Public bug reported:
Problem:
In Unity, if a user has multiple minimized instances of a running application
for example Document Viewer or an editor, then it is not obvious how to re-open
a specific instance. <super>w will show all running instances of applications
however this becomes increasingly cumbersome with a larger number of windows
and requires multiple operations for every minimized window that is required.
Example:
A researcher is working on a paper but needs many reference documents open and
needs to refer to several of them constantly. If that person is new to Ubuntu
and Unity they will have a great deal of trouble knowing how to select the
exact documents they require. Even if they are familiar with the <super>w
shortcut, they may have so many windows open with similar types of documents
that selecting the correct one is difficult. Cross referencing to several
documents requires multiple operations of an awkward procedure to bring
multiple instances to the foreground.
Solution1:
Use a simple and intuitive mouse operation on the existing launcher that will
show only windows associated with that application. An example might be a
mouse hover over the launcher icon for that application, or it could be given
as an option for right-click on the launcher. This would be the simplest and
most intuitive solution and could be added to the existing right-click menu.
Solution2:
Provide an integrated addition to the launcher that works like a 'drawer' on
the launcher icon. This would add extra functionality to the launcher and make
it much more versatile. The document name rather than the application name
would need to be used on the instances drawer, so that the user could quickly
and easily select the correct window to bring to the foreground.
Solution3:
The same as solution2, but add the extra functionality of drag and drop to the
drawer. This would return some of the sorely missed object oriented
functionality to Ubuntu that was lost with the demise of the classic bottom
panel.
Chris
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: unity 4.24.0-0ubuntu2b1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins:
[core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,imgpng,resize,vpswitch,move,gnomecompat,regex,place,grid,mousepoll,unitymtgrabhandles,snap,session,wall,animation,fade,expo,workarounds,scale,ezoom,unityshell]
Date: Sun Nov 27 08:00:23 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: unity (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386 oneiric running-unity
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Title:
Unity - selecting instances of a minimised application is not
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