I've tested this again in 12.04 with Chromium 25.x. The normal behaviour has returned so the regression is solved.
** Changed in: chromium-browser (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to chromium-browser in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/863002 Title: No download indication in launcher from Chromium (regression) Status in “chromium-browser” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Somewhere in 11.04, Chromium was adapted that any download was indicated in the launcher icon. Right now, nothing shows up. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/863002/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp