Default Desktop Experience for 11.04

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson]

On 2011-04-21 22:49, Gunnar Hjalmarsson wrote:
> On 2011-04-08 08:52, Martin Pitt wrote:
>> Rick Spencer [2011-04-07 18:38 -0700]:
>>> 1. There are key feature regressions, for example, there is no
>>> systray support for many important applications.
>> ...
>> If this is a major issue, then frankly I'd rather just remove
>> the whitelist and allow all old-style systray applications than
>> dropping Unity by default completely.
> 
> ... I'd vote for dropping the whitelist whether the issue is major or
> not. Personally I have noticed that mail-notification is broken in
> Unity, which is enough of a reason for me to keep using Classic for
> now when not needing Unity for developing tests.

Spotify for Linux is another example of a client whose systray icon does
not show up in Unity. Spotify is an important service to many users in
several European countries, so solving this issue - preferably by
dropping the whitelist - should be given high priority IMO.

First I thought that the lack of support for the Spotify systray icon is
causing this problem:
http://getsatisfaction.com/spotify/topics/spotify_for_linux_freezes_in_ubuntu_natty

The client freezes in Ubuntu Classic too, though, which indicates that
the problems are unrelated.

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Gunnar Hjalmarsson