I have a bit of apps locked into my Unity panel. While I use all of them pretty often, I don't use them all at the same time. Also, there are many apps that I use that don't really make sense being locked in the panel, for example gedit, eye of gnome, totem.
All those locked apps waste precious space from the panel while they're not really needed (unless you plan launching them), while the applications actually running (and not locked) usually get stacked at the bottom of the panel thanks to Unity's accordion effect.
It would be great if Unity would prioritize running apps and show their icons properly if possible while stacking the locked apps that are closed by using the accordion effect.
This behavior tweak would improve task management and make it easier to see what apps are running, which makes more sense than displaying better which apps you could run.
Launchpad wishlist [link]
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Made with blender [link]
All those locked apps waste precious space from the panel while they're not really needed (unless you plan launching them), while the applications actually running (and not locked) usually get stacked at the bottom of the panel thanks to Unity's accordion effect.
It would be great if Unity would prioritize running apps and show their icons properly if possible while stacking the locked apps that are closed by using the accordion effect.
This behavior tweak would improve task management and make it easier to see what apps are running, which makes more sense than displaying better which apps you could run.
Launchpad wishlist [link]
Google+ [link]
Made with blender [link]
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Doesn't seem to be getting enough attention atm, not sure if it will make it in anytime soon :\
I just wonder what if you run a lot of applications that aren't locked in the launcher, then you activate one that IS locked. It can't just move down to the area of the other active applications.