Comment 107 for bug 733349

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The Fiddler (stapostol) wrote : Re: [Bug 733349] Re: Minimize Application's Windows upon clicking it's Launcher Icon

You, sir, are a hero!

Intuitive, great-looking *and* toggleable. It's perfect :)

2011/5/18 Bazon <email address hidden>

> @Marco Biscaro:
> Great! That is the way it should look! It's also very intuitive: You click
> on the launcher, the window minimizes right there. That just looks right.
> Good work! :-)
>
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> Title:
> Minimize Application's Windows upon clicking it's Launcher Icon
>
> Status in Ayatana Design:
> New
> Status in Unity:
> Won't Fix
> Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
> Won't Fix
>
> Bug description:
> What I do miss in Natty (Alpha 3 + daily builds) is the possibility to
> click on the app. icon on the Unity launcher bar to minimize all windows of
> that application, not only to launch/restore it.
> mlaverdiere's futher addition:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/733349/comments/2
>
> My suggestion would be to modify the interaction-design/process like
> this (*=my modification proposal/2 cents!):
>
> 1) start it, if it hasn't been started yet;
> *2) restore it, if it is minimized;
> *3) focus the app, if it's started, not minimized and has not the focus
> yet;
> 4) spread windows (of app), if app is focused and has multiple windows
> open;
> *5) minimize it if it is in spread-mode (see 4).
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