switch to one of the 2 other windows, I expect Thunderbird main screen shown on the most far position, on top right, and 2 others on bottom and top left. What do you think of that ? In this case also, could another click on dock icon re-maximize current window (if finally we do not want to switch) ? Thanks in advance. Best regards, Xavier ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Ayatana] Design problem: Menus hidden by default in Unity
Hello, My 2 cents also about global menu, as just a normal and daily user (both personal and professional use of Ubuntu), not a developer nor a designer. I like it very much as it is right now, because : - It allows space saving and is very nice - For me it is not a problem that window title hides the menu at first until we go with mouse on it. Apart new users - but those will also have to learn Unity, Dock, Linux... we know it and it is very common, easy after to get at the right place to see the menu. Often, there are buttons for most common actions in the soft that replace it. - there is homogeneity (I could say Unity !) between all applications, even Firefox, Thunderbird, LibreOffice and all things related to menus are in panel at top of the screen. It does not work for the moment for softs like Videolan but as it is not a native Ubuntu application, I understand it is not a top priority. On the contrary, for Videolan, it's better because most often I use it un-maximized, so I have menus near the window. That's the second point, the only thing I would change to Global Menu IMHO : Keep window title over-riding menus and see them when mouseover, but for un-maximized window, as the title is displayed in the window, put also the menus on mouseover in this place in the window, it allows less mouse move to activate them. Some apps, like Videolan, Empathy... are commonly used in small size and placed everywhere in the screen, not always at top. Keep maximized and minimized buttons please, it's perfect like that. Remember position of a window : with Tomboy for example, even if I maximize a note, at next startup, it re-launches reduced in top left corner... By the way, it will be impossible to satisfy everybody, so we'll see what it's decided, the less we can do is to explain our choices and their consistency. It's just surprising that such an important discussion is not solved and takes place 1 month before final release ! I also hope that, perhaps not for Natty but for 11.10, Ubuntu will allow us a little configuration as it was fully possible in Gnome panel - for example dash, apps and Places shortcuts, order on the windows in the screen for switch between different instances... Best regards, Xavier ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Ayatana] Unity Dock Icons behavior - Context Menu
Thanks for the explanation. That would be perfect if QuickList entry for new window could be reactivated for apps that support it, right. In this connection, regarding the question for switching between windows, is there a discussion / decision ? When we want to switch from one of the current instance to another, we have to click on the icon in Unity dock, and it shows us with an animation a small view of all these windows. I'd like that the current window is shown at the right side and the other shown closest and near the Unity dock (in top left), it would be easier and make less mouse move to change instance. ... Would it be possible to add a configuration option for current window going to the (top) right when clicking to switch, and other(s) on (top) left or bottom ? Thanks in advance. Best regards, Xavier On 11/03/2011 08:59, Didier Roche wrote: No, it has been done on purpose as asked on bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/709707 See the comment 3. The idea is to add quicklist entries in the desktop files when we know applications support multiple instances (which isn't always the case, like devhelp which doesn't open a new one but focus the existing instance), or when it doesn't do thing wrong (like gimp, opening a new full instance with toolbar and such and not only a new document). Some guidance about how to do that is available there: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Unity/LauncherAPI#Static Quicklist entries We are still discussing on the xdg list about the OnlyShowIn values (Unity or X-Unity) before launching a campaign of community help:) Didier ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
