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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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Vuze is not opening once it is closed in Ubuntu 11.04?
I have installed Vuze on Ubuntu 11.04.Everything is working fine.But when I am closing Vuze application and when doing open the Vuze application, it is not going to open.Again when I restart the ...
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Custom Ubuntu launcher doesn't launch
I use Ubuntu 11.04 and Gnome 2.32.1.
I want to create a new launcher for Sql Developer on the desktop with the following value:
Name : SqlDeveloper
Command : /bin/sh ...
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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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Launchbar fix position [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to disable autohiding for launcher in Unity
I have launchbar which moves when I remove mouse from left side, but I want it to stay there, whether I mouse over there ...
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Unity dash does not get keyboard focus first time [closed]
When I login to a unity session, the first time I press the Super key, the dash pops up but the keyboard focus does not go to it. I press the Super key a second time to dismiss the dash, and a third ...
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1answer
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Unity launcher crashes and leaves ghost shadow
Sometimes my Unity launcher crashes and shows and undesirable behaviour: although it still hides, it leaves a ghost shadow behind it. I don't know how to solve it and the only way to recover the ...
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How do I stop the Unity launcher from hiding behind other windows?
The Unity launcher tends to put itself in the background of any windows sometimes.
It does not occur on startup, just randomly after some hours of usage.
How do I bring it back to front without ...
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Ubuntu 11.04 Launcher [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I move the Unity launcher?
I have searched the net and found out that the Launcher is not movable. With widescreen format it makes perfect sense to have the launcher ...
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How do I add (mail) programs to the messages indicator?
I am running Ubuntu 11.04 with unity, i just wonder why gnome-default-applications-properties only show me the evolution program. There was no customize option before?
Just would like to launch ...
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Blue “gap” behind the Unity launcher button? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the blue triangle on the home button for?
I regularly have a gap in the upper-left corner of the button for the Unity launcher. It is almost like a beveling of ...
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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 recover the launcher?
My 7 yr old son recently attempted to get on the computer and rebooted it somehow. Now the launcher is missing and I am unable to use the system.
I have rebooted several times with the same results, ...
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How can I make Chromium app windows count as “their own application” in the Unity launcher?
I'm trying to add a Chromium app window (chromium-browser --app=http://example.org) to the launcher. I've put together a .desktop file and it works, but all instances of Chromium get lumped together. ...
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Customization for quicklists of Unity is reverted after reboot
I followed the instructions here to modify my quicklists of Unity. For examples in order to add an "Root Terminal" item I modified my gnome-terminal.desktop as follows:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Terminal
...
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1answer
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11.04 classic GNOME application searching tool just with keyboard [closed]
I want to search and execute application just in a little bit typing (without moving mouse pointer). But I don't want to use Unity and I don't want to install a dock (computer performance problem). Is ...
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1answer
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Restore Home Icon on Ubuntu 11.04 Launcher
After installing Ubuntu 11.04, I removed the Home Icon from the launcher by right clicking on the Home Icon and chosing the - Keep In Launcher option. Then it disappeared. Now I am wondering how do I ...
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unable to create new launcher
I cannot create a new launcher anywhere (either in the normal GNOME desktop or Unity).
No action when I right-click the desktop and select Create Launcher....
At last I tried to create launcher, ...
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Is there a way to add a common user menu to the Unity launcher?
Having just upgraded from 10.04 to 11.04, I'm getting used to the Unity interface.
Back in Gnome, I managed to create a "common" menu accessible from the start button to which I could simply add ...
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Ubuntu 11.04 launcher… with tabs? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to preview windows of a specific application in Unity?
In Windows 7, if you have more of the same window open at the same time and you click on the icon, it pops out ...
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3answers
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Firefox won't integrate with unity launcher
After a recent firefox upgrade, the integration with the unity launcher went pear-shaped. Clicking on the Firefox icon does not move focus to the running firefox, but starts another firefox instance / ...
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Unity launcher bar stuck and won't hide
When using drag and drop the launcher bar reveals and will not hide unless I close the program.
Is their a fix?
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1answer
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How can I debug the unity launcher where it sometimes causes a system freeze?
Sometimes when I move the mouse to the unity launcher the system freezes (sometimes I can move the mouse). I can't even CTRL+ALT+F1. How would I go about figuring out what the cause is and recover ...
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Change Unity Launcher position [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I move the Unity launcher?
In Ubuntu 11.04, how can i change the position of Unity Launcher, which is left by default to say Top, Right or bottom?
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Different action for unity launcher icon depending on action?
I'm making a launcher that when clicked will open up a chromium window with tabs for Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Calendar, but I'd also like to drag and drop documents into the launcher icon and ...
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Unity application launchers are disappeared
Once I'm adding application launcher onto unity dock I expect it will be there as long as I want, but after the system restarted they're just disappeared.
What may cause the problem or what should I ...
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how to make changes to launcher in unity permanent? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I make Unity remember which applications are in the launcher?
i spent now a couple of hours reading and trying. i went through the whole faq here, but couldn't ...
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“More Apps” icon disappered on launcher. How can it be restored? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Unity Lenses Missing (files/folders, applications)
I know how to add icons for applications to the launcher; but the icon lost is for "More Apps". I don't know what is ...
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1answer
380 views
How do you disable launcher without disabling global menus in 11.04? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a way to get the Unity title bar behavior and NOTHING ELSE?
How do you disable the launcher WITHOUT DISABLING the global menus too in 11.04? I want to use Docky ...
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1answer
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Selecting classic mode on login still shows Launcher
I was running Unity in Natty when I tried to activate the Rotate and Cube effects. That broke Unity and I had to restore the Unity original configuration by invoking
gsettings reset ...
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2answers
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“Create Launcher…” on desktop did not work
"Create Folder" and "Create Document" worked well. But nothing happened when click "Create Launcher". It's annoying to create launchers in Terminal. so what can I do?
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211 views
Don't display media on the Desktop
How can I get media icons to not display on the desktop? I do not want them there because they already show in the launcher on the left and there is no point in having them both places.
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How to re-add the 'Home Folder' launcher item?
I deleted the Home Folder launcher item, but now I wish to get it back. Any idea?
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Launcher not auto-hiding while using Writer
Despite of setting the launcher bar to auto-hide mode, it stops auto-hiding after a while when I'm using Writer. What can an Ubuntu rookie like me do to solve this VERY annoying matter?
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1answer
334 views
Unity side bar sticking?
So is the unity sidebar sticking a new feature. I run apps and the sidebar stays over the top blocking access to the app you're trying to run
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1answer
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How to preview windows of a specific application in Unity?
I would like in Unity, to see a preview of the open windows of a specific application.
Just like Linux DockbarX (or windows 7).
Motivation example:
When I have several windows open of the same ...
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1answer
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Apllications not starting from launcher
Some applications, for example python resourceEditor from the pythoncard-tools package, run correctly if I start tham from Terminal.
However, when I add them to the launcher and try to open them ...
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Unity launcher doesn't hide automatically on start up
When you start an application, say, Firefox, the Launcher continues to be placed over it. This is cleared up by moving the mouse to the left edge of the screen and then away, but it shouldn't happen ...
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Can I create a quicklist sub-menu?
Can I create a quicklist sub-menu for my launchers? Like if I put Ubuntu and on hover it opened a sub-menu with all my Ubuntu links?
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How to easily open the Launcher with a secondary monitor to the left
I have two monitors (24" as main and a 19" to the left).
Each time I want to swap to a different application or launch a new one, the launcher seems a little problematic to come up. Even though ...
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1answer
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How can I move the Applications and Files & Folders lenses in the launcher?
In the launcher there are two types of launcher items. The default ones in the bottom part of the launcher, such as the Workspace Switcher, Applications lens, Files & Folders lens and Trash, and ...
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2answers
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Move left launcher to another monitor
I use a large monitor as primary and laptop screen as secondary. Is it possible to move the launcher to my big monitor or do I have to turn off my laptop monitor?
"Monitor Preferences" (Launcher ...
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6answers
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What to do when Unity's Launcher gets stuck open?
My Unity Launcher is currently stuck open. Short of logging out and back in, does anyone have ideas for getting it to auto-hide as usual?
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1answer
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No Launcher on an Acer D620 netbook [closed]
I have installed ubuntu 11.04. I found no laincher at the left side. I wamt to know why? Secondlay, my Acer Netbook D260, cannot find the wifi. How i can solve it.
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Add custom icons to the launcher in Ubuntu 11.04 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I add applications to the launcher?
i have installed 11.04 i want to know whether i can add custom icons on launcher or not
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How to properly install an unzipped program into the launcher? [closed]
I just download and unzipped Aptana Studio into /opt/AptanaStudio3, and ran the program /opt/AptanaStudio3/AptanaStudio3 using the Nautilus file explorer. It shows as an icon on the launcher when ...
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1answer
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Why are emblems disabled in the unity launcher?
I have seen screenshots with emblems and bug reports like this suggest that emblems were there at some point but they no longer work and there does not seem to be a way to set them in the libunity ...
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How can I visual find out what programs are running on the current virtual screen in unity?
After switching to the Unity in 11.04 I miss the bottom only for one thing: I want to know what windows are on the current virtual screen. I switch between windows with alt+tab and sometimes I don't ...
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Can the Applications or Files and Folders buttons be moved on the Unity Launcher?
Is there a way to move the Applications or Files & Folders buttons on the Unity Launcher? I can move every other button but those. I'd like to move them to the top of the bar instead of their ...
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How to force active Launcher webpages to be from the Chromium icon? [closed]
So, I'm not quite sure how to word this, but I created some custom launchers for Chromium Browser's application shortcuts:
As you can see in the image, the Social website one is active because I ...
