Using mouse scrollwheel on unfocused/inactive Launcher icons should not focus that app

[Christopher Townsend]

In bug #1081843, the following design was given:

"If the application *is not* in focus when the user moves their pointer over the Launcher app icon, the first mouse wheel click towards or away from the user should focus the application, and bring the top most window in the application's z stack to the front of the global z stack. Subsequent clicks of the mouse wheel the operate exactly as described above."

However, a community member recently brought up the issue that this is not expected behavior and posted as such in that bug. Mark Shuttleworth then responded that that design is a mistake and that nothing should happen when using the mouse scroll wheel over a Launcher icon of an unfocused app, no matter how many windows are associated with it.

This bug is to fix that design.

[PS Jenkins bot (ps-jenkins)]

Fix committed into lp:unity at revision None, scheduled for release in unity, milestone 7.2.0

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package unity - 7.1.2+14.04.20140214.1-0ubuntu1

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unity (7.1.2+14.04.20140214.1-0ubuntu1) trusty; urgency=low

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[florin (florin-arjocu)]

If I understand it correctly, if I am using Firefox and I also have 3 open windows with Nautilus, for changing to one of the 3 windows of Nautilus, I have to one click and then scroll on the Launcher icon. It was nicer just to scroll, without the click. It is faster and I really like this interaction, too bad it is removed.

[florin (florin-arjocu)]

As I do not use a mouse (I use only the touchpad), I got used to scroll even if I have one window. It is so nice and fast, I see it as a feature, not a bug. Maybe it is better if this comes as an option (tick) in Appearance settings, who wants it could activate or deactivate it.

[Christopher Townsend (townsend)]

Hi florin,

No, this change is only when you have one window of an application open and then move the cursor over the Launcher icon and scroll. The old behavior was to focus the window if it's unfocused. It does not affect applications with more than one window open.

The problem is, when a user scrolls in one direction, there is an expectation that scrolling in the opposite direction will put you back in the former state. However, trying to save which application window was last focused is not something we need to do at this time. But I understand that some users have gotten used to this behavior, so we are looking in to adding a setting to restore the old behavior.

Thanks!

[asmoore82 (asmoore82)]

"so we are looking in to adding a setting to restore the old behavior."

I only regret that I have but 2 thumbs to put up for this option.

[Stephen M. Webb (bregma)]

Fix Released in Unity Unity 7.2.0.