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[Bryan Quigley <bryan.quigley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Changed in: unity-2d
       Status: Incomplete => Invalid

** Changed in: unity-2d (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Invalid

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/785271

Title:
  regular applications should have a "Open New Window" menu entry by
  default

Status in Ayatana Design:
  New
Status in Unity:
  Incomplete
Status in unity-2d:
  Invalid
Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete
Status in unity-2d package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  When executed again, most applications support creating a new
  instance.

  Some applications (a minority) default to opening an existing instance
  (e.g. Firefox, Empathy).

  The way Unity handles things now is to force the majority of
  applications to add a Unity-specific .desktop file entry to support
  "Open New Window" menus. That means a lot of work patching .desktop
  files.

  E.g. https://bugs.launchpad.net/terminator/+bug/774035
      add a "Open new window" entry in .desktop file for unity integration

  It would take less work to patch applications that are special and
  when executed without any arguments bring up the current instance and
  it would also serve to document that specific behavior.

  If presented a normal .desktop file without any Unity-specific
  entries, Unity should display a "Open New Window" menu entry that
  would just launch the application as written in the "Exec=" field.

  Special applications should require special menu entries. Regular
  applications should not have to bother.

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