I'm pretty sure someone has already written a patch, either here or in the related ayatana discussion. In this case, it's just a matter of reviewing and approving the patch.
It would be a shame to ignore one of the most subscribed-to bugs for Natty. 2011/6/20 Dimitris Papageorgiou <733...@bugs.launchpad.net> > "Adding minimise will add complications..." > > Did I miss the part where you now have to be a complete idiot to be able > to use ubuntu? > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/733349 > > Title: > Minimize Application's Windows upon clicking it's Launcher Icon > > Status in Ayatana Design: > Won't Fix > Status in Unity: > Won't Fix > Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu: > Won't Fix > > Bug description: > What I do miss in Natty (Alpha 3 + daily builds) is the possibility to > click on the app. icon on the Unity launcher bar to minimize all windows of > that application, not only to launch/restore it. > mlaverdiere's futher addition: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/733349/comments/2 > > My suggestion would be to modify the interaction-design/process like > this (*=my modification proposal/2 cents!): > > 1) start it, if it hasn't been started yet; > *2) restore it, if it is minimized; > *3) focus the app, if it's started, not minimized and has not the focus > yet; > 4) spread windows (of app), if app is focused and has multiple windows > open; > *5) minimize it if it is in spread-mode (see 4). > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/733349/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/733349 Title: Minimize Application's Windows upon clicking it's Launcher Icon To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/733349/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
