If publishing take some time (one or more items), then I'll really need to see the state (as in publishing queue).
And in case of failed publishing, I do need to see the publish transaction details. If I can get/access such info from a notification message then that all what I need
Publishing queue is one click away on the ribbon toolbar. So this solution has the same number of clicks: one click to enable the checkbox before hitting Publish and one click on the Publishing Queue button after hitting Publish.
Do you always want to see Publishing Queue after Publish dialog or are there scenarios when you don't want to open Publishing Queue right after hitting the Publish button?