You correctly allude to the fact that when a package update requires restart, you need to do two things: (A) install the update and (B) restart. As long as you haven't done both, you're just as badly off (for a security update, you're just as insecure) as if you've done neither. Until 2009 we used panel icons for both (A) and (B). Having noticed that that didn't work, we switched to using a dialog for (A), but still used an indicator icon for (B). Then having realized our inconsistency, we switched to a dialog for (B) too (the same dialog, if possible).
The "Unity design principle" you refer to does not exist. And even if it did, usability testing trumps principles. Sorry. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1346355 Title: 14.04 power-cog does not turn red when restart is needed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/indicator-session/+bug/1346355/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
