The Unity Dash grants quick access to applications, files and folders, and shortcuts. For the command-line shell, use [tag:dash-shell]
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Ubuntu 12.10 : is possible to use dash as a Google desktop alternative?
I just need to know what asked in question subject.
May I use dash to index & search documents, emails, pdfs in a way similar to Google Desktop does?
Is also possible to specify which ...
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How do I get rid of the Unity Dash in Gnome classic?
I tried to enable Compiz features like wobbly windows and Desktop cube, but doing so Compiz crashed.
After it restarted Dash was started as well. I logged of and back onto my Gnome classic ...
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Where is the Unity Dash officially defined?
I've updated the Unity article on Wikipedia and need a better reference from the source on the Dash. However, I can't seem to find any sort of official definition of just what exactly what the dash ...
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Dash shows programs behind
Recently when I have been opening my dash the programs that I have open behind them will flash through. I have no idea how to fix this. thanks
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Dash Home or installation issue
Have the following problem:
Have LibreOffice 3.6.4.3 installed.
In Dash Home, under installed, it shows an icon with "LibreOffice 3.5 Math" text, and it should not show anything. It is not an LO icon, ...
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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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Is there a simple way to diagnose Unity performance issues?
The Unity Dash and HUD are slow to open, sometimes freezing the system for up to four seconds when I first hit the Alt or Super keys. Is there a simple way to find out where the time is going?
The ...
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Dash brings up 2nd instance of an app
When I select an app from the Launch panel, it returns to the app if already loaded (i.e. shows the app's window with the 'old' situation in it, such as the document last worked on by LibreOffice ...
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Dash home not opening
I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 12.10. I am trying to open the dash home, but the sidebar disappears until I click out of it. The dash itself never shows up. sometimes the top of the screen fuzzes up a ...
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How to take snapshot of the Dash or an Indicator menu? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to take a screenshot of a whole desktop with app menu selection?
When we want to take a snapshot of the screen we just press PrintScreen.
But this doesn't work in ...
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How to remove the Ubuntu Software Center Suggestions from the Dash
I want to remove the Ubuntu Software Center Suggestions from the Dash in Ubuntu 12.10. How to do that?
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Unity dash search
I have my personal folders to a different partition other than home, I had a series of symlinks in my home folder pointing to the folders on the other partition. This was causing multiple entries in ...
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Is there a shell-independent search tool like the Unity's Dash?
The only thing I will miss after moving to LXDE from Unity will be the Unity Dash. Its functionality, not the piss-poor performance that is. So here's my question. I know there is synapse but AFAIK it ...
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Pressing p in dash results in weird B
Today I tried to open Skype in my dash and discovered that my "p" key does not work properly. Instead of p I get B. In every other application the key works properly. When I copy the text "skyBe" from ...
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Images are not showing as thumbnails in dash in Ubuntu 12.10
Previously I assumed this simply wasn't an included functionality but on watching an Ubuntu 12.10 review from October it's clear that you should see image thumbnails in dash. However, my images are ...
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Unity Dash not launching-11.10
I'm running 11.10. I was on my computer today and I wanted to launch unity dash. But I pressed the superkey (Windows Key) and nothing happened. I pressed the ''Dash Home'' button but still nothing. ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 software installation of partimage
I have ubuntu 12.04 on a dual boot laptop with Windows Vista
I installed partimage through Software Centre in Ubuntu (12.04), but it is not shown in the list of installed software through Dash. Hence ...
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Web short-cuts on dash-11.10
I'm using 11.10, and my web browser is Chrome. Not Chromium, just Chrome. I want to access web-links with just a click. And I want to get to these using dash. Can I do this?
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Will Xubuntu 12.10 also have amazon ads?
and thanks in advance for your comments:
I'm currently using Ubuntu 12.04, and quite happy with it. I'm using the Unity desktop, and I've got no major complaints.
My problem/question is:
I've been ...
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How to quickly open an application for the 2nd time via Dash?
When I want to open an application via Dash, I just hit Super, type the first letters, and hit Enter. For instance: Super, "drop", Enter to start Dropbox. However, if I want to start an application ...
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How do i shift the dash to bottom in ubuntu 12.10? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I move the Unity launcher?
I would like to move the dash in my ubuntu 12.10 to the bottom.
I dont see any setting panel in Ubuntu.
Is there any code available for ...
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Change which folders appear in Dash
I'm running 12.04
Currently when I hit the super key, I get a search bar, my recent apps, my recent files, and my Downloads directory.
Is there a way to change that to be my Programming directory, ...
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Dash is empty, reinstallation doesn't help
I used
sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends ubuntu-desktop
but dash home didn't show anything. I reinstalled, and the same result.
What should I install to get it to work?
I only got a ...
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How can I get more info in the dash?
When searching for the phrase 'invoices' in the Ubuntu dash, I get a few different folders that all relate to different projects. However, there is no way of seeing which is which, as I cannot see the ...
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Photos not appearing in dash home, photo lense
If I load up ''Dash Home'' then click on the ''Camera'' photo lense, to view photos or search for photos it says theres no photos that match my search.
But if I search under the ''home/house'' icon ...
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Must double-tap Windows key to open Dash
I'm experiencing some strange behaviour of the Unity Dash and the Windows/Super keyboard key.
As far as I know, normal behaviour is:
Tap: Open Dash
Hold: Show keyboard shortcut overlay
However, ...
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How do I make Dash only show installed applications by default?
While it's easy to use the filter in Dash in Ubuntu 12.10 to show only the installed programs (and not offer suggestions), I'd like to make this permanent. As it stands, you have to reset it each time ...
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How do I remove files that I have downloaded from the Dash?
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. The problem is that the dashHome shows all the files and icons that I have downloaded and used and I want to remove them from the dashHome. Can any one help how can I do ...
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Dash - thumbnails of images
Is there a way to have Dash show a thumbnail of the actual picture of an image file in search results, rather than the icon for the file type?
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Show Desktop before opening Dash
Every time I open the Dash while having an active animation (e.g. Video/Live graph/GIF animation) on screen, it will be terribly slow even just to show icons!
So I wonder if it's possible to show the ...
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Views too small and changing for choosing among multiple windows of an application
In 12.04, whenever an application has many windows being opened and I want to switch between these windows, I click the application's icon on the panel of desktop, so that all windows are shown ...
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How can I get to a folder using dash
I love the dash, but I am really annoyed that when I type a folder name, 90% of the cases the dash does not know what I am looking for.
I have a folder 'Projects', but when entered 'Projects', it is ...
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Ubuntu 12.04LTS - Dash home application question mark icon
I have installed PhpStorm application in my Ubuntu 12.04 but in the Dash Home (and in Dash Bar also) appears a Question Mark icon.
I have tried to re-config the shorcut, but it not works (just the ...
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Organizing games launchers
On my kids account on the computer I kept installing a game and I locking them to the launcher on the left. After a while, the launcher got pretty swamped.
My kids are not proficient enough to search ...
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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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Dash doesn't recognize that application is installed
I've installed Geary from the software center, but I can't launch it from the Dash nor did I manage to create an app icon on the Launcher. The Software center has no problem seeing that the app is ...
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Ubuntu dash and panel disappear after upgrading ubuntu 12.10
Dash and panel disappear and also the nautilus after I upgrade Ubuntu 12.04 to 12.10. What could be the cause of this problem and how to fix it.
I already tried restarting the lighdm but it still ...
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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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How can I move Amazon search results into a dedicated shopping lens and out of the home lens?
I don't want Amazon search results to show up in the home lens and prefer to access them in an independent shopping lens. How can this be accomplished?
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How to Launch Multiple Processes from the dash?
Is there a way to configure the Ubuntu 12.04 menu/dash to launch multiple instances (processes) of an application?
With Vim, I sometimes like to launch several versions of it. With Vim configured on ...
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Can I change from Recent apps to Most frequent apps
I'd like to change the way Unity selects apps for the application lens from "Most recent" to "Most frequent" but I can find no way to do this. What to do? I'm using Ubuntu 12.10
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Screen tearing with opened Dash - Nvidia Geforce 8400 using Nouveau driver [closed]
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal, on my dodgy Vostro 1400 with Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS.
Since installation, I switch to Nvidia driver and it works alright, but the windows performance is choppy, ...
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Dash background (when no blur) after upgrade [closed]
I have a problem: I don't like the blur effect in dash, so I turned it off in ccsm. Before the upgrade, everything was ok, but now dash uses lower part of the screen as a background. It's not correct. ...
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How to edit gnome/unity menus without using Alacarte?
Alacarte crashes every time I attempt to edit a submenu or move an item from one submenu to another and then I'd have to wipe the application.menu files or my gnomeshell desktop would be useless. Is ...
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Problems w/ switching between applications and SuperKey
I'm relatively new to running Ubuntu, been running Kubuntu for a long time. However I'm now running Ubuntu, just trying to figure it out.
My home laptop hasn't been turned on all week and yesterday ...
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How to bind dash home to the “Windows” key
I'd like to bind my "windows" key so that it opens the dash home.
I've been unable to do it since the shortcut editor seems to only allow bindings having 2 keys sequence only.
So basically do the ...
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Unity and Dash displayed under all active windows
When Ubuntu starts, the Unity toolbar is displayed at the background and all windows are displayed above it. When I hit the Super button on my keyboard, the Dash opens but remains at the background so ...
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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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Dash does not keep source filter beyond a session in 12.10
Is there any way to keep filter settings in the dash beyond a session?
For example, in the application lens I want to disable the Software center source in the list of the available apps. I can do ...
