[Cross posted from Call for testing: ubuntu-frame, mir-test-tools (Mir 2.18.0 update) - Mir - Ubuntu Community Hub]
Following the latest Mir release (2.18.0) these snaps been updated.
There is also new Ubuntu Frame feature, a “launcher” (described below).
snap | version |
---|---|
mir-test-tools | 2.18.0-snap171 |
ubuntu-frame | 197-mir2.18.0 |
To test, just switch to the candidate
channel. For example:
snap refresh --channel 24/candidate ubuntu-frame
And use as normal. Please let us know any results here.
If no problems are identified we aim to promote to 24/stable
in a week.
Following this update, we will be switching the default track to 24
.
New Ubuntu Frame Launcher
Frame can now optionally support the launcher
, which is a minimal dock allowing the user to switch between fullscreen application.
Documentation
Ubuntu Frame’s launcher
daemon provides users with a way to navigate between multiple applications running on a single frame instance.
To enable the launcher, run:
snap set ubuntu-frame launcher=true
Behavior
The following specifies the behavior that you can of the launcher daemon:
- When frame starts, the launcher will appear in the left-hand side of the screen with a black background
- As window are opened, the launcher will display an icon that corresponds with the application for that window
- Icons will ONLY be displayed for applications that are packaged as snaps. The desktop files for these applications are found in the
/var/lib/snapd/desktop
directory. - When an icon is clicked, the corresponding window will be brought into focus
- If a window is closed, then the icon will be removed from the launcher
- If we cannot resolve an icon for a window, then the launcher will attempt to use the
application-x-executable
icon. If that fails, then the icon will be missing entirely.