missing "open new window" item in launcher sidebar for xterm

Bug #1412685 reported by Karl-Philipp Richter
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Bug Description

It'd be useful to be able to open new `xterm` windows from the launcher sidebar (like it is possible for `firefox` and `gnome-terminal` for example).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: xterm 304-1ubuntu1
Uname: Linux 3.18.3-031803-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Jan 20 09:42:02 2015
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: utopic
DistroVariant: ubuntu
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3904]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-01-03 (16 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
MachineType: LENOVO 20221
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.18.3-031803-generic root=UUID=733be919-1a8c-447d-ae30-c7b1cc533a1b ro recovery rootflags=subvol=@
SourcePackage: xterm
SystemImageInfo:
 current build number: 0
 device name:
 channel: daily
 last update: Unknown
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/12/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 71CN51WW(V1.21)
dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: INVALID
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: 31900003WIN8 STD MLT
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo IdeaPad Z500 Touch
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr71CN51WW(V1.21):bd07/12/2013:svnLENOVO:pn20221:pvrLenovoIdeaPadZ500Touch:rvnLENOVO:rnINVALID:rvr31900003WIN8STDMLT:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrLenovoIdeaPadZ500Touch:
dmi.product.name: 20221
dmi.product.version: Lenovo IdeaPad Z500 Touch
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.58+git20141201.f99522e6-0ubuntu0ricotz
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.5.0~git20150114.efef6c82-0ubuntu0ricotz3~utopic
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.5.0~git20150114.efef6c82-0ubuntu0ricotz3~utopic
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.16.1.901-1ubuntu1~utopic1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.4.99+git20140806.fbf575cb-0ubuntu0sarvatt3
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.916+git20141215.99537089-0ubuntu0sarvatt~utopic
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A
xserver.bootTime: Tue Jan 20 08:37:14 2015
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
 product id 5557
 vendor CMN
xserver.version: 2:1.16.1.901-1ubuntu1~utopic1

Revision history for this message
Karl-Philipp Richter (krichter722) wrote :
Revision history for this message
Thomas Dickey (dickey-his) wrote :

This doesn't describe a bug in xterm, but rather a feature request from the desktop packagers.

Changed in xterm (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
affects: xterm (Ubuntu) → unity (Ubuntu)
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: Invalid → New
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