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Re: [Ayatana] Better use of backlight in Unity launcher



That is indeed what I meant, Erlan. However at the time of writing I did not have the latest version of Unity, so I was describing the old behavior, perhaps this is what led to the confusion.

> Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:59:30 +0600
> From: erlan.sergaziev@xxxxxxxxx
> To: ayatana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Ayatana] Better use of backlight in Unity launcher
>
> Paul,
>
> I think he means the glow around icons on the launcher.
> Previously they used to indicate running apps like in Win7, but since
> latest update the glow is on all windows.
>
> Anyhow, I agree with Mark that the glow is redundant here as the running
> apps have dots next to them.
>
> I saw sometime ago an idea to use launcher icon coloring to indicate
> workspace they are in.
> Another idea could be to use glow on apps to identify minimized apps.
>
> Erlan
>
>
> On 17/01/11 21:45, Paul Sladen wrote:
> > On Mon, 17 Jan 2011, Mark Curtis wrote:
> >> I've noticed the backlight for running applications.
> > Hello Mark (Curtis),
> >
> > Could you expand on what you mean by "backlight"? Could you try
> > explaining in different words? If you are still not sure how to
> > describe what you're seeing better, please could you try taking a
> > screenshot and putting an arrow on it?
> >
> > I'm still not sure if what you're describing is this part of the
> > Launcher (the left-hand bar), or part of one of the Radiance/Ambiance
> > themes, or something to do with the window titles. If you go into the
> > "Appearance" panel of the Control Centre, does changing the theme make
> > a difference? Does it alter the colour of what you're describing?
> >
> > Many thanks,
> >
> > -Paul
> >
> >
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