Plank - indicator for applications

[Andy]

The discussion started here but i was told to open a new bug:
https://answers.launchpad.net/elementaryos/+question/208845

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I really think there should be some changes before luna will be available.
Currently it is really really hard to see what apps are open ( or active). Please change the theme in a way that you can see:

1. Which is the currently selected application (the shine currently implemented is barely visible)
2. Add an indicator which apps are running (and maybe how many)

Sure you can change all of that by yourself but thats not the point. Luna is about "out of the box", right?

Thx, i hope this is the right way to add my opinion. :)

A fix for 1. would be:
"I think we should change the IndicatorSize to 3 or similiar, because the indicators looks quite good and are useful. With that change we can fulfill point 2 of Andy's (sxxe) comment simply." posted by Raphael Isemann (teemperor)

A fix for 2. would be:
"It seems like the notification color is based on the icon color and most of the time plank picks the wrong color what results in the current situation. I would suggest a unique color for all icons or a better color picker algorithm. Anyway, i think even on the orange icons, where you can see the indicator, it is to subtle and barely noticeable."

Thx

[Rico Tzschichholz (ricotz)]

Also see https://bugs.launchpad.net/plank/+bug/1053800

[Hlobil Vaclav (vaclav-hlobil)]

+1

It's annoying to find out in Plank, what apps are launched. It should be recognizable at the first sight.

[Rico Tzschichholz (ricotz)]

To be clear this is not a problem of plank. It actually supports indicators which are not shown in elementary due a design decision. Indicators are controlled by the chosen plank-theme