Can I move the workspace switcher icon to the top of the Unity launcher

Question

I would like to move the Workspace switcher icon from the bottom to the top of my Unity dock bar. Is this possible? Drag and drop does not work. Thanks!

Answer 1

Short answer: Only for Unity 2D

Not for Unity (3D), not without modifying the source code. For Unity 2D, see @Matt2's answer just above or below this one.

If you want to modify the source code, download unity and look at plugins/unityshell/src/LauncherController.cpp. I don't know the exact changes required, but this answer which talks about modifications to LauncherController to remove the Workspace Switcher should give you some good hints.

Answer 2

Keep an eye on this: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity-2d/+bug/761155

There is a workaround for unity2d as described at http://www.tuxgarage.com/2011/10/customizing-unity-2d-ubuntu-natty.html

gksudo gedit /usr/share/unity-2d/launcher/Launcher.qml

find this section:

Component.onCompleted: {
  items.appendModel(bfbModel);
  items.appendModel(applications);
  items.appendModel(workspaces);
  items.appendModel(devices);
  items.appendModel(trashes);
}

You can rearrange these. Please remember that this fix only works with Ubuntu 2d