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On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 6:48 PM, Carl Ansell <afccarl1994@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 04/09/11 17:39, a.grandi@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> On 4 September 2011 18:12, Kévin PEIGNOT<winniemiel05@xxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>>>
>>> I totally agree. But this have been discussed times ago (with evolution)
>>> and
>>> it seems not every one want this.
>>>
>>> 2011/9/3 Carl Ansell<afccarl1994@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>
>>>> At present, the only use for the mail icon in the panel is to set up
>>>> thunderbird (for email anyway). Once an account has been set up, it
>>>> would be
>>>> useful for thunderbird to check emails in the background, and turn blue
>>>> when
>>>> new emails are available. This would mean the user does not need to keep
>>>> thunderbird open to check emails and justify the use of a mail icon in
>>>> the
>>>> panel.
>>
>> it's a nice idea, we could have an option for that. Probably other
>> user will prefer to have a Unity-launcher icon that does it, but it's
>> better to have both and let the user decide which one to enable. What
>> do you think about?
>>
> Exactly. Personally, I would want to use the messaging menu, as I feel this
> is what it is designed for, and would allow me to save space on the launcher
> for something else. However, I know others would prefer keeping it in the
> launcher.
>

Why have the option at all? Thunderbird (or any e-mail client for that
matter) should continue to check for messages in the background
without having the main window open at all.
If there is a message you "blue" the messaging menu and add a badge to
the launcher if there is an icon in the launcher. Opening Thunderbird
via the Launcher or the messaging menu would simply clear the badge
and the blue envelope of the messaging menu.

Two things would be nice. A global DO NOT DISTURB mode and a option to
check for e-mail messages in the background if there is at least one
email account active.