It looks like the only time that you can choose where an icon goes on the unity launcher, is when you add it. Is there a way to rearrange the order of an icon after it has been added?

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Click and hold the application's launcher icon, and then drag it up or down.

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Brilliant answer! Great job! – rafalcieslak Feb 16 at 21:10
   
This does not seem to work with Unity 2D. – JesperE May 2 at 8:04
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You will need to drag the icons out of the launcher (right direction) and then place them wherever you want them to be positioned.

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In Ubuntu 11.10, dragging to the right didn't work for me. When I click an icon and hold the mouse button down for one second without moving the mouse, the icon drops down a few pixels. After that, I can drag it up or down the list to change its position.

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You can also control-drag the icons in the launcher straight up or down instead of dragging out and then back in.

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Yes. Click and hold a launcher. Pull it out to the right so it detaches. Drag it up and down and watch the little marker in between the other launchers. When you let go it will insert where that marker is.

Launchers have to stay within their 'group': the workspaces, files and folders and applications are one group (they have letters when you hold super) and the other icons are also 1 group (those have a digit when you hold super).

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