Agreed that the icon needs to be discoverable again. This also raises the question of how often the icon notifies you that it needs attention. As an example, if I pinged on X-Chat while I am using my computer, I see the icon poke out of the side of the left part of the screen and then disappear back out - if I notice this I can go to the app to see who has pinged me. If I am away from my computer and this happens, I don't know that I need to respond to the app.
I had a few possible thoughts on this: * The icon could repeatedly pop out and then hide again to indicate that it needs attention. This would serve well in giving visibility to the app that needs me to interact with it. * Another option could be that if an app needs attention, part of the Launcher background shows on the left side of the screen and 1/3 - 1/2 of the icon displays (possibly throbbing) to indicate attention. I have used my paltry GIMP skills to mock up the kind of thing I am suggesting and attached it to this bug report. This might not be the best solution, but it might a starting point for further discussion. ** Attachment added: "notification-mockup.jpg" https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/716204/+attachment/1852895/+files/notification-mockup.jpg -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/716204 Title: Launcher icons that pop out to indicate attention required, are not clickable to bring focus to the app -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
