indicator-messages should switch to the workspace the app is running

Bug #663837 reported by Jonas Alves
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This bug affects 4 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Messaging Menu
Triaged
Wishlist
Unassigned
indicator-messages (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: indicator-messages

Have Empathy or Gwibber already opened, switch to another workspace and then click them at the indicator-messages menu.

- What you expected to happen
Empathy and Gwibber windows should have stayed on the same workspaces they were before the click.
Also,
The window manager should have switched to the workspace that window was into.
OR
The Gwibber/Empathy window should have received the "urgent" state, just like they do when Gwibber/Empathy are chosen through the main menu

- What happened instead
Their windows were brough to the current workspace, changing the way I had orginized my workspaces.

The main problem is: I organize my windows on different workspaces (one for work, another for music, messaging, etc). This behavior is bringing Gwibber and Empathy to my work workspace. I want them to stay on the workspaces I've put them.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: indicator-messages 0.3.11-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.34-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Oct 20 09:42:23 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release Candidate amd64 (20100928)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: indicator-messages

Revision history for this message
Jonas Alves (jonasfa) wrote :
tags: added: usability ux
Revision history for this message
Gonzalo Fernandez (gonz-it) wrote :

I would like to add that this is a very important bug to fix in my humble opinion. The usability of Empathy/Gwibber and the integration to the desktop made my final migration from Windows to Ubuntu back when Lucid was released.

I really miss that correct window/workplace placing. This bug is awful, it takes so much productivity away.

Revision history for this message
Conor Curran (cjcurran) wrote :

I have similar issue with the sound menu. Some people consider it appropriate for a click on a player title to bring that player to your current desktop. While others like above think is should stay where you are.

Considering the behaviour of the player that the spec for the sound menu encourages (the player should be minimised when not in direct use), I would choose option one. But for the messaging is their a different user journey encouraged ?

It would be nice to have a harmonious user journey for both indicators.

Kalle Valo (kvalo)
Changed in indicator-messages (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
Changed in indicator-messages:
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
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