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evolution-indicator package

messaging indicator does not switch workspaces if evolution is not on the visible workspace

Bug #336313 reported by Rick Spencer
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
evolution-indicator (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Low
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: indicator-applet

1. Set up multiple workspaces
2. Set up evolution on workspace 1
3. go to workspace 2 and start doing stuff
4. get a notification about an email
5. Select Evolution Mail from the messaging indicator

Result Nothing Happens
Expected: The workspace will switch to workspace 1 and display evolution with the new mail

System:
Jaunty alpha 5 UNR.
No compositing is on.

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Rick Spencer (rick-rickspencer3) wrote :

Actually, I think the result might be that Evolution blinks in the bottom panel, but since the bottom panel is auto-hidden, I didn't see this. Perhaps this behaviour is by design?

Rick Spencer (rick-rickspencer3)
Changed in indicator-applet:
status: New → Invalid
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hanzomon4 (hanzomon4) wrote :

I reopening this one... it's a design flaw or a bug. Not changing to the app makes the indicator applet kinda useless

Changed in indicator-applet (Ubuntu):
status: Invalid → Confirmed
Ted Gould (ted)
affects: indicator-applet (Ubuntu) → evolution-indicator (Ubuntu)
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Ted, it's the indicator which is calling the show function there no?

affects: evolution-indicator (Ubuntu) → indicator-applet (Ubuntu)
Changed in indicator-applet (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
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Ted Gould (ted) wrote : Re: [Bug 336313] Re: messaging indicator does now switch workspaces if evolution is not on the visible workspace

On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 09:40 +0000, Sebastien Bacher wrote:
> Ted, it's the indicator which is calling the show function there no?

No. It just sends the event to Evolution which decides what to do with
it. We have design guidelines on what to do, but that isn't enforced in
implementation.

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Omer Akram (om26er) wrote : Re: messaging indicator does now switch workspaces if evolution is not on the visible workspace

evolution-indicator as per previous comment and this still exists in Lucid.

affects: indicator-applet (Ubuntu) → evolution-indicator (Ubuntu)
summary: - messaging indicator does now switch workspaces if evolution is not on
+ messaging indicator does not switch workspaces if evolution is not on
the visible workspace
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Omer Akram (om26er) wrote :

well this also happens with gwibber so now this seems to be indicator-applet issue

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Adrian Dudau (addud) wrote :

I have the same problem with the following setup as well:

Ubuntu 13.10
evolution-indicator 0.2.20-0ubuntu11
evolution 3.8.4-0ubuntu1
evolution-ews 3.8.4-0ubuntu1

However, I'm using two displays, and when clicking the mail account in the indicator menu, Evolution is moved to the primary display, but still on the same workspace (not my current workspace).

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