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Virtual keyboard and Unity don't work together
I'm running Ubuntu as a media center with a Wireless mouse. When I popup the Dash and use the virtual keyboard it closes the Dash. I have even moved the Virtual keyboard over the area where the Dash ...
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Why does the Launcher & Dash and Main toolbar disappears!
My question is regarding to the dash and launcher and toolbar top bar with name and time. My problem that I have noticed at least three times this month. My Dash and Laucher and toolbar disappear for ...
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Eclipse doesn't open in Dash Ubuntu 12.04
I installed Eclipse following these instructions: How to install Eclipse?
Now when I go to Dash Home and type Eclipse. there is a white file but clicking on it doesn't do anything.
Then I opened ...
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Gnome 3 Favourite bar missing
I am using ubuntu 12.04 with gnome 3.From last few days I have noticed a change in my gnome is clicking on activities button doesn't shoes favourite bar/dash (screenshot attached). I have tried a lot ...
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Autocomplete on Partial Matches in the Middle of a filename in Terminal (dash/bash)
I have a bunch of directories:
20130118-Cars_Directory
20130118-Bikes_Directory
20130218-Planes_Directory
20130228-Scooters_Directory
Is there any way to change directories in the manner of typing ...
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themes and sidebar
I using delorean dark but some of the loaded apps don't show up on the sidebar when opened. How can I get them to show up for easy access instead of minimizing everything to find them? This only ...
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Dash is blinking
I Have installed one screenlet applet and Conky to my PC. But when I open dash it starting to blink and show through these applets. Hoe do I correct this. Please anybody help me. Thanx
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cannot detect spotify lens
today I installed spotify on ubuntu 12.04. The program seems to work quite well for now, so I tried to install spotify-lens. The installation went ok, but the lens doesn't appear in the dash. I tried ...
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Can I access unity's dash without revealing launcher?
What I'm trying to do is to replace unity's launcher with docky.
In order to do that, I chose auto-hide + lowest sensitivity for revealing launcher. Is there a way to use the dash without revealing ...
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Ubuntu unity Video/Music/Picture lens - Settings for locations?
If you are like me have a lot of media you will tend to have this on a few dedicated disks in your systems or external.
What I wish to be able to do is search pictures/videos/music from the unity ...
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can't resize maximized dash home 12.04
I tried changing dconfig editors from-factor and home-expanded, but to no avail. I have 1024x768 screen resolution. tried ubuntu 2D and just ubuntu.
(I want this to add apps to startup apps by ...
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I cannot search/find any applications in the Dash on 12.04
Its been a while since I booted my Ubuntu (12.04), but when i did I had several updates (over 100) and I installed them along with rebooting.
These updates seemed to mess with my video driver but I ...
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Lens showing only music after zeitgeist removal
I can't get anything to show up in the Dash (lens?) other than music (no applications , no files) . This began when I removed zeitgeist.
I've uninstalled and reinstalled, but still not working.
I've ...
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Have windows key (meta) trigger Gnome-do instead of Unity Dash (12.04)
On my laptop the Unity Dash often launches really slowly. I might press the Windows button, and sometimes it will take up to 15 seconds to open, and the system becomes unresponsive during this time. ...
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Recent apps, files and downloads will not change in unity 12.04 dash
At the beginning of my fresh installation it worked great, but now it doesn't change at all.
How do I "re-enable" it or "fix" it?
Thanks.
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Change Dash home width
I use Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Unity 2D on my netbook.
I will see Dash home full screen (main menu on all display). How can I change its width?
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Unity Dash is not clickable
Version 12.04, NVidia GeForce 8600 GS with driver 304.43
I switch to Unity 2D because 3D was very slow (intensive hard disk activity, seems related to 3D)
The problem now is that the Unity panel is ...
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True Panel Opacity/Transparency
Okay, So I have a question that is partially solved.
I don't know if anyone has really tweaked and paid attention to their panel opacity/transparency. But an odd thing is that the transparency isn't ...
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How to add directories to the File Lens? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to let Ubuntu index and find files on a different (Windows) drive when searching?
I want to add directories other than those found by default in File lens?
Is that ...
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Unity Dash to search only in Documents
I have a document (LibreOffice Calc Spreadsheet) which is in my ~/Documents folder. However, I have the same file (older version of it) on a mounted drive.
In the past few weeks I have opened the ...
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Dash Home fails when resizing from full to smaller window [closed]
Think I discovered some kind of a bug or at least I want to know if there is anything I can do to make it stop. Using the Ubuntu 12.04 just installed it on a fairly new HP Pavilion p6 desktop. Don't ...
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Why is unity dash showing different search results when opened by Super key?
If I click on the dash icon in the launcher and type some chars, sometimes the results are not the same as when I open the dash with Super key, as it's showing mainly internet history results.
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Firefox losing functions after opening a link from Dash
I'm using Firefox as default browser in 12.04.1 LTS. Whenever I'm using the bookmarks-lens or the web-hitory-lens of the Unity Dash to open a bookmark in Firefox, pulldown-menus on websites don't get ...
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Dash Home in Ubuntu 12.04 is empty! [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Dash search gives no result
When I press Dash Home in my Ubuntu 12.04 Dash window is empty and when I type names of my basic apps (Firefox,...) it doesn't find it at all ...
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Return the Unity Home to the way it was in Oneiric?
I had Oneiric Ocelot until I upgraded to Precise Pangolin, I've quite enjoyed it so far, although the new Unity Dash Home hasn't appealed to me much, so I'd like to get the old one back, the thing is ...
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Ubuntu Dash not showing software results and Software Center freezing / not bringing up gksu prompt
I posted a video to Youtube, and I think the youtube description and/or video (a short desktop recording with me speaking) pretty much sum it up.
http://youtu.be/EAnzrE1rqRs
[description on video]
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My Dash Home always shows the same Recent apps, the same Recent Files, and the same Downloades
Whenever I open my Dash Home it shows my this screen. It does not shows the actual recent apps, files and downloads. I can clock on them, move them to my launcher etc. How do I fix This? I recently ...
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How to remove specific entries found in Dash [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I keep recent files from appearing in Unity?
When I type in the Dash menu it looks for anything I have opened that resembles what I am typing. In this case I do ...
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Dash does not open files, but the containing folder instead [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why do I get a “the location is not a folder” error when trying to open files using Dash or Synapse?
When clicking on a search result in dash, the containing ...
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Pinning ipython3 qtconlsole to launcher
I've installed both ipython (which uses Python 2.7) and ipython3, and the respective qtconsole packages. Both work when I call them from the terminal like ipython qtconsole. However, when I search for ...
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separate panels in unity 5 on precise?
Is it possible to create separate panels in unity on precise 12.04. Like in gnome you did a new panel and you put it where you want, autohide it or not??
Is this possible if yes how and if not why ?
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Why doesn't the Dash have an overlay scrollbar?
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04. The overlay scrollbar doesn't appear in the dash when i hover over the scrollbar. It appears in other places.
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Crippled Dash under Unity
I freshly installed Ubuntu 12.04 from a minimal install using command
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop --no-install-recommends
I logged in only to find that the Dash is crippled.
When Dash opens, ...
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How do I search files from a different partition using the dash [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to let Ubuntu index and find files on a different (Windows) drive when searching?
I recently created a soft link to my Windows music folder so that whenever I click ...
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Why is cat running as a daemon on Ubuntu 12.04?
/bin/cat appears to be running as a persistent daemon on my 12.04 system.
$ ps aux | grep cat
detlef 2278 0.0 0.0 8680 352 ? S 06:13 0:00 /bin/cat
Why does Ubuntu 12.04 need cat running as a ...
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Nautilus is very slow
One month ago I updated (no fresh install) to 12.04.
Since then nautilus got extremely slow. When I open a folder that contains many subfolders I sometimes have to wait 4 seconds until everything is ...
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In Unity, the folder containing a file selected in the dash is opened in Nautilus instead of opening the file with the corresponding application [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Files lens and xdg-open only open nautilus but not the correct applicatiion
In 12.04, since yesterday the behavior of the dash in Unity has changed.
Previously (and I ...
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I cant see anything in the dash home [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Dash search gives no result
Since i upgrade to 11.10 I cant see my applications. The software center doesn't work and I don't know how to fix it. Please help me,
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Dash appears to run but is not visible
I've an issue in an Ubuntu install that was upgraded to 12.04. Recently the Unity Launcher is behaving strangely: left-clicking the dash icon changes the title bar and a triangle appears next to it, ...
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Dash does not open some files
after upgrading from 11.10 to 12.04 i cannot open from dash files or folders located in Dropbox folder. I click on them, the dash disappears but nothing happens. If i open them from nautilus it's ok ...
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How to disable icon fetching in dashboard's search? (increasing performance idea)
There seems to be lag whenever I start typing something in dashboard search, looking for an application. This could potentially be very fast, like typing Win "dwar" enter, runs dwarf fortress. But ...
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How do I create and modify application launchers in the Unity dash in 12.04? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I edit/create new launcher items in Unity by hand?
I want to add commands to the Unity dash and the launcher, so that I can can press Super and type the name of ...
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Dash home button in unity5 of new ubuntu 12.04lts [closed]
If I click on the dash home icon nothings come up. It's as if it's not responding, but just above the dash home icon, I can see close, minimize and restore buttons.
I have tried all the links present ...
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How to enable 'Tab'bing in Unity Dash (12.04)
I have done a clean install from Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04. When I open the dash with the super key in 11.10, I used to tab between all the lenses. However in 12.04 this seems to have been disabled.
How ...
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Unity launcher Removal [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I configure Unity's launcher auto-hide behavior?
How can I remove the unity launcher in 12.04 completely or at least hide it? I have tried to Uninstall it ...
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How to get the Dash and HUD to appear. (and stop Unity spewing error messages.) [closed]
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my wifes Dell Inspiron 1501, which uses an R300 ATI graphics chip. Neither the Dash or HUD appear when pushing the appropriate key. When I try unity --reset & in ...
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Unity Dash Button [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to change the Dash icon in the Unity Launcher?
How to change the Dash icon in the Unity Launcher?
When I follow the instructions in the link above (yeah I know for ...
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My default home lens changed after upgrading. Is that normal?
After I upgraded to 12.04 from 11.10, my Home Lens (the default lens when you press super key) seems broken. It no long shows default six big icons that were there previously in 11.10, but instead ...
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Can I make the dash forget the previous search each time it opens? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I stop Unity from remembering search history?
I would like the search bar to be empty each time, just like how windows vista onwards lets you press Super, type a ...
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How to hide one particular software from appearing in the Software Center & Dash
You may think that dosn't matter, but I realy want to use Ubuntu 12.04 without this program, Pornview, in Software center for personal reasons.
Thus my question is, how do I hide a particular piece ...
