Plank indicator for opened application

It was removed for some reason, however the theme files are really easy to modify and it is possible to add the glowing indicators back (I did).

Alright, I found it. It's the file dock.theme in .config/plank/theme. I just had to change the value for "IndicatorSize" to something else than 0.

Hi guys,
i came here to open a "bug report" like this.

I really think there should be some changes before luna will be available.
Currently it is really really hard to see what apps are open ( or active). Please change the theme in a way that you can see:

1. Which is the currently selected application (the shine currently implemented is barely visible)
2. Add an indicator which apps are running (and maybe how many)

Sure you can change all of that by yourself but thats not the point. Luna is about "out of the box", right?

Thx, i hope this is the right way to add my opinion. :)

I think we should change the IndicatorSize to 3 or similiar, because the indicators looks quite good and are useful. With that change we can fulfill point 2 of Andy's (sxxe) comment simply.

The only problem is, that you can barely see the indicators under the "current-application"-shadow.

Hi Raphael,

thx for the tip, so point 2 should be an easy fix if it fits the elementary philosophy (HIG).

Regarding 1.
It seems like the notification color is based on the icon color and most of the time plank picks the wrong color what results in the current situation. I would suggest a unique color for all icons or a better color picker algorithm. Anyway, i think even on the orange icons, where you can see the indicator, it is to subtle and barely noticeable.

Hey Andy,

Please file bug reports at https://bugs.launchpad.net/elementary. Thanks!
On Oct 15, 2012 7:41 AM, "Andy" <email address hidden>
wrote:

> Question #208845 on elementary OS changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/elementaryos/+question/208845
>
> Andy posted a new comment:
> Hi Raphael,
>
> thx for the tip, so point 2 should be an easy fix if it fits the
> elementary philosophy (HIG).
>
> Regarding 1.
> It seems like the notification color is based on the icon color and most
> of the time plank picks the wrong color what results in the current
> situation. I would suggest a unique color for all icons or a better color
> picker algorithm. Anyway, i think even on the orange icons, where you can
> see the indicator, it is to subtle and barely noticeable.
>
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>

Done: https://bugs.launchpad.net/elementaryos/+bug/1067046