how do I get a shortcut to my desktop in the menubar? i.e. a clickable item that minimizes (or the like) all windows that are currently open.
thanks
how do I get a shortcut to my desktop in the menubar? i.e. a clickable item that minimizes (or the like) all windows that are currently open.
thanks
For unity, Super+D is the shortcut that does the trick. Not clickable, but memorable.
(Super stands for Windows logo key on most PCs)
Currently there's no "Show desktop" applet / icon for the Unity panel in Ubuntu 11.04 and while you can use Super + D to toggle Show Desktop, many are used to using an icon for this. So here's how to get such an icon on your Unity panel.
I. Install wmctrl:
sudo apt-get install wmctrl
II. Download the script and .desktop file, extract it and place the "showdesktop" script in the /usr/local/bin folder using the commands below
cd
wget http://webupd8.googlecode.com/files/showdesktop.tar.gz
tar -xvf showdesktop.tar.gz && rm showdesktop.tar.gz
sudo mv showdesktop /usr/local/bin/
III. Now you should see a file called "showdesktop.desktop" in your home folder - you can move it wherever you want (or leave it there) and then simply drag it to the Unity launcher and you'll have a "Show desktop" icon.
For More Visit http://www.webupd8.org/2011/04/show-desktop-icon-for-ubuntu-unity.html