Questions tagged [lenses]
Lenses are elements of the Unity Dash that provide a UI to search both the web and application data. If you have a question related to a specific lens included by default, please use its tag instead.
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What lenses for Unity are available?
This question is present as a matter of historical interest. While you are encouraged to help maintain its answers, please understand that "big list" questions are not generally allowed on AskUbuntu ...
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How do I install the Ask Ubuntu Unity Lens, and how do I use it?
I heard about the Ask Ubuntu Unity Lens over in the chat, and I was wondering how to install it. What are the step-by-step instructions to get it installed, activated and once that's done, how do I ...
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Can the parameters of the Music Lens be edited?
I primarily listen to classical music on my laptop. Since I'm obsessed with specifics with my music, I am precise with how I label my genres (Opera, Symphony, Chorale, etc.).
Is there a way to edit ...
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How do I start developing a lens for Unity? [duplicate]
I would like to know how to create one of those lenses for unity. I know how to program. but I don't know where to start. Are there certain libraries I should use or docs that I should read? Are there ...
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How to remove "Apps Available for Download" from the applications lens?
Is there some way to modify the Applications lens in Unity so that we can remove the "Apps Available for Download" section?
The section is really annoying for normal use. We don't have to know why we ...
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What exactly is a "lens"?
I've seen a number of questions about lenses, and I've picked up enough to work out that it's something to do with the Unity shell in Natty, but I haven't really worked out exactly what is meant by it....
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How to make Unity's Dash save the results filtering?
The dash can remember the settings for filtered results for the entire session, but not beyond that. Once the profile is logged out and back in the results would reset to their original settings; ...
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How do I remove only shopping searches?
I have a brand new 13.10 install and I want all this shopping spyware nonsense gone. Searching for "Ubuntu shopping spyware nonsense" led me to apt-get remove unity-lens-shopping but I don't actually ...
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What are differences between a lens and scope?
Well it seems those two terms are the most popular ones since 11.04. What truly are the differences and similarities between them (lenses and scopes)?
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Completely removing smart scopes
I want to know if it's possible to remove the Unity Smart Scopes?
Basically I like to keep a lean machine. I always remove just about everything I can - I actually only use the app and file lens', I ...
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Is libunity planning on including functions for Unity Lenses?
I am unclear on this, because I have heard mention of a proposed API for Unity Lenses, and such an API would be extremely useful for projects involving home automation.
I am interested in ...
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Auto clear search term from lens
There must be a setting or a shell script that would clear the terms from the lens every time it's closed.
The behaviour would be:
open lens and type a term.
reopen the lens with super key.
see ...
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Sorting Unity 3D Search Results
When I hit the "Windows Key" and search for an application, the order is always incorrect (imo).
As a very simple example, I'll search for "calc".
The default Ubuntu calculator is 3rd from the left (...
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How to let Ubuntu index and find files on a different (Windows) drive when searching?
I love the Unity dash and lenses, but it only finds files that are under /home/mylogin
I would like it to find files that are under /media/MyWindowsDrive/Users/MyWinLogin
I tried creating a link to ...
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Hiding Files From Dash Search [duplicate]
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How can I keep recent files from appearing in Unity?
I have images and videos that I want to have hidden from the Files and videos lens searches in my dash. (Nothing dirty, ...
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How do you change the search location of the Music Lens?
My music collection is on a separate partition and not under /home/username/Music. How do I get the music lens in Unity on Ubuntu 11.10 to search in a different location?
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Where do I find a terminal lens for Unity?
I have been googling for a terminal lens, i.e. a Unity lens that integrates the terminal into the usual dash replaces the current Alt+F2 functionality.
For instance one could have a line of icons as ...
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Easy tutorial to create Unity Lens? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I start developing a lens for Unity?
Okay, I have been researching all day and night about creating a Unity Lens. Unfortunately, I ended up for nothing. I found most of ...
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Files lens and xdg-open only open nautilus but not the correct applicatiion
since some days my Files lens opens only nautilus but not the correct application which is associated with the file extension.
For example, if I choose a PDF file, Nautilus is openend, pointing to ...
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After upgrading to 13.10, no applications are visible in the application lens
I upgraded from 13.04 to 13.10 and now all icons in the application lens are gone.
This is what I tried so far:
apt-get install --reinstall unity-lens-applications
unity --replace and unity --reset-...
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Making Unity Dash open with the last used Lens as the active Lens
Especially with no keyboard shortcuts for custom-installed Lenses, I thought it would be nice for the Dash to always open the last used Lens for me (instead of the default Home/Global Lens). Is it ...
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How to delete Apps and Files & Folder (lenses) icons from Launcher?
Hi there, I've been looking for some information about how to delete those Icons (Applications and Files & Folders).
Why? Simple, because I understand that Ubuntu's button (BFB) it's a better ...
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Unity "Files & Folders" lens can't find anything
Recently, the Unity "Files & Folders" lens can not find anything I am searching for using the dash.
Let's give an example :
I want to find a document called "Figure_1.png". Before this trouble, I ...
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Where is the Google Search Bar in Unity?
On many Screenshots from Unity I can see a Google Search Bar in the upper panel, like in this Screenshot
http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/10/shuttleworth-unity-shell-will-be-default-...
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Is there a way for non-experts to create new lenses/drawers for the Unity launcher?
So far I'm liking the new Unity interface, but there are certain aspects of the Applications lens/dash that I find a bit inconvenient. For example, I have about 30 games installed on my desktop.
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Changing the Dash button to open a lens rather than shortcuts?
I would like to change the default Dash opening screen from shortcuts (the "Home" page) to the Applications lens. Or at least to rebind the super key to achieve that effect.
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How do I disable Online Videos in the Unity Dash? [duplicate]
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Is there a way to disable access to the Internet by Unity video lens?
When I open the Unity Launcher and click on the last icon for videos, I get three lists: Recently seen, ...
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How do I disable Online Videos in the Unity Dash?
Recently, I discovered that, Unity lenses can access Internet to fetch information. Such as Video lens. But I want to disable that feature, since It is no use to me.
Can I disable access to Internet ...
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Is it possible to programmatically call, access, or get results from the Unity Dash?
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After eyeing Unity's notification APIs for the past few releases, I've developed an itch to write a feed reader that syndicates new arrivals in the Messaging Menu...
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Is there a tool to manage dash lenses?
My Ubuntu 12.04 dash has become a clutter on lenses. At first I installed every lens I found on the internet. Most of them now I seldom use. So, is there any quick way to add/hide/remove lenses?
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Would a Unity lens written for Unity 3D also work in Unity 2D?
I am thinking of writing a few lens features to link Unity into some business web applications, do I have to target both Unity variants separately or can I do one and assume the other will just work?
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How to get Google Drive (Docs) search to work in Unity Dash?
How to get Google Drive (Docs) search to work in Unity Dash?
I've added my Google account in the Online Accounts System Settings panel.
I'm using Ubuntu 13.04 with the following packages installed:
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How do I install the Unity Books Lens, and how do I use it?
I read that there is a Unity Book Lens available. How do I install it and how do I use it?
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How do I install the Reddit Unity Lens?
So I was looking at Jorge Castro's blog, and I saw that there was a Reddit lens for Ubuntu 11.04 Unity. How do I install it? Is there a PPA?
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Keyboard shortcut for switching lenses
It used to be that I could switch to another lens by using the Tab button in 11.10 but it seems that the key has been mapped to focusing different sections of the same lens in 12.04.
Is there a new ...
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What qualifies an application as frequently used?
I am aware that something called Zeitgeist is used to determine the "Most Frequently Used" part of the unity dashboard, but i was wondering what the specifics where. I know the amount of applications ...
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How do I disable the "Available for purchase" list on the Music lens?
I have no intentions in buying music, so I would like to disable it!
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How do I change the order in which lenses appear in the dash?
Application lenses seem to be ordered alphabetically by default:
From left to right: dash home --> applications --> extras-unity-lens-wikipedia --> files --> music --> recoll --> video
Is there any ...
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Configure Unity Lenses and what they search [closed]
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10.
I've read about a lense (ppa:pydave/unity-lenses) that you can replace with the original files and folders lense, so you can search all your files. Instead of the current ...
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Will there be a place for example a website or a PPA that holds all the lenses for Unity?
With the new feature lenses in the Natty Unity launcher will there be a website, ppa or something be created to easily get hold of them so users can browse and install the ones there want?
At the ...
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Unable to remove some unity lenses
I removed the files, video, photos and friends lenses with the following command.
sudo apt-get purge unity-lens-files unity-lens-video unity-lens-photos unity-lens-friends
Although the corresponding ...
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Creating a Unity Lens: The name `Activation' does not exist in the context of `Unity'
I'm trying to create a Lens for Unity in 11.10 using vala. This is my daemon.vala:
using Dee;
using Gee;
namespace PidginLens
{
public class Daemon : GLib.Object, Unity.Activation
{
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OAuth/Authenticating user for Unity Lenses
Trying to create a lens that would touch a web service that requires oauth authentication.
And a search here, netted me this: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Unity/Lenses
I was using this tutorial to ...
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How can I search manpages in 13.10’s dash?
In 13.10, there is no dedicated help lens. In 13.04, it was the place for docs like yelp, manpages or texinfo. However, there is a manpage scope in the dash, and it is activated. But when I search for,...
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How can I change the keyboard shortcut to switch lenses?
The keyboard shortcut to change lenses in 12.04 has changed from being Tab to being: Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab. As answered in this question: Keyboard shortcut for switching lenses
I can see that ...
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Reconfiguring the music lens for Audacious
As much as I love Banshee for managing my library, its a bit slow (on my laptop) to use as a media player when I just fancy listening to a song and it also lacks the plugins for enhancing the sound ...
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Are there any lenses for empathy or pidgin?
I see gwibber lenses, is there anything for empathy or pidgin? For search my contacts, open tab chat or others..
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Unity dash: Sorry, there is nothing that matches your search
I face with problem
Sorry, there is nothing that matches your search
When searching in applications. However searching within files or musics etc is ok. Just applications are not found. it even ...
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Can I assign custom keyboard shortcuts to custom (non-default) unity lenses?
I installed the recoller lense ( http://www.webupd8.org/2012/03/recoll-lens-full-text-search-unity-lens.html ) and now finally have fulltext search in dash.
File lense is opened with super+F, music ...
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