[UIFe] Messaging menu is missing lozenges and is visible even when no apps use it

[Lars Karlitski]

I would like to include two UI fixes in the next indicator-messages release (due later today):

1. unread message counts are not drawn as lozenges

This is a regression from Precise and one of the defining visual features of the menu.

2. messaging menu should be hidden when no applications use it (bug #1045039)

The new design doesn't include the "Set up..." items anymore. This fix hides the menu when it would otherwise be empty.

Can we please make a ui freeze exception for those two?

[David Planella (dpm)]

Does not affect translations, so no issues from the translations team.

[Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)]

#1 is a regression so +1 for fixing that
#2 is a nice feature as I know some people don't use the messaging menu and don't want to see it.

+1 from the Docs Team.

[Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)]

Adding Ubuntu docs task so we remember to explain why the messaging menu doesn't show up.

[Kate Stewart (kate.stewart)]

Based on +1 from docs and translations teams. Approved to land before Beta 2. If after, please discuss in #ubuntu-release channel.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package indicator-messages - 12.10.3-0ubuntu1

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indicator-messages (12.10.3-0ubuntu1) quantal; urgency=low

  * New upstream release.
    - hide indicator when no application shows in the menu (lp: #661059)
    - remove apps as soon as they are uninstalled (lp: #864545)
    - make generated .gir compatible with vala (lp: #104496)
    - draw counts as lozenges (lp: #1046331)
    - show separators (lp: #1048245)
    - show chat presence in the panel (lp: #859905)
    - improve documentation
  * debian/control:
    - build-dep on latest libgtk-3-dev
 -- Didier Roche <email address hidden> Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:23:43 +0200

[Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)]

I tested the fix for the default visibility, but it does not seem to work. Reported bug 1056457.