Clicking on a program icon with multiple windows (all of which are minimized) does not activate the window picker.

[GREY_FOX]

Binary package hint: unity

When one has multiple windows of the same application, clicking on the launcher item will expose the windows of that application, allowing the user to pick which one to focus. The expose also includes any minimized windows.

However, if ALL of the windows of an application are minimized, then clicking on the launcher icon does not yield an expose; rather, it restores the last-minimized window of the bunch. Only after restoring that window can the user click once again on the icon to activate the window picker.

Even if all the windows are minimized, the window picker should activate when clicking the icon so that the user may choose which window to restore, just like any other multi-window circumstance.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity 3.8.12-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,mousepoll,move,place,gnomecompat,wall,session,resize,vpswitch,grid,imgpng,resizeinfo,regex,dbus,blur,animation,expo,obs,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,ezoom,staticswitcher,fade,scale,scaleaddon,unityshell]
Date: Fri May 6 22:37:05 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/unity/unity-panel-service
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANGUAGE=it_IT:en
 LANG=it_IT.UTF-8
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Munchkinguy (10068660)]

However, you can press the Super key and W key at the same time, which will achieve the same effect. The Super key is also known as the Windows button (if you are using a PC).

[GREY_FOX (volpegrigia)]

hi, it's not the same behavior, If you try to open for example 3 windows of nautilus and minimize 2 of them when you click on the icon in the launcher scale mode allow you tho choose which window you want to maximize.... the other windows after stay minimized. But if you minimize all windows (of nautilus) this behavior don't work....super+d enable scale mode of all windows maximized.

[Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar)]

I can't reproduce this. When all windows are minimized, clicking the launcher icon brings them back, and a second click scales, as expected. When half of the windows are minimized, scale shows all of them, again as expected.

Could you kindly outline the proper steps to reproduce this issue? Thanks.

[GREY_FOX (volpegrigia)]

Hi, the problem is precisely this: "clicking the
launcher icon brings them back". Would be much better if first click scales
windows and when a window is clicked this windows is unminimized. it works
in this way if one or more windows of the same application is not minimized
and the other is minimized.

2011/6/21 Bilal Akhtar <email address hidden>

> I can't reproduce this. When all windows are minimized, clicking the
> launcher icon brings them back, and a second click scales, as expected.
> When half of the windows are minimized, scale shows all of them, again
> as expected.
>
> Could you kindly outline the proper steps to reproduce this issue?
> Thanks.
>
> ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> ** Changed in: unity
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
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> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/778739
>
> Title:
> unity launcher no scale mode all windows minimized
>
> Status in Unity:
> Incomplete
> Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: unity
>
> Unity launcher maximize all windows of the same application when they
> are all minimized and it doesn't allow to choose them in expo mode
> (scale windows?). But this feature works great when there is at least
> one window not minimized.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: unity 3.8.12-0ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
> Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
> NonfreeKernelModules: wl
> Architecture: amd64
> CompizPlugins:
> [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,mousepoll,move,place,gnomecompat,wall,session,resize,vpswitch,grid,imgpng,resizeinfo,regex,dbus,blur,animation,expo,obs,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,ezoom,staticswitcher,fade,scale,scaleaddon,unityshell]
> Date: Fri May 6 22:37:05 2011
> ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/unity/unity-panel-service
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64
> (20110427.1)
> ProcEnviron:
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> LANGUAGE=it_IT:en
> LANG=it_IT.UTF-8
> SourcePackage: unity
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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[jhfhlkjlj (fdsuufijjejejejej-deactivatedaccount)]

The wording was a little hard to decipher. This functionality is definitely there (and probably implemented on purpose). Tested on 12.04.

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

this is exactly how design wanted it to be.