Window call for attention in Unity Launcher should not jiggle indefinitely

If Empathy is going to be the default IM client on Ubuntu, then it needs
to detect and use the Messaging Menu, and not display the alternative
empathy-specific indicator.

Mark

Thanks for reporting this bug and testing unity.

Can you confirm you don't have this behavior on the GNOME session (logout, and in GDM choose your name, then "GNOME" as session). The settings shouldn't differ there.

Can you check in empathy preferences that you have "show incoming messages in the messaging menu" checked?

If empathy is using the messaging menu AND still puts an icon in the systray, that's a bug in the empathy package.

Assigning to ayatana-ubuntu first to analyze the msg-menu / empathy fumble.

ok, there might have been a confusion here. I should have been clear with words :(
I reported against the icon of empathy in the unity launcher when a new message arrives and the chat window is open(but not active) the icon vibrates every five seconds. I think its by design so that the messages dont get lost. I reported this because I have been using unity for 10 days (fulltime) and this seems to cause a distraction.

Ah, OK.

Folks, this is a bug in Unity, not Empathy.

When a window calls for attention, the required behaviour is:

 - the icon for that app in the Launcher should reveal if it is hidden,
and jiggle briefly
 - an emblem for "has called attention" should then be applied to the
icon. for example, the triangle to show the app is running, might go
red. I believe we are waiting for candidate visuals for that emblem /
display
 - the icon *should not jiggle again*. At the moment, it jiggles
regularly, hence the bug.

 affects unity

Mark

In discussions with David Siegel and Christian Giordano I've agreed to three wiggles :-). There are some other details:

 - the "running" pointer will change visually (Otto is finalising)
 - and the Ubuntu logo on the panel will also get an "alert" state to match, as long as any of the launchers are calling for attention
    - the pattern there is the same as the pattern in the session (power) menu, when reboot is required

When the spec for this is final, Christian will also update this bug.

Behavior specified as:

  * Jiggle 3 times on alert.
  * After 3 jiggles, the running indicator (small white triangle) changes color until the alert is dismissed.

Offtopic: with the decision above, is there a need for messaging menu in Unity?

Unity should definitely be used together with the Mesaging Menu, and
other Ayatana indicators. Did I misunderstand your suggestion?