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Won't boot to Unity or Cairo Dock on 13.04?

I've just booted up and when I log into either Cairo Dock or Unity/ubuntu neither of them launch, leaving me with just the wallpaper displayed but no desktop, so to speak. It's 13.04, and in order to ...
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Applications in Unity launcher oscillating between maximized and minimized [closed]

I'm having a strange problem here. When I click the minimize button of some applications, it disappears from the screen, as normal, but Unity becomes very slow and the little arrow at the right side ...
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CompizConfig not working

The Unity launcher and panel reset they're color to chameleon after restart.I've tried it on several versions of 12.04(12.04,12.04.1,12.04.2). Reinstalled Úbuntu because it was freezing on shutdown(no ...
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Launcher and Dash Bug Out When Windows are Minimised; Compiz setting?

I'm running Ubuntu 12.10 on a ZaReason AMD Breeze (Phenom II X4) and despite multiple reinstalls, for whatever reason, the Unity launcher, Dash, and window buttons start repeatedly blinking when ...
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Launcher hides and when cursor is touching the edge

I've been using Ubuntu (and Mint) for almost two years (since Ubuntu 11.04 to be exact), and yesterday I decided to try some Compiz effects for a first time, never actually bothered about that. ...
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How to change unity launch application to wiggle?

Is there any easy way to use the wiggle animation (which is used to indicate urgent program) as the animation for launching application instead of the pulsing way?
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12.04 - Make Workspaces use the expose feature of compiz

I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 and I just wanted to know if there's a possible way to use the "expose" feature found in CompizConfig Settings Manager as the "Workspaces" icon in the Unity Launcher? I know ...
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No Launcher, Messed Resolution and Artifacts!

I installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my desktop, and it boot up ok, but I was having some artifacts, so I read somewhere that I needed nvidia drivers, I downloaded them, along with compiz (I enjoy the nice ...
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How do I add a “Show desktop” button to the launcher? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to add a “Show desktop” icon to the launcher? Is there a way to add the Show Desktop button to the launcher in Ubuntu 12.10? I can't find the option in CCSM. MyUnity ...
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Why is the Unity Launcher not revealing?

I set the launcher to auto-hide in ccsm and then changed reveal pressure to 1. When I move my mouse to the left side of the screen, nothing happens. There is not even a shadow along the left side of ...
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Hiding the Launcher sidebar of Ubuntu Unity with CompizConfig

I am using CompizConfig to hide the Launcher at the side of Ubuntu Unity's home screen. So I followed a tutorial, I went to Ubuntu Unity plugin, and I set the Hide Launcher to autohide, but it still ...
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Stacked Launcher Item Double Click Behaviour on Alt-tab

Let's say that you have multiple firefox windows open. What you see happen is an additional arrow points to it's icon in the launcher. However, if you double click the icon, it displays all of the ...
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How come Ubuntu 12.04 Unity launcher is permanently hidden even for me? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I reset my Unity configuration? I have been just tweaking settings in Ubuntu 12.04 using MyUnity, Ubuntu Tweak, UnSettings and Compiz Fusion Settings Manager. All ...
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Cannot change reveal location in Unity [closed]

I'm running 11.04 and I have Unity's settings in Compiz set to reveal "bottom left" in Reveal Mode, yet it activates when I touch the upper-left. I've moved the location all around the screen and no ...
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The launcher disappeared after install Compiz.

I installed Compiz on Ubuntu 12.04, and the launcher and the top bar on the screen disappeared. I tried deleting Compiz but it wouldn't let me. I tried to install Linux Mint 13, but it didn't let me ...
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Hiding the unity launcher and it's still opening apps

I currently have compiz running with Ubuntu 12.04. I use the 'rotate cube' a lot and I like being able to click on the edges of the screen to rotate right and left. With the introduction of the ...
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Is there an online resource listing all desktop entry specs unique to Unity and not in the xdg standard?

The official freedesktop.org specification for application launchers is helpful, but it would be nice to see a comprehensive list of all other keys that are specific to Unity, if it is recorded ...
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Launcher vanished after disabling Unity plugin

I unfortunately disabled The Unity plugin from CompizConfig, now the launcher is vanished. I cannot re-enable the Unity plugin now, because no way for me to load CompizConfig again without the ...
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Add custom button to launcher which activates Super+W shortcut?

Is there any tool that will allow me place an icon on the launcher similar to Workspace Switcher, but activate the "Super + W" command? 12.04 LTS
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Compiz not doing anything

I am trying to get the launcher icons to be a smaller size, the launcher to be less opaque, and the launcher to be fixed and never disappear off the left of the screen. But...when I go into ...
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Second click on a launcher icon with more than one window open doesn't do a scale of that application [closed]

If I click an icon in the launcher with multiple windows open it doesn't show me all open windows for that application (like ctrl+w does for all open windows). I seem to remember it working as ...
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How can I change the wiggle time of 'urgent animation' in Unity Launcher?

I really like wiggle animation for application notification, but I find it disappear too quickly and I wish I could change this delay. I looked through all the ccsm, appearance, and myUnity settings ...
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How do I create a launcher item to show all open applications? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Can Unity display a Launcher icon for Spread Mode? I need to build a Unity launcher item to activate Compiz Scale. How do I do that?
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In terms of the desktop wall what is “edge flipping”?

I'm trying to make the launcher reveal on bottom using compiz, but everytime I change the reveal from left to bottom it says... "The new value for the edge binding for the action Reveal Mode in ...
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Cannot resize launcher icons in Unity

I am using Oneiric. I have Unity 4.28 installed. I have also installed CCSM, Ubuntu Tweak, Dconf tools and MyUnity. I have tried resizing the launcher icons using these tools, but none of them are ...
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Icon for java is low resolution on launcher

On Ubuntu Oneiric, I am mildly annoyed by the icon that apparently Java programs give themselves by default. It is too low a resolution. I have 'emblem' set as the overlay icon for Compiz's scale ...
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CompizConfig caused Unity to change

After I installed CompizConfig and just clicked on an option (I don't remember witch), the launcher bar disappeared completly and also the things in the upper-right corner aren't there anymore. I ...
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Unity, VMWare Workstation and the Super (Windows) key [closed]

I frequently run Windows 7 and Mac OS X as guest OS in VMWare Workstation on Ubuntu 11.10. Whenever I hit the Super (Windows) key in Windows/Mac OS the Unity launcher is activated. Even if I'm running ...
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How to recover the launcher?

I recently upgraded to 11.10 (what a mistake) and was using CompizConfig. Just clicking around in CompizConfig, my launcher disappeared. Rebooting doesn't help. unity --reset ends with ...
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Can I remove the launcher tooltip delay?

Ubuntu 11.10 provides a small delay for displaying the tool-tip when hovering over items in the launcher. This, oddly enough, gives the impression of a sluggish desktop. Is there anyway to disable ...
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Unity Launcher ignores Compiz Settings

I've followed the steps in a number of other posts on askubuntu. Installed compiz, set the launcher to autohide and reveal mode to none. Yet, the launcher somehow maintains it's default setting to ...
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How do I always show the launcher (i.e. disable the auto-hide functionality)? [closed]

When I upgraded from 11.04 to 11.10, the setting remained. Now that I have done a clean install of 11.10, the CCSM option does NOT work anymore and I can't seem to find a solution. Also note that I am ...
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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 can I force the Unity launcher to start programs in a window which is not maximised [closed]

Bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/704187/ means Wine programs can not be run maximised because there is a mouse displacement. Unity usually seems to start programs maximised. So ...
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Shortcut to change Launcher 'Hide' setting

When I'm working on my laptop I have periods that I am only using a couple of programs, so the default intellihide setting of the Launcher ('Dodge windows') is very handy. But I also have periods that ...
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How can I invoke Scale as a Unity Launcher item? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Can Unity display a Launcher icon for Spread Mode? The Unity Launcher has an item to invoke Compiz's Expo (Workspace Switcher). How can I do the same with Compiz's ...
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How do I create a compiz launcher on the desktop?

I'm running Ubuntu 11.04 Beta 1, and I've noticed Compiz likes to crash, every now and then. I'd like to create a Compiz on my desktop, so if it does, I can run that to bring it back up. Thanks in ...
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How to make Unity 2D workspace button trigger Compiz expo view mode?

I am using Unity 2D with Compiz. And I want the workspaces button to trigger the expo view mode in Compiz. Can anyone help me?