This behavior isn't in the spec. IIRC it was removed when the user and session menus were merged toether in 12.10, but I'm not positive and don't see the behavior in the old wiki versions of the spec either.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SystemMenu ** Changed in: indicator-session (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1180860 Title: Session (gear) indicator not changing to red when restart required To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-session/+bug/1180860/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
