Questions related to panel(s), including appearance and customization. This could refer to gnome-panel, or a panel in another desktop environment. Use the "menu-bar" tag instead when referring to the top panel used in Unity.
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How to refresh an icon that has been changed so the new one shows up?
I want to customize two icons in the top right indicator of the unity-panel, the one for everpad and the one for deluge.
I found this solution:
How do I merge two icon sets?
...and love it, it's ...
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How to disable bottom panel/message tray in Gnome Shell 3.4?
Running Ubuntu 12.04 with Gnome Shell 3.4. After enabling Bottom panel extension (to remove annoying Message tray/bottom panel/hot-corner at the bottom; You know what I am talking about(: ), still a ...
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C++ gtkmm-2.4 - How to calculate size of Unity Launcher/Panel?
I am using gtkmm-2.4 for my Ubuntu apps and to determine the size of the window for the application I use get_desktop_geometry. This returns the dimensions of the display you ask for. My issue is that ...
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How to remove the Skype panel icon in Ubuntu 13.04?
This question has been answered a couple of times on this site for other versions of Ubuntu, but the proposed solutions no longer work in Ubuntu 13.04. Specifically, I tried the solution described ...
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Can auto-hide for the application menu be turned off in Unity?
Will there be a way to disable auto-hide behavior of global application menu in Unity. While I would prefer to have this behavior disabled by default (as it is bad UX), it looks like it's here to ...
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Remove Evolution integration from Gnome 3
I have just installed Gnome 3 for the first time, and I quite like it.
However, there is one really annoying detail: Evolution.
It's essentially a total, buggy clusterquack.
I'd like to have it ...
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Mail icon (app indicator) on the panel not working
Don't know what happened but the message indicator hasn't been working since yesterday.
Even Empathy and Pidgin are not working. Help.
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Feature plan about web panel [closed]
Do you have in plan to make a program like cPanel ?
Posibility to control configuration over web like webmin.
Regards
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How do you edit a full GNOME Panel?
This seems like a silly question, but I'd like to add a widget to my panel. Normally one would right click on the panel and choose the correct option in the menu, but...my panel is full and there's no ...
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Add icons to top panel Ubuntu 13.04 [duplicate]
How can I add icons to the top panel like dropbox, mail, wi-fi, etc.
I'm using 13.04.
EDIT: The given answer is about what applications when installed make a panel icon and not how to add a custom ...
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How to add year in date section on top panel from christian to buddhist year?
From tutorial in
http://choorucode.com/2010/04/02/how-to-change-the-date-and-time-format-of-clock-in-panel-of-ubuntu/
According to strftime format, I have only %Y for full 4-digit year in Christian ...
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Panel notifcation - how can i update gsettings to add 'skype'
gsettings get com.canonical.Unity.Panel systray-whitelist
shows
['JavaEmbeddedFrame', 'Mumble', 'Wine', 'hp-systray', 'scp-dbus-service']
How can I make it be
['JavaEmbeddedFrame', 'Mumble', ...
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Why does the unity top panel not show the Chrome icon?
It does on gnome shell and cinnamon (linux mint).
Why not in unity?
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How to force Nautilus to open with side panel
New Nautilus 3.8 doesn't open with side panel. Even if I turn it on (F9 key), then close the window and reopen it - panel disappears. Can i force Nautilus to start with panel? Ticking proper option in ...
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Window top panel hidden
Ubuntu 12.04
Gnome classic
It happens to all windows when resized. The top window panel is always hidden beneath the Ubuntu top panel. How to fix it?
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How do I show blueproximity's icon in the panel?
I just upgraded to Natty and am getting used to the new interface. I depend on blue proximity for locking my desktop when I leave my office. After upgrade I no longer see the icon in the panel area. ...
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Is there any way to stop a window's title bar merging with the panel when maximised?
I'm working on a desktop machine with plenty of screen real-estate, so I don't need my windows' title bars to merge with the global menu bar when the windows are maximised. Moreover, I'm working on a ...
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How can unity-panel-service be disabled?
From the unity-panel-service manpages:
DESCRIPTION
The unity-panel-service program is normally started automatically by the Unity
shell (which gets started as a compiz module) and is ...
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How to add keyboard layout switcher to top panel?
I'm using Ubuntu 10.04. I've accidentally removed the keyboard layout switcher from my top panel and I don't know how to get it back. Does someone on here have the answer?
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Recommendations for a taskbar/panel
What taskbars/panels are available in Ubuntu ?
What process should I follow to configure them ?
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Lubuntu / LXDE make the panel like in Ubuntu / MacOS
How to make Lubuntu or LXDE panel to be on the top and behave like Ubuntu / MacOS panel (having the application menu placed to panel)
I have a small laptop screen and I like this ability of Ubuntu ...
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Missing Top/Bottom Panel in Gnome on Ubuntu 12.04
I am using Ubuntu 12.03 and the system recently installed some updates. Then I logged back in, the top and bottom panels (System, Time, etc) were missing from gnome. I thought it might be an issue ...
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How to get KDE Taskbar to display notifications icons on right
I was trying to fix some settings on the taskbar panel and all the tray icons, such as the clock, the clipboard, the search service etc have all now moved to the left side of the taskbar. Is there ...
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How can I adjust the transparency of the top panel?
Not sure what it's called, but it's the bar (by default) at the top of your screen with the icons off to the right, date, user name and computer options.
How can I make that bar transparent, like it ...
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add apps to top panel in ubuntu 12.04
How are you?
Is there any way to add any app I wish to the top panel in ubuntu 12.04?
e.g, I have dropbox, mail, wireless and sound icons there. I'd like to add for example terminal, google earth or ...
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Second monitor missing skype and guake panel icons (indicators)
I have a dual monitor set up. On the primary monitor I have my launcher and my panel as always. The panel shows all my usual indicators for volume, network manager, skype, everpad, dropbox, etc. ...
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How to change the colour xfce panel windowlist buttons flash
I'm using Xubuntu 12.04.
I have a panel at the top of my screen, with a "Window Buttons" item on it that shows the list of open windows (panel-tasklist-menu).
I'm using a dark theme, and when the ...
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Unity panel gnome 3
I'm looking for solution how to change the unity panel (the panel on the top of the screen) to look more like in gnome 3. And I do not mean only transparency or font.
I was able to ad transparency, so ...
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2answers
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Why doesn't indicator-cpufreq show up in panel? [closed]
I'm using 12.04 and I want to add "indicator-cpufreq" to my panel. It's installed and I try to launch it manually through Alt+F2. It just doesn't show up. Does anyone know why?
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1answer
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Can the unity panel calendar show my local public holidays?
I'm a Kubuntu user moving to Unity, one nice feature that the KDE panel calendar (the one that pops up when you click on the clock) had is that it indicated my local public holidays. I think each ...
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6answers
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How do I get the Skype status icon back? (on panel/tray)
I installed Skype 4.0 following this guide. However my little Skype icon in the unity status bar (in the top right corner with clock, volume, etc.) is gone. How do I get it back?
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How to auto hide the panel on the left? (Unity) [closed]
In Ubuntu there is panel on the left, Unity. One can easily change settings so that it hides automatically and appears only if the mouse cursor hits the left border of the screen (this is what I did). ...
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Panel transparency and animations in Unity 2D?
I've used the Ubuntu 2D tweak tool to enable compositing, but I've yet to find any way to make the top panel transparent. Is there any way that I can do this, or at the very least have it auto-hide ...
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How can I move the top panel to the bottom in Gnome 3?
Is there a way to move the top panel to the bottom in Gnome 3? It is very annoying to have this panel at the top, because then I have to aim for the close button when I want to close a window. When ...
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What can replace system monitoring in the top Gnome Panel in Unity?
I'm used to have System monitoring in the top Gnome Panel: CPU, Temperature, Net, Fan-Speed. (see screenshot below)
In Unity, the Top Panel is locked for window name and global menu, so I can't add ...
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How can I restore Network Indicator in Unity Panel?
I just cleaned up junk files on my Ubuntu 12.04. After that, I restarted my Ubuntu. But then, I lose the network indicator in the Unity panel. I don't know how to restore the network icon as before.
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How to resize the top panel in Unity?
I want to resize (increase size) the Ubuntu 11.10 top taskbar, no the unity launcher, i've searched it on google, but i'm not encountered any solution.
I need it only for customize my Ubuntu 11.10 ...
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How can I add links/launchers icons to Gnome 3 panel?
I'm a Ubuntu 12.10 user, and I want to know how to place link icons in the Gnome 3 panel. Does anybody know how to solve this matter ?
P.S.: In the Gnome panel I don't have the on/off button and the ...
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Gnome 3 on 12.10 notification panel disables bottom of screen
I can't cilck on anything in the bottom 2cm of my screen, which I think is due to the Gnome notification panel - how can I disable this or stop it deactivating my screen?
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How to keep top panel only on only one of my dual monitors?
I am using dual monitors (equal) and have recently switched to 11.10. When I used 10.04, the top panel with indicators, etc. was showing only on my left monitor, leaving the entire space of the right ...
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How to get a clock in Unity top panel?
When I first installed Ubuntu, I had a clock up in the top right of the top menu panel. But I noticed the other day that it is no longer there. I've scoured all the settings and everything in Ubuntu ...
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Can I theme the menubar to look different if a window is maximized?
I know you can theme the Unity menubar in GTK+3 using CSS, but is there a way to theme it differently depending on whether a window is maximized?
This would be useful for e.g. themes where the ...
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How can I move the panel from the top to the bottom?
I am coming from Windows 8 and want to test new Ubuntu 12.xx.
How can i change the position of the panel from top to bottom?
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How do I move the top bar down? [duplicate]
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 with Unity Desktop. I would like to move the top bar/panel down. How can I do that?
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How do I move Panel (Not Launcher) icons in Ubuntu Unity?
I've added a couple of applets to the Ubuntu Unity top panel. How can I move them from the right side to the left side?
For example, in this Video, the person seems to have moved the Unity Panel ...
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How do I move the Unity title bar buttons to the right side?
Can I put the title bar buttons in Unity on the right side somehow, or is that impossible?
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How can I change panel font color to white and change background on Ubuntu 12.10 (unity)?
Hy guys.
I've been looking for this on 12.10 version, but I just found for 11.10 tutorials.
I use radiance theme, and used Ubuntu-tweak to make the panel less opacity, but the font is black and now ...
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Why does the Unity panel appear on top my Guake window?
I recently installed Guake and it was working fine, but, after running CompizConfig Settings Manager, first the transparent background stopped working (windows behind it showing cut off) and then it ...
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How to add Guake to the Unity top Bar?
I am using Guake in Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit ,is there any way i can put it on the Unity top Panel .
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How can I remove the shadows from the unity panel?
Last update brought shadows to the Unity panel - or at least I just noticed them.
I know that I can remove any shadows I want through the Window Decoration plugin in ccsm but grabbing the panel ...
