Comment 3 for bug 1319542

Just tested the behavior with the launcher on auto hide. It looks like the icon semi pops up (about 50% of it) from the side of the screen with a wiggle, then disappears again. It continually comes up every 60 seconds after that UNTIL you reveal the launcher. When you reveal the launcher, it wiggles and stays highlighted. If you ignore it and go back about your business, the launcher hides again and the icon never does the reveal/wiggle again. Each time you reveal it, the ignored application icon is still highlighted to signify it needs attention.

Even this I don't consider to be perfect. This is just my 2c here, but here's what I consider to be a perfect Unity world in regard to alerting users of applications that need attention.

Auto Hide Mode: It's 99% there, but I believe the icon should still wiggle each time the launcher is revealed. Given that the highlighted backgrounds are hardly an obvious way to identify that an application needs attention, some sort of motion based animation is perfect. I also don't feel as though 60 seconds makes the most sense. 30 is more applicable, but this is a matter of opinion. As such, every 30 seconds, it reveals itself + wiggles, but then each time the launcher is revealed, the icon wiggles again. As I said, the highlighted backgrounds just aren't that great to use alone. They either need to be made far more obvious or else incorporate some sort of motion based animation to assist.

Non Auto Hide Mode: Option C as listed above.

Thanks for your time!