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[Alex Baggott <alex.baggott@xxxxxxxxx>]

As part of the big bug review for 16.04 LTS, I think this is a feature
request rather than a bug.

** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Opinion

** Changed in: libunity (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Opinion

** Changed in: libunity
       Status: Confirmed => Opinion

** Changed in: unity-2d
       Status: Confirmed => Opinion

** Changed in: unity
       Status: Confirmed => Opinion

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/811826

Title:
  Not possible for other docks to use Unity LauncherAPI

Status in libunity:
  Opinion
Status in Unity:
  Opinion
Status in unity-2d:
  Opinion
Status in libunity package in Ubuntu:
  Opinion
Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
  Opinion

Bug description:
  When the launcher API was reported people questioned why unity
  wouldn't use DockManager. The answer that was given was that unity
  launcher API was better. It's easier for developers use unity launcher
  api within their own applications. As a dock developer I agreed and
  welcomed unity launcher api, it sounded like a good idea and something
  I would like to implement in my dock. When I started looking in to it
  the disappointment hit me: libunity requires Unity to be running (or
  more exactly it requires the unique d-bus address com.canonical.Unity
  to be in use) otherwise it doesn't send out any signals over dbus. I
  can hack my way around this by letting my dock register the
  com.canonical.Unity address but that's not an ideal solution. What
  will happen then if the user tries to start unity while my dock is
  running?

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