Tell me more ×
Ask Ubuntu is a question and answer site for Ubuntu users and developers. It's 100% free, no registration required.
up vote 9 down vote favorite
2

I want to resize (increase size) the Ubuntu 11.10 top taskbar, no the unity launcher, i've searched it on google, but i'm not encountered any solution.

I need it only for customize my Ubuntu 11.10 installation, for make it more aestetic.

share|improve this question

2 Answers

up vote 2 down vote accepted

For 11.10:

Unfortunately this part of Unity is not customizable in Ubuntu 11.10, it is possible by editing the source in 12.04.

share|improve this answer
up vote 10 down vote

For 12.04:

Yes, now you can.

Unfortunately you can't do it by options or theming (even if adding a more CCSM option would be trivial), but you can easily change the plugins/unityshell/PanelStyle.cpp (in 12.04) or panel/PanelStyle.cpp (in later versions) panel_height property, setting it to a value you want. See:

Unity with panel height set to 44px

The only thing that doesn't "match" that value, is the icon size. However you can increase their size easily by editing the value defined in PanelIndicatorEntryView::MakePixbuf (currently hardcoded to 22px) and then rebuild Unity:

share|improve this answer
3  
And after one has committed the changes to the source code, one has to build Unity from the source :) – me4oslav Apr 18 '12 at 8:32
1  
"but you can easily change the plugins/unityshell/PanelStyle.cpp's panel_height property" Do you mind explaing how it can be done? Thank you. – David Mar 6 at 16:49
@David, follow the instructions to build unity linked above, then before compiling and installing, just edit the file panel/PanelStyle.cpp so that the panel_height hardcoded value matches your wishes – Treviño Mar 7 at 2:48

Your Answer

 
discard

By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.