[platform] Full swipe from left doesn't take you to Applications lens from the Welcome screen

[Michael Hall]

Any other time the user can get directly to the Applications lens by swiping from the left all the way to the right.

Steps to reproduce:
1) Press the power button to turn off the display
2) Press the power button to turn on the display, you should be at the Welcome screen
3) Swipe from the left all the way to the right
4) The Launcher is revealed at the start of the swipe and left visible, but the user it not taken to the Applications lens
5) Swipe from the right and you will be taken to the Applications lens

However, if you were to:
1) Open an app, and keep it focused
2) Press the power button to turn off the display
3) Press the power button to turn on the display, you should be at the Welcome screen
4) Swipe from the right and you will be taken to open app

But if you:
1) Open an app, and keep it focused
2) Press the power button to turn off the display
3) Press the power button to turn on the display, you should be at the Welcome screen
3) Swipe from the left all the way to the right
4) The Launcher is revealed at the start of the swipe and left visible, but the user it not taken to the Applications lens
5) *Now* swipe from the right and you will be taken to the Applications lens

So it seems that the full swipe from the left *is* triggering the shell to go to the Applications lens, but it's not dismissing the Welcome screen when it does that.

[Michał Sawicz (saviq)]

At the very least, if it's not meant to unlock and go to the apps scope, it shouldn't change the status "under" the greeter indeed.

[Michael Zanetti (mzanetti)]

Yeah. Seems the left edge gesture is enabled even when the screen is locked. Very good catch Alan!

[Michael Zanetti (mzanetti)]

Waiting on UX to decide whether the left edge should unlock the screen or not.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package unity8 - 7.86+14.10.20140429.2-0ubuntu1

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unity8 (7.86+14.10.20140429.2-0ubuntu1) utopic; urgency=medium

  [ Andrea Cimitan ]
  * Update upstart job to reflect latest unity-mir changes
  * Fix locale in qml tests and fixtimeformattertest (LP: #1301038)
  * Fix 1309135 (LP: #1309135)

  [ Michał Sawicz ]
  * Split out unity8-common package
  * Don't wait for indicator services to start, and drop Scope Tool's
    .desktop file. (LP: #1310172)

  [ Michael Terry ]
  * Stop clock from hiding when the 'show dash' button is pressed in
    greeter. (LP: #1308139)
  * Make swipe teases in the greeter more helpful and obvious (LP:
    #1267623)

  [ Nick Dedekind ]
  * Fixed datetime indicator appointment colour (LP: #1307048)

  [ Albert Astals ]
  * Improve Card creation time by adding loaders that make sure only
    what's needed is loaded (LP: #1297197)
  * CategoryDelegateRange: Fix condition for detecting overshooting
  * Make xvfbtests work in the DashView plugins
  * Fix binding loop in FilterGrid height

  [ Victor R. Ruiz ]
  * Move autopilot notification code to a helper method.
 -- Ubuntu daily release <email address hidden> Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:21:33 +0000

[Michał Sawicz (saviq)]

FWIW this particular bug did _not_ get fixed by the above release. We're waiting for design confirmation on whether unlocking from the left should get you to the apps scope, especially with new approach to dash becoming part of "standard" window management.