Questions tagged [unity-2d]
Unity 2D is an implementation of Unity desktop interface in Qt and QML.
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How do I install and switch to the Unity 2D desktop?
I read that there is now a 2D version of Unity built on Qt. How do I install it, and once it's installed, how do I switch to it?
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How do I modify or disable the HUD's use of the Alt key?
A number of games, Emacs, and the terminal make extensive use of the Alt key. Can Unity be configured to respect this key, rather than launching the HUD with it?
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How do I change the default session for when using auto-logins?
When autologon is active, lightdm will start the Unity 3D session, not the 2D (or any other shell that I want to auto-login to).
Is there a way to start the shell I want automatically (autologon)?
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Am I using Unity or Unity 2D?
Unity and Unity 2D look very much alike, so how can new users easily find out whether they are running Unity or Unity 2D?
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How can I change the size of Unity 2D launcher icons?
Is it possible to make Unity 2D launcher icons smaller or larger than the default size?
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How do I configure Unity 2D?
There are several options to configure Unity 3D via "CompizConfig Settings Manager" respectively its "Ubuntu Unity Plugin".
But how do I access Unity 2D's settings?
If you are looking to ...
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Where are the Unity Launcher .desktop files?
I'd like to know which folder the Unity Launcher .desktop files are stored in, as they're not anymore in /.gconf/desktop and I need to add a custom application to the launcher bar (adding it in /usr/...
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How do I get Aero Snap in Unity 2D?
I really miss the "Aero Snap" window snapping feature present in Unity 3D. Is there any way I can get it, or an alternative to it, in Unity 2D?
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How do I make the Dash open up fullscreen in 2D?
How to make the dash in Unity 2D open up full-screen?
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What is the lightest desktop interface for ubuntu and is Unity-2d classified as a 'light' interface?
With the plethora of potential interfaces available
lxde,
openbox,
fluxbox
xfce,
gnome2,
gnome3,
unity-3d,
unity-2d etc,
my question is - what is meant by "the lightest desktop interface" - and can ...
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How can I configure "mousekeys"?
Under 11.04, the option to control the pointer with the numpad was set in the Hardware/Keyboard settings page.
How can I turn on mousekeys or configure them in newer releases?
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How do I change the colors of the Ambiance & Radiance themes?
I am using Ubuntu 11.10 and i wanted to change colors in Ambiance/Radiance themes, by default it has orange and i wanted to change it to Blue,
I tried using gnome-color-chooser, but it didn't work?
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Using Compiz by default in Unity 2D
My hardware can handle Compiz fine, but not Unity 3D, annoyingly enough. I hate Metacity more than Unity 2D, so I switched compositors using compiz --replace. However that leaves me with two problems:
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Applications not showing in Unity Dash
I am running Ubuntu 12.04 on an IBM ThnkPad T42. I just installed Gnome and Cinnamon but I am still using Unity. The only problem is that in dash when I search for any application they don't appear. ...
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Is it possible to change Unity 3D to 2D and will I gain any performance boost after that?
How to change Unity 3D to 2D on Ubuntu 14.04? And, will I get any improvements in performance if do that? What software utilities will I lose if I switch to from Unity 3D to 2D?
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How to disable alt+click from moving windows in Unity 2D?
How can I disable the alt+click combination from moving windows in Ubuntu 11.10 (unity-2d)?
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How to add multiple workspaces in Unity 2D?
In Unity 2D there isn't any multiple workspaces. How can add more than that 1?
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How do I set the launcher to always show in Unity 2d?
I have install ubuntu 11.10 and use unity-2d.
The Unity-2d auto hide.
I want it to be always show
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Unity is not loading correctly [duplicate]
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Unity doesn't load, no Launcher, no Dash appears
I have Ubuntu 11.10 and it was working well. But right now when I try to start my session with Unity it loads incorrectly. ...
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How can I use Unity 2d with another window manager besides Metacity?
How can I use Unity 2d with another window manager besides Metacity? (like openbox forexample)
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Unity 2d support dropped in 12.10, what now?
So its been announced. Ubuntu is dropping unity 2d support.
I wouldn't mind if it wasn't for two things that are important to me.
1) A working system
Unity is nice, i try to use it quite often. But ...
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How do I get "restart" option in the shutdown menu in Unity?
The dropdown menu I get when I click on the gear link in the top right corner only shows these options:
Lock Computer
Logout
Suspend
Hibernate
Shutdown
There is no "restart" or "reboot".
How can I ...
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How to login into Unity 2d?
I have installed Ubuntu 11.10 on my laptop. It loads Unity 3D. But, I want to login into Unity-2d. How do I do that?
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What's the visual difference between Unity 3D and Unity 2D? [duplicate]
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Am I using Unity or Unity 2D?
The answer to this question ( How can I tell if I am running 2D or 3D Unity? ) doesn't show the visual differences between Unity 3d and 2d.
If I ...
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Only show Unity launcher when left cmd/win key is pressed?
Ive seen plenty of guides on how to prevent the launcher/sidebar from ever auto-hiding, but how would I prevent it from ever showing except when I press the left cmd/win key?
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Why is Unity 2D being discontinued?
As reported by Phoronix, the news from UDS appears to be that development on Unity 2D will stop, with the focus being on a single, unified implementation.
Obviously maintaining two codebases to do ...
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How can I remove the "Dash Home" icon from the Unity launcher?
My notebook has a widescreen display so vertical space is an absolute premium for me. When I installed Ubuntu 11.10 I was disappointed to see that a new icon confusingly named "Dash Home" had been ...
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How to change the binding of Windows key which runs Unity's Dash?
Currently, I am using the Unity Qt panel in my Gnome desktop, and when I press the Windows key, the Unity's dash launches, and I can't use any compiz based shortcuts.
Same behaviour is exhibited ...
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What is the difference between Unity-2D and Unity-3D?
What is the difference between Unity-2D and Unity-3D? Would unity-2D be supported (updates, features) in the future version of ubuntu?
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How to enable notification area (systray) for Pidgin
The Pidgin icon won't appear in the notification area. I have already checked if the "Show system tray icon option" is set to "Always" in the Pidgin Preferences.
I didn't find an equivalent solution ...
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How to change from Unity 2D to 3D?
I have been trying to run MyUnity, and it's been working fine until today, when it comes up with the message:
So, apparently I am running Unity-2D. So I did a little command-line search withecho $...
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How configure workspaces on Unity-2D?
I don't know what I did exactly, but when my touchpad "froze" (another story) I started to make random combinations with the keyboard, and seems that accidentally I deleted my workspaces. I had 4, and ...
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How can I stop Unity 2d intercepting meta key when I'm in VirtualBox?
Whenever I'm working in virtualbox guest system and pressing meta key (aka winkey, or Mod4) a huge unity menu pop ups.
Is there any way to fix this behavior?
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How can I change the window movement key when using Unity 2D?
The default window movement key (alt) conflicts with several programs that I use fairly often. I'm sure some users find this key binding useful but I really need to change it to something else so that ...
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How do I switch between Unity and Unity 2D without logging out?
I really like both Unity and Unity 2D. They currently have different issues, meaning that one does not have the issue the other has. For instance, when I play Battle for Wesnoth, then it integrates ...
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Mutter: Global menu integration
Is it possible to have Mutter merge the title bar of maximized windows and the panel, like happens with Compiz and Metacity? I want to try to replace Metacity with Mutter in Unity 2D, and so far it ...
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Adding a indicator / panel in unity panel
In GNOME panel we could add a notification indicator by doing "Add to Panel".
How to do the same in Unity 2D?
Well what I mean is how to add additional indicators like Weather, RSS... that seems to ...
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How to remove the switch user account option in Unity 2D?
We are looking for a way to permanently remove the Switch User Account function from our install of Ubuntu Unity. Note, this function appears when you right or left click on the user name in the upper ...
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How could Unity2D save sessions?
Until 11.10 I used Kubuntu. For some annoying reasons i migrated to Ubuntu from 12.04. Now i really miss some KDE features and i don't have found solution yet.
First big problem: i work with lot of ...
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Is there a way to launch Unity Dash outside of Unity?
I've installed Unity 2d, and therefore I'm able to use the Launcher and Panel in standard Gnome Panel desktop. I would like to know whether there is a way to launch the Dash only, and if so, if it is ...
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Set launcher reveal mode to Intellihide
Starting from Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin), Unity stopped supporting the Intellihide reveal mode for the Unity launcher. However, Ubuntu Tweak can still change the settings so that it does ...
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Are there any GTK3 themes that work properly in Unity-2D? All that I've tried have "button glitches"
Every GTK3 theme I've ever tried other than Ambiance or Radiance has some "fallback" buttons when maximized instead of the theme buttons. Is there a fix or a theme without this issue?
Example:
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Fusion-Icon does not show up in system tray
I can't find a solution for my problem online:
I'm running Unity 2D in Ubuntu 11.10 and want to enable compiz effects. I installed compiz config settings manager, and Fusion-Icon, but when I start ...
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alt tab switcher effects not working
Yesterday I upgraded Ubuntu from 11.04 to 11.10.
There is a nice effect of alt tab switcher with windows preview in 11.10 but with my system only simple alt tab switcher is working without effects.
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Change workspaces layout in Unity 2D
I was using a workspace layout or 1 row and 5 columns, but with the latest update of Unity 2d , now my 5 workspaces are splited in 2 rows.
How should I revert the layout workspace back to 1 row?
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How can I remove the unity launcher, but keep the dash home menu? [duplicate]
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How do I remove the Unity launcher?
Is it possible to remove the Unity launcher? I've replaced it with a different launcher (dockbarX) however I would like to keep the Dash ...
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Your Ubuntu 12.04 is running in 2D mode. Many features will not be available.(Ubuntu 12.04)
What does that means and how to switch from 2D to 3D.
I have a AMD Radeon7670M
I tried installing and re installed the driver it recommended in additional drivers
and i have checked synaptic package ...
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How do I restart Unity 2D
As per How do I restart Unity? But I guess unity --replace would start the 3D variant.
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How can I make Unity 2D the default session at start-up? [duplicate]
I want Ubuntu to always use Unity2D by default. I am using the latest version (12.04 LTS).
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Arrange icons on unity 2d bar
I can't arrange icons on 2d unity bar. Whenever I'm trying to drag icons whole bar dragged up and down instead! I can only remove and add app icons to bar, but they always added at end, just before ...