Attention notification in the Unity launcher is too subtle
Bug #760103 reported by
Nate Wiebe
This bug affects 8 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Ayatana Design |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Unity |
Invalid
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Low
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Unassigned | ||
unity (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
When an application requires attention, the arrow in the launcher turns blue. This effect is too subtle and you have to spend time trying to find the application. You shouldn't have to search through the list to find this.
The effect should be more distinguishable. Instead of the arrow just turning blue, the backlight for the application icon should pulsate, similar to when you start the application. This way when you look at the launcher, you instantly know which application is asking for attention instead of having to look for it.
description: | updated |
Changed in unity (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in unity: | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
Changed in unity (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
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I agree, this could definitely be enhanced.
I like the idea of the backlit launcher item fading to unlit, "pulsing" the backlight three times, and fading back to lit, and then repeating that every few seconds. In addition to the blue arrow this should increase discoverability.