"That's what it does in Windows 7, for some applications but not others: for example, it works for Windows Explorer, but not for Windows Backup."
What an inconsistency oO "It's not what it does in Mac OS X, at all:" Sorry, I've never used a Mac, but as all the docks out there which try to copy it somehow have this behaviour, I assumed that it was there where it came from. "Unity will soon have something very much like this." Awesome! =D But then with only one window will it minimise after clicking? *Peterson* *http://petercast.net* On 9 December 2010 14:12, Matthew Paul Thomas <m...@canonical.com> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Peterson Silva wrote on 08/12/10 15:01: > >... > > So the thing is, if you have only one instance of an active window and > > you click its icon in the Launcher, the effect is useless. Users coming > > from Windows 7 (or any other version of it for that matter) or Mac OS > > will expect the application to minimize; > > That's what it does in Windows 7, for some applications but not others: > for example, it works for Windows Explorer, but not for Windows Backup. > > It's not what it does in Mac OS X, at all: clicking the launcher of a > running application always brings all its windows to the front, and if > they already are, it does nothing. > > >... > > So here's what we could do, then: to have different effects based on > > the windows opened, but with a visual hint so the user knows what to > > expect (and can easily understand the point of the behaviour). I'm not > > currently using Unity, but as far as I remember, there's no visual hint > > as to whether or not there are multiple instances of a window opened. > > We could put a small emblem over the program icon in the launcher (like > > in one of its corners) with a number indicating the number of windows. > >... > > Unity will soon have something very much like this. > > - -- > Matthew Paul Thomas > http://mpt.net.nz/ > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAk0A/+kACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecqDGgCgiiivwgBZp6o+Jh8i7cn6DxZL > MqEAn1CSYglwHEYT4gzuhTKYcEUBrASN > =z9At > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana<https://launchpad.net/%7Eayatana> > Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana<https://launchpad.net/%7Eayatana> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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