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How can I configure a launcher to show an application icon? [duplicate]
Some applications don't display icons when you create a launcher for them - you get the default Gnome launcher icon. How can I configure a custom launcher to show the icon? They are visible on the ...
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Hierarchy in Launcher?
Help! My launcher is full! And scrolling through the icons is so painfully slow!
Is there any possibility to apply a hierarchy in the launcher? Some folder-like icon where you can put in a bunch of ...
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Configure launcher so that program icons do not stack
I would like the icons in my launcher not to stack by program. If you have 2 terminals open, for example, there is one terminal icon in the launcher with 2 sub-categories.
I would like 2 separate ...
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Fix gear icon in Libreoffice 4 from ppa
I installed libreoffice 4 from the supply debs in their website, because it didn't have unity integration I decided to completely uninstall it.
Today I saw the ppa has libreoffice 4 with support for ...
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“Already Executing”?
In my Ubuntu launcher I have two icons with question marks on them. When I hover my mouse over them they read "Already Executing". What is this and can I remove them? I am an extremely ...
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Why Ubuntu 12.10 displays launcher icons in different size, but 12.04 displays them in the same size? [duplicate]
On Ubuntu 12.10, the launcher icons are displayed in different size in Unity:
But on Ubuntu 12.04, they are all rendered nicely to the same size:
Is it a bug in Ubuntu 12.10? How can I change ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 new Launcher Icons don't launch
In the last week I upgrade Skype and installed MATLAB and neither of their launcher icons seem to work. They will flash as if they are trying to load the program but after a few seconds go back to ...
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How do I give my python shell an icon after I lock it to the unity laucher? [duplicate]
I wanted fast access to my python shell, so I locked it to the launcher, but the icon is just a question mark, which I assume means it doesn't have the necessary file. For the sake of aesthetics, I ...
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Why are there multiple copies of the same application in the Unity launcher?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10, and some applications have two launcher icons in the Unity launcher. There is one smaller, pixelated icon, and one regular one. It only happens with some apps though, but not ...
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Launcher, Icons, Terminal not working after routine update
9th February, 2013.
I have routine updated ubuntu 12.04. I have installed from a CD downloaded from this site. I have updated my 12.04 successfully in last few months. I did routine update on 12.04 as ...
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left-click on launcher icon does not start the application
After upgrading from Ubuntu 10.04 (lucid lynx) to Ubuntu 12.04 (precise pangolin) almost everything works fine, except launcher.
For most icons, left-click on the icon in the launcher does not ...
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Is there a simple fix to get my launcher size slider bar back in Settings>Appearance?
My launcher icon size slider bar recently disappeared from the system settings since recent updates. I'm running Ubuntu 12.04, but I am not comfortable editing files or anything like that, so I need ...
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How can I prevent web apps from appearing in the launcher (waste of launcher space)?
Every time I go to Amazon website, an extra launcher icon gets created in my launcher as long as I'm on the Amazon website. How can I prevent this icon from appearing in the launcher? It's a waste of ...
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How to move icons in the Unity Launcher permanently, i.e. it survives a reboot
There are plenty of answered questions regarding this subject but how on earth can icons be moved permanently so that after the next boot they are where they were left? Some icons to programs I use a ...
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How to add drive/partition-icon to the launcher?
My dualboot-system (win7 / ubuntu 12.04) has a ntfs-formatted partition called "/share" for files I use both in win7 and ubuntu (e.g. pictures, music etc.).
I'd like to have a symbol of this drive in ...
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New Install - No Icons - V12.10 [duplicate]
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Unity doesn’t load, no Launcher, no Dash appears
After a successful install (dual boot with Windows XP Home), the login screen comes up and after logging in, all I get ...
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How to resize Unity Launcher Icons? [duplicate]
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How do I resize the Unity launcher?
Ubuntu 12.04.
I want to resize the icons in the launcher. As shown in this picture there is a resize tab and a restore defaults ...
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Launcher Icons Fuzzy
I have had blurry icons in my launcher ever since I upgraded to Ubuntu 12.10. I have included a print screen.
Does anyone know what I can do to resolve this?
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xmind portable icon appeared as question mark
I use xmind portable, the application is running well on my ubuntu 12.04 64bit. However, is there a way to change the "question mark icon" at launcher whenever i run xmind portable to anything else?
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Desktop launcher for terminal apps
I have software to run opensim, it requires the terminal window to start, run and shut down.
I have 3 instances of it running in 3 terminal windows, with mysql for the 3 databases.
Normally to start ...
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Launcher icon differences in pixels between monitors usign same resolution
Today I got to test a Samsung SyncMaster 2043nwx. My normal monitor was a 1080p Soniview TV that supports 1920x1080. I use 1680x1050 (16:10) as my common resolution. My amazed is when I see that the ...
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How can I change the icon of a fogger app
I've made several fogger apps (without any code, so basically they're just hyperlinks in the unity launcher). How can I change the icon of these 'apps'? (Do I, for example, need to make a stylesheet?)
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Launcher tooltip display issues [closed]
I've just installed Ubuntu 12.04.1, and it seems that I have some issues with the launcher: if I hover the mouse on an icon, it shows a horizontal line instead of the icon's name. If I hover it again, ...
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Strange behaviour of Launcher icon positions
It's a hardly any trouble but I still want to ask in case anyone knows.
I like to keep my Launcher clean with just two or three most common applications pinned. The strange behaviour is that new ...
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How do I change the software center icon in the launcher?
I'm not a big fan of the Software Center icon (apparently I'm not the only one: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/09/software-centre-icon-proposal).
Is there a way change it?
The answers to this ...
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Icons label of Unity launcher sometimes disappear
From a while the icons label of Unity disappear sometimes. If I'm not wrong this issue started with the latest update of Unity (I have unity 5.14.0). I'm using Ubuntu 12.04.1.
Any idea to fix this ...
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Remove Unity Icon when 'Unlock from Launcher' does not appear
I recently installed the LibreOffice 3.5.4.2 meta package via the Ubuntu Software Center. This does not contain LibreOffice Base, so I installed it separately via the Ubuntu Software Center as well.
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Inconsistent behaviour of applications and Launcher
This is a question that involves multiple issues involved in creating a menu tied to a Launcher icon. I'm using a fresh install of 12.04 (AMD64 version).
I've written a small yad (Yet Another Dialog ...
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Invisible launcher icons, Asus Zenbook Ux32VD, Ubuntu 12.04
I just got my new asus laptop from the store and wanted to use Ubuntu. But after I installed all updates and stuff, the launcher icons went invisible. They still works and text is displaying when I ...
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Is it possible to permanently lock launcher icons?
I have installed Ubuntu onto my parents laptop. They are around their 80s. They manage to remove icons from the launcher accidentally again and again. I have to put them back manually, only to find ...
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Launcher icons invisible, still work in 12.04
Rebooted my PC today to find that my launcher icons are not showing on the launcher bar, even though they are still there. I can hover over the launcher bar and see (via the mouse tool-tip) that they ...
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Expo View by Launcher Icon Click
I am running Ubuntu 12.04 32bit, and something changed recently (maybe after installing official MyUnity). I am no longer able to bring up the "expo mode" for the windows of a given application when ...
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Launcher icons are invisible after upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04
I am re-purposing an old laptop. I installed 11.10 on it and then immediately upgraded to 12.04. (I could not directly install 12.04 as my system does not support PAE.)
When my system was (briefly) ...
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What is the boot up configuration file for the desktop?
I'm relatively new to Linux and Ubuntu. Recently I installed 11.10 but found that some of the icons on the launcher were transparent as were some of the icons from the dash after launching. I ...
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How can I disable the workspace-switcher on the Sidebar? [duplicate]
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Remove the Workspace Switcher launcher from Unity launcher?
I dont use the Workspace-Switcher on the Sidebar but I'm not able to remove it. I tried it with MyUnity, ...
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how to change the path of an icon in the unity launcher
On previous versions of ubuntu, I used to add Thunderbird to the top menu bar so I could launch it quickly. Occasionally, I would want to use a more recent version of Thunderbird so I would download ...
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Workspace Switcher icon is not valid in Mac Lion Theme
In my Unity there is one problem:
This issue hapened when I changed my icon theme to Mac-Lion-Theme
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Should the lack of a launcher icon be considered a bug?
For example, the window that lets me view my keyboard layout does not have a launcher icon. The Unity launcher show a grey question mark instead, which does not feel pretty. Having more than one such ...
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ubuntu 12.04 eclipse icon in launcher [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to set an icon for Eclipse?
I downloaded Eclipse from the eclipse website, when I launch eclipse, the launcher shows a question mark icon(?) for eclipse.
I tried ...
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Why do some running applications launch a new session when their icon is clicked in the launcher?
Here is my problem. I locked a software's icon to the launcher. When I click it, programs run. When I click it again, it opens another session instead choosing running program. That happens ...
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How can I rearrange the icons in Unity Launcher? [duplicate]
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Is there an easy way to rearrange or move the icons in the Unity launcher?
Given that I have no choice to move the launcher from the left of the screen. How do I change ...
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Unable to set my own icon for launcher item in 12.04
I use the Faenza icon collection in Ubuntu 12.04 Unity with no issues. I decided to change my Gimp launcher icon, so I made my own (gimp-ak.png) and added it, and its appropriately sized derivatives, ...
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Editing Icons and Icon Sequence in the Launcher?
How do you edit the icons in the launcher? I am particularly interested in "bumping up" higher some of my more frequently used software icons that I have locked to the launcher. Unity seems to dictate ...
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Setting program logo in Unity launcher - missing icons folder
My goal is to create a working launcher for PHPStorm which will work in both the desktop and the Unity launcher, using the proper logo, in 12.04. I followed the instructions here - How can I create ...
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How to add right click menu item to create a launcher in Gnome 3 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I create launchers on my desktop?
When I create desktop icon launchers I need to use an extensive workaround.
Using "dconf editor" is a workaround to enable ...
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No launcher icon size option in Ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I make Unity 2D launcher icons smaller?
This is really weird but I really don't have the option to resize my launcher icons in the System Settings -> Appearance ...
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Why does the Audacity icon change in the launcher if the launcher icon size is adjusted?
I noticed when I was fiddling with the launcher icon size that at a certain size the icon for Audacity changes. Does anyone know why this would happen?
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Libreoffice3.5 applications opening in new icon
Whenever I open up a program from Libreoffice3.5, it will open in its own launcher icon. For example, if I click on my docked "Writer", it will open it up in another icon.
Here's a screenshot:
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Multiple Internet icons in the launcher bar [closed]
After a reinstall of ubuntu 11.10, i have this bug ( i think).
What happens is I start the internet, then I keep the icon (cromium webbrowser) in the launcher bar.
after some time on the internet ...
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Blank icon for Kompozer in Unity launcher [closed]
I installed Kompozer using the Software Center in 11.10. The package installed ok and it works as expected.
The issue is the icon in the launcher is a blank. When I tried to drag icon to launcher ...
