What is the blue triangle on the home button for?

I just noticed a blue triangle icon on my 'Ubuntu' icon. What could it mean?

Blue triangle icon


Solution 1:

The little blue triangle is an indicator that shows when an application is requesting user attention (for instance, a dialogue pops up).

The triangle is in the corner, and indicates the direction/place that the user needs to move the cursor in order to reveal the auto-hidden Launcher.

See also:

  • When do things in the new Unity Panel turn blue?