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auto-hide launcher problem

I installed 13.04 just now. when I activated auto-hide launcher the purple background of it will not disappear at all. My laptop is Vaio S137. I had not this problem with 12.04.
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Hiding the terminal window when running script from gnome launcher

I have an executable script which starts a simple java GUI, which all works fine when I call the script from the terminal. I then wanted to make a launcher to start the script, so I ran: ...
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Unity stuck on autohide?

I've had the auto-hide behavior turned on on my Ubuntu 12.10 machine for some time now, but whenever I try to turn auto-hide off, it resets itself to on. (i.e. if I turn it off, it will switch right ...
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Hit the lowercase d alone then shows desktop

The question is when i hit the lowercase 'd' in whatever window and then Ubuntu hides all windows and shows the desktop. I installed Ubuntu 12.10. The root and myself account work everything well, but ...
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Separate X screen - autohide left launcher on secundary screen?

I have two monitors configured (separate x-screen, xinerama) with nvidia x-server. One is rotated by 90deg so its standing vertically. How can I autohide the left launcher bar on the rotated screen ...
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Launcher auto-hide disables itself in 12.10 [closed]

My launcher auto-hide disables itself from time to time for no apparent reason, then I have to go to System Settings/Appearance/Behaviour to switch it on again. Is this a bug or something that can be ...
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Show unity launcher on with key combination

I wanted to ask if it is possible to pub unity launcher on autohide and have 2 ways of showing it. First is obvious with mouse, and second with some type of key combination, like ctrl+shift. Edit: ...
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Show/hide the top panel with a keybind?

I'm using a computer with very little screen space available. I'd like to be able to hide the top panel on a keypress while I work so I can grab a little extra room for the window I'm using. Is there ...
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Window-Dodge Unity PPA stopped working for me on 12.04

I did this of many of times unitalling unity and reinstalling it. sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ikarosdev/unity-revamped sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get dist-upgrade or sudo apt-get upgrade The PPA ...
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How can I programmatically change the sidebar auto-hide behaviour?

So Minecraft fullscreen seems to not work for me. Because of this I just run it in a maximized window. Usually what I do is set my sidebar to auto-hide, revealing at the top left corner with 0 ...
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How to get the launcher to stay and hide? 12.04

I'm on Ubuntu 12.04. My launcher keeps on hiding when I'm on the desktop. But I want it to stay out. And when I'm using programs I want it to hide. Is there anyway to do this?
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Launcher does not reappear after auto-hide [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Can’t make Unity Launcher appear I am having trouble getting launcher to appear after auto-hide. I have tried adjusting the sensitivity, and have even reset the launcher ...
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Can't make Unity Launcher appear

I have Ubuntu 12.10 and I want to make unity launcher to auto-hide but when it hides it doesn't appear again unless I press the start button. Should I reinstall unity through terminal? I don't have ...
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Hiding the sidebar in Ubuntu

I have two questions : First, I wanted to hide Ubuntu’s side-bar, so I set the settings in appearance to 'autohide'. The side bar did indeed disappear but when I roll over the left side, the side bar ...
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Unity launcher autohide leaves “ghost” behind? [closed]

In 12.04 I had the launcher set to autohide, which worked perfectly. However in 12.10 I am getting a strange "ghost" issue. Take this screenshot, with me having a maximised google chrome window, ...
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Can unity launch panel hides itself when a window is over it in 12.10 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I configure the launcher to “dodge windows”? When I was using 11.04 I set the option for launch-panel to hide itself when a windows was over it (and only then). ...
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launcher auto-hide hides permanently! [closed]

i am using 12.04 on vmware 9, and when i try to set the launcher auto-hide function on, it hides permanently unless i press the windows key on my keyboard! So the sensitivity regulation isn't working. ...
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Dash bar is not comming up 12.04

I have an nVidia card and drivers installed. Everything was going on correctly until I installed he updates. After the updates(nVidia drivers are also updated) the hidden Dash bar stays hidden :( Is ...
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menu launcher stopped working

I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 with a working auto-hide launcher bar, i.e., the touch to the left of the screen revealed the menu. It has stopped working perhaps the result of an automatic update. I have ...
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Autohiding unity sidelauncher *only* if I start typing at the keyboard

Is it possible to make the unity launcher autohide, if I start typing at the keyboard ? I know it can be set to autohide in compiz after a fixed interval, but I want it to autohide only at the event, ...
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Is there a way to hide & reveal the launcher at will with the press of a key? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Is it possible to force the Unity launcher to hide? Or to toggle hide/unhide with a keyboard shortcut? I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 with the default Unity desktop environment. ...
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Is it possible to set the Launcher to autohide on only one display?

I would like to access the launcher on my smaller notebook panel without wasting precious space. As space is not an issue on my external panel, there's no reason to autohide the launcher there. Is ...
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Exceed the hide-delay of 10000ms for Gnome Classic Panels?

I've been following this guide on how to mimick a wingpanel using a gnome classic panel. However, it seems that the dconf-editor will not effectuate a delay of more than 10000ms in 12.04 -- any value ...
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Unity bar doesn't hide

After switching the 'auto hide' function on and off under behaviour in appearance settings, the Unity bar doesn't automatically hide anymore! It's always visible at the left side! Here is a ...
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Unity Launcher autohide not working correctly

I don't know if this is a bug, but my Unity launcher autohide function stops working sometimes. I have autohide enabled, and Launcher autohide works well most of the times, but now and then, the ...
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How to make conky auto-hide?

I think my question is pretty clear. What I want to achieve in conky is auto-hide feature. The reason for this: Let's suppose I am browsing and suddenly I want to see my battery status or eth0 ...
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How can i disable autohiding of the top panel in scribes?

I liked the scribes text editor very much. But the auto hiding feature of the top panel is annoying. How can I get rid of if. or Can i disable auto hiding of top panel in scribes?, How?
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Launcher stop hiding after installing purchased software

After installing the humble bundle games in Ubuntu Software Center the launcher stopped hiding. Toggle Apperance - Behavior will not help. However installing other free software in software center ...
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Launchbar glitch with auto-hide after installing Skype 4.0 [closed]

In the options menu I set the launch bar to auto-hide, but it still doesn't hide. I've tried turning off that mode and turning it back on, but it didn't help. I restarted my computer 3 times, but it ...
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How to avoid zenity info window on Right Click -> Scripts -> “Open Scripts Folder”?

I have attached the info window that should be closed automatically on Right click -> scripts -> Open scripts Folder. Plz help in auto closing this info window !
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Autohide question [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I configure Unity's launcher auto-hide behavior? I have a ten inch screen, and Firefox is crowded to the right by what people seem to be calling the left ...
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Change gnome panel hiding sensibility Ubuntu 10.04

how are you? I have some expresivity problem because of my english, but I'll try my best here. I would like to know if there's a way to change the sensibility (or response) of the Gnome panel when ...
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How do I enable and disable the Unity 3d launcher's auto hide setting with the terminal? (12.04) [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Shortcut to change Launcher 'Hide' setting Question says it all. I'm looking to make quick toggling icon basically.
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Auto hide launcher with synergy [closed]

If I use my laptop's touchpad to move the cursor to the "hot spot" and "push" past it by continuing to move the mouse past that point, then the autohidden launcher comes up. This setting is ...
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How does the launcher autohide work in 12.04? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: The auto-hide function of Launcher does not work well I'm an Ubuntu noob who just upgraded to 12.04, and the launcher doesn't autohide anymore. I went into Appearance ...
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Is it possible to disable auto hide in the global menu? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Can auto-hide for the application menu be turned off in Unity? Is there a way to disable the global menu from automatically hiding in Unity? I would like if the menus ...
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Why can't the Unity panel be hidden?

What intrinsic purpose does the static unity panel hold for the OS? There has to be a great reason for this thing to HAVE to be here. It ONLY goes away in fullscreen apps and I can't use everything ...
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How to optionally maximize so that the launcher won't get hidden?

Firstly, I very much like it when the launcher autohides when I really need all the screen space. The problem is, there are a lot of workflows when I want a large app screen, but the launcher should ...
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How can I make the unity sidebar visible permanently (as in, in all circumstances) in unity 2D?

Yes, I have seen the other similar questions; if this is a duplicate please link me to the question that answer this, because none of them appear to; all appear to only address (1) of the two issues ...
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“Never hide” Unity launcher via CCSM & gconf doesn't work

All: I am running Unity 3D and I want to set my launcher to never hide. I first ran ccsm, and set "Hide Launcher" to "Never". I rebooted then logged back in and it was still auto-hiding. I then ran ...
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Unity Launcher Autohide won't work [closed]

Ever since I installed 11.04 I've been having this freaking problem with the Unity launcher. I don't know what the hell I do - but, initially, when I boot Ubuntu, the autohide works. And then - I have ...
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How do I autohide the top panel in Unity?

When windows are not maximized, the top panel is basically wasted space for me in Unity. Is there a way to make it autohide? i.e. make it appear on mouse over.
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How do I hide the Unity Launcher when Clementine is running?

Everytime I start Clementine, my Unity launcher will stop hiding and will always remain on the foreground. I have tried setting "Hide Launcher" to "Dodge Windows", "Dodge Active Window", and to ...
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Is it possible to change the unity launcher delay to absolute zero? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I change the Unity launcher delay? although I have seen similar questions and the hint to change it in ccsm under general options, I find it still taking way to ...
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How to disable autohiding for launcher in Unity

The launcher appears to slow and disappears to fast how can I disable autohiding behavior of launcher. I use desktop pc
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Can auto-hide for the application menu be turned off in Unity?

Will there be a way to disable auto-hide behavior of global application menu in Unity. While I would prefer to have this behavior disabled by default (as it is bad UX), it looks like it's here to ...