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Bug 654894 - "Window Overlay Icons" extension in core Gnome 3
"Window Overlay Icons" extension in core Gnome 3
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 648994
Product: gnome-shell
Classification: Core
Component: extensions
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal normal
: ---
Assigned To: gnome-shell-maint
gnome-shell-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2011-07-19 08:57 UTC by c.cerbo
Modified: 2011-11-06 01:24 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 3.1/3.2

Attachments
Screenshot with overlay icons in the activity view (884.88 KB, image/png)
2011-07-19 08:58 UTC, c.cerbo 		Details

Description c.cerbo 2011-07-19 08:57:39 UTC 
This is a feature request. 

I find this extension very useful and I think it should be in the default Gnome 3 set:
http://www.webupd8.org/2011/07/2-more-gnome-shell-extensions-cpu.html
https://github.com/sustmi/gnome-shell-extensions-sustmi

The overlay icons are already standard in other OSs like MS Windows, Android or Mac
Comment 1 c.cerbo 2011-07-19 08:58:37 UTC 
Created attachment 192230 [details]
Screenshot with overlay icons in the activity view
Comment 2 Matthias Clasen 2011-07-19 11:57:54 UTC 
The shell used to show icons in the overview.
The designers decided to remove them at some point, so I doubt they want to bring them back now.
Comment 3 Vincent Untz 2011-07-19 13:26:56 UTC 
Sounds to me like something for gnome-shell-extensions.
Comment 4 c.cerbo 2011-07-19 14:40:11 UTC 
May I know why they decided to remove them?
With icons you can find the window you're looking for faster. Maybe I missed the point?
Comment 5 Rui Matos 2011-11-06 01:24:20 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 648994 ***