Software Uptater problems

[Bob]

** Reply to message from Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> on Thu, 15 Jan 2015
09:20:55 +0000

> On 14 January 2015 at 22:40, Bob <ubuntu-qygzanxc at listemail.net> wrote:
> > ** Reply to message from Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> on Wed, 14 Jan 2015
> > 21:53:28 +0000
> >
> >> On 14 January 2015 at 19:10, Bob <ubuntu-qygzanxc at listemail.net> wrote:
> >> > ...
> >> > I did not start the updater the system did.  I do not know how long the icon
> >> > was on the launch pad.
> >>
> >> OK, when you said you clicked on the icon I thought you meant to start
> >> it.
> >
> > I guess it is semantics.  The system places the Software Updater icon on the
> > launch pad when there are updates available.  When I clicked on the Software
> > Updater icon did I start the program or was it already running?
> 
> What you originally typed was not incorrect, it was just open to
> either interpretation.
> If it has the little triangular arrow shown on the left hand side then
> it is running.  If it also has the arrow on the right hand side then
> it is the current active window.
> 
> If you had locked the update manager to the launcher then it would
> always appear there but not running so clicking it would start it
> running.  If it is not locked to the launcher but launches itself to
> check for updates then it will appear in the launcher with the
> triangle, and clicking it should just open it.  It seems this is what
> was not happening for you.
> 
> Possibly this bug
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/993837

Yes, that looks like the problem I am having.  I have added my self to the bug.
I had searched but my keywords did not find that bug.

-- 
Robert Blair