I think this bug is already solved (since is possible to open a new window middle-clicking the icon on launcher).
There is a discussion of other ways to open a new window on bug #734170. ** Changed in: ayatana-design Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/656517 Title: launcher should allow to start several instances of an application -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs