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Workspace Switcher icon chould change highlighted area

Bug #754713 reported by Mike Basinger on 2011-04-08

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #838854: Workspaces, Launcher - The workspace Launcher icon should change depending on which workspace is currently being utilised. Edit Remove

This bug affects 8 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	Unity	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned
	unity (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Wishlist	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: unity

The Workspace Switcher icon should change its highlight to show what desktop you are currently using.

I.e. instead of the generic icon with the top left quad highlighted, make it so that if you are current in the top right, the icon shows that.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity 3.8.4-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.41-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 270.30 Fri Feb 25 14:34:55 PST 2011
GCC version: gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-8ubuntu1)
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Fri Apr 8 08:43:31 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
nvidia-current, 270.30, 2.6.38-7-generic, x86_64: installed
nvidia-current, 270.30, 2.6.38-8-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
nVidia Corporation GT216 [GeForce GT 330M] [10de:0a29] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Apple Computer Inc. Device [106b:00c7]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110330)
InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110330)
InstallationMedia__: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110330)
JockeyStatus:
kmod:wl - Broadcom STA wireless driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use) [auto-install]
xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
MachineType: Apple Inc. MacBookPro6,2
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=2d4007bb-6cac-4cc2-93ba-160a71dfec3f ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.41-generic 2.6.38.2
ProcVersionSignature__: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.41-generic 2.6.38.2
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/26/10
dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.bios.version: MBP61.88Z.0057.B0C.1007261552
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag#
dmi.board.name: Mac-F22586C8
dmi.board.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.board.version: MacBookPro6,2
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: Mac-F22586C8
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleInc.:bvrMBP61.88Z.0057.B0C.1007261552:bd07/26/10:svnAppleInc.:pnMacBookPro6,2:pvr1.0:rvnAppleInc.:rnMac-F22586C8:rvrMacBookPro6,2:cvnAppleInc.:ct10:cvrMac-F22586C8:
dmi.product.name: MacBookPro6,2
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110407-0ubuntu2
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu11
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.1-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1-0ubuntu3
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu6

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Mike Basinger (mike.basinger) wrote on 2011-04-08:

.proc.driver.nvidia.params.txt Edit (455 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
BootDmesg.txt Edit (61.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (2.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (5.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
GconfCompiz.txt Edit (36.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
GdmLog.txt Edit (13.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
GdmLog1.txt Edit (10.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
GdmLog2.txt Edit (10.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
GlConf.txt Edit (1.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (15.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (716 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (3.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (1.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (2.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (123.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevLog.txt Edit (303.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UnitySupportTest.txt Edit (588 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgConf.txt Edit (213 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLog.txt Edit (21.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLogOld.txt Edit (18.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Xrandr.txt Edit (15.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
nvidia-settings.txt Edit (37.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
peripherals.txt Edit (1.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
xdpyinfo.txt Edit (22.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
xinput.txt Edit (920 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Jorge Castro (jorge) on 2011-04-08

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed
importance:	Undecided → Wishlist

Didier Roche-Tolomelli (didrocks) on 2011-04-11

Changed in unity:
status:	New → Confirmed

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Davide Lasagna (lasagnadavide) wrote on 2011-04-16:

I agree with the OP, I myself wanted t report about this missing feature.

The main point is that with the current behavior of unity you do not know "where you are", and you have to try changing workspace or do the expo to understand it.

Cheers,

Davide

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bnr (al3ner) wrote on 2011-04-25:

I merely came to complain about the generic desktop switcher icon; the icon should be more reflective of what it does. As for whether or not it should indicate which desktop is current, that kind of opens up a can of worms in so far as different people will have different desktop set ups; one row, two rows, three columns, a four by four grid of sixteen workspaces or all of them in a row. With a bit of coding it could be done though . . .

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mrpotato (estoyhartodeponernombres) wrote on 2011-07-22:

Would be great if you could change to your desired desktop too. That was possible with some docks, as far as I can remember.

Maybe left click to do the "expo" and right/middle click to go to specific desktop?

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Christopher Kyle Horton (christhehorton) wrote on 2012-02-19:

This bug looks like a duplicate of bug #716825.

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