Lack of feedback if icon for single window is clicked

[Coeur Noir]

( for reference : https://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?pid=21788319#p21788319 )

When an application is running in single window, click on its icon in dock shows no feedback.

One may expect window to minimize but that behaviour seems not planned ( kind of minimize single window on click in Unity launcher )

Though other feedback might be useful, when clicking on current application's icon :
- a bounce effect on the window for catching attention onto it in multi monitors setup ?
- get focus on windows if not already ?
- a label with [ insert idea here ] ?
- a list of recently files used by the app' ?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Didier Roche-Tolomelli (didrocks)]

Thanks for filing that bug as we discussed on the french forum. I would really go for solution #1 as we were discussing about. Setting it as low as I'm unsure we'll have time to tackle it this cycle, still subscribing to it :)

[Coeur Noir (coeur-noir)]

I'd prefer :

1- minimize single window on click ( but that won't happen )
2- a dynamic popup with recently used files by the current focused application
3- bounce effect on relative window ( which is of low interest for most people )

Time will tell ;-)

[Coeur Noir (coeur-noir)]

See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock/+bug/1723835

[SB (emehntehtt)]

Minimize on click was introduced in Unity Tweak Tool and many users liked it, personally I see no point in classic dock that does not have that functionality, clicking constantly on minimize button requires more mouse work and effort and if I dont use minimize button, but instead use the overview, why bother with a classic dock in the first place? I believe introducing the option for minimize on click in Dock settings would make many users happy.

[Didier Roche-Tolomelli (didrocks)]

I think we discussed multiple times (french forum, other bug reports here) that this isn't suitable for a default and why (case with one window differentiating action with multiple windows…).

Unity tweak tool wasn't installed by default thought, so as ccsm, it was a power user tool. That's why I was settings you ask the Tweaks author for this.

[Coeur Noir (coeur-noir)]

Maybe a workaround, using dconf-editor, browse to /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-dock

There change middle-click-action to 'minimize'
and
shift-middle-click-action to 'launch'

Now a middle click minimizes current running window and shift middle click opens a new window ( if one is already running ).

To get closer to Unity, I also was suggested to change scroll-action to 'cycle-windows'.

And well I begin to little enjoy 17.10.

[Coeur Noir (coeur-noir)]

No change here five years later but the gsettings strings / dconf-editor are still available and functional in 22.04.

For example :

⋅ left click → minimize → /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-dock/click-action
⋅ middle-click → window(s) preview → /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-dock/middle-click-action
⋅ shift + middle-click → quit → /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-dock/shift-middle-click-action
⋅ scroll ( wheel mouse on icon ) → cycle → /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-dock/scroll-action