When new mail arrives, it doesn't change the color of indicator icon

[Juan Simón]

When new messages arrives, Unity-mail should change the color of messages indicator icon (the envelope).
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Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: unity-mail 0.8.4.2
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.17-core2 3.0.4-ck1
Tags: natty running-unity
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-core2 x86_64
UnreportableReason: Este no es un paquete oficial de Ubuntu
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom fuse lp lpadmin netdev nopasswdlogin plugdev sambashare vboxusers video

[Juan Simón (simonbcn)]

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[Juan Simón (simonbcn)]

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[Dmitry Shachnev (mitya57)]

It's normal behaviour. Many users constantly have unread messages, and they don't want that envelope to distract them.

Anyway, I'll add it as an option in one of future releases.

[Juan Simón (simonbcn)]

Sorry, but this is an error not a wish-list.
The messages indicator MUST change of color when some of its managed programs change of status. It's the standard. Please, read this issue of another notification program: http://code.google.com/p/android-notifier/issues/detail?id=163 and this Ubuntu wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MessagingMenu/

For the users that constantly receive new messages, if they don't want distractions, the solution is clear: they shouldn't use a notification mail program!!
What's the utility of a notification mail program that it notifies partially?

[Dmitry Shachnev (mitya57)]

OK, if you prefer this.
Anyway, I have also promised that I'll fix it.

[Dmitry Shachnev (mitya57)]

This bug was fixed in the package unity-mail - 0.8.5

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unity-mail (0.8.5) oneiric; urgency=low

  * New release
    - ConfigFile: create non-existent sections (LP: #846956)
    - Greatly simplify init_config procedures
    - Add ability to change Messaging Menu icon color (LP: #846968)
  * Update translations template

 -- Dmitry Shachnev <email address hidden> Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:38:13 +0400

[Dmitry Shachnev (mitya57)]

Copied to Natty as well. Now you can enable it on "Options" tab of preferences dialog.