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Can I set the launcher to only be visible when I'm on the desktop?

I'd like to show the Launcher when I am on my desktop and hide it when an application is running. How can I personalize it?
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Creating a .desktop file for a new application

I just installed the lastest version of UGENE. I works fine but in order to use it, I have to enter the following in the terminal: cd ugene-1.11.5/ then execute ./ugene -ui to launch UGENE GUI. This ...
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Change launcher icon opacity/brightness

Is there any way to reduce the opacity/brightness of launcher icons in Ubuntu 12? They are too vivid and colorful, which distracts me a little. Coders will know. It wouldn't bother me if the ...
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How can I make the launcher have the same “texture” as the panel (with transparency)?

I saw a picture (could not find it sorry) where the launcher was transparent and had some blur to it just like the panel would if you were to add transparency to it. It had the same texture as it. ...
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How can I remove the “bubble/round square” around the icons and the dash icon?

I know that the texture files for the launcher are in /use/share/unity/5 but I remember the exact files to "erase". I want to make the icons look like windows 7 icons, with no border around them, as ...
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0answers
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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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Is it possible to add custom items to System Settings window?

For example, how to add a "Startup Applications Preferences" launcher to this Window?
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1answer
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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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3answers
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How can I change the background color of the unity launcher?

I really dislike the slight dark-purple tint to the side-launcher bar and shell surrounding the menu after pressing the meta key. How can I set this to another color? There are configure options ...
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0answers
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How can I set the Unity2D launcher to be always shown? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I configure Unity 2D? Is it possible to have the bar on the left side always on top? I fixed this for Unity 3D, but I'm now using Unity 2D and when a window is ...
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1answer
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Where is the information about custom launchers in Unity panel? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I edit/create new launcher items in Unity by hand? I have recently pinned my "custom" application to the Unity launcher bar. I'd like to tweak it a bit, add a ...
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1answer
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How can I change the order of cycling windows in Unity launcher?

When there are multiple instances of the same application running, each with its own window, the Unity launcher shows one icon for all of them. Then you have to click on that icon to go the "first" ...
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4answers
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how to change default launcher icons in unity for a new user?

I have customised my Unity launcher's icon list with custom launchers . Now I want the same customised launcher to appear when i create a new user. Currently the default ubuntu launcher appears when I ...