Apps locked to launcher only launch once per session on dual monitor system.
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Unity |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Christopher Townsend | ||
unity (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Christopher Townsend | ||
Trusty |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
[Impact]
Users having the Launcher only on a monitor that is not the left-most monitor can only open the application once. This can lead to much frustration and a restart of the system in order to open the application again using the Launcher.
[Test Case]
* Have a multi-monitor setup.
* Using System Settings, go to Displays.
* Under General options, click the drop down for Launcher placement and select the right-most monitor.
* Click an icon to open a application. Close that application and click the icon again.
* The application should open again with this fix.
[Regression Potential]
None identified.
Original Description:
In Trusty:
On a dual monitor system with the launcher on the right hand screen, an application that has been "locked to launcher", (including those there by default) can only be clicked on once per session to actually launch the application. After that it's unresponsive to clicks, although right-click actions work.
Seems to affect all apps, including "Files".
To repeat, for any application not already on the launcher bar:
Launch the application using the dash.
Right-click on its launcher icon and select "Lock to Launcher"
Quit the application.
Click on its launcher icon. It should launch again.
Quit it again.
Click on its launcher icon again. It won't work this time. It looks like dragging would work, but its operation as a launcher will not.
NB: I haven't installed any hacks eg: click-to-minimise. Seen this on two systems upgraded from saucy to trusty. (One with AMD graphics, one with Intel, so I doubt that's relevant either.)
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: unity 7.1.2+14.
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed Mar 12 13:10:56 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-08 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-03-10 (1 days ago)
Related branches
- Brandon Schaefer (community): Approve
- PS Jenkins bot (community): Approve (continuous-integration)
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Diff: 16 lines (+2/-2)1 file modifiedlauncher/ApplicationLauncherIcon.cpp (+2/-2)
summary: |
- Apps locked to launcher only launch once per session. + Apps locked to launcher only launch once per session on dual monitor + system. |
description: | updated |
Changed in unity: | |
status: | Triaged → In Progress |
Changed in unity (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Triaged → In Progress |
description: | updated |
Changed in unity: | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
tags: |
added: verification-done removed: verification-needed |
Changed in unity: | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
In case anyone ever looks at this, I thought I'd describe how to repeat the issue more simply, though it was implied in the above.
As default, there is a launcher icon for "Files" at the top of the launcher, under the Ubuntu logo.
Click on it once. Nautilus launches showing the home folder.
Close that window.
Click on the "Files" icon again.
... nothing.