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The Dash grants quick access to applications, files and folders, and shortcuts. For the command-line shell, use the [dash-shell] tag instead.

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Google-search lens for unity [closed]

Is there a plugin (lens) for Unity Dash that allows me to do google searches and open the links in my browser? If so, what is it called and how do I install it??
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How do you add something to the Unity Launcher that only appears in the Dash? (Such as Chrome Web App Shortcuts)

I use Google Chrome/Chromium's Create Shortcut Feature and when I opted to make the shortcut, I chose to not make a Desktop Icon and have it only appear in the Dash. However, I want to Lock it to the ...
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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 can I search the internet via unity dash?

I would like the option to be able to search the internet in directly in unity. Much like the calculator package works, just adding numbers in and having it compute, I would like to be able to type in ...
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Non useable icons appearing in the unity dash?

I have no idea what the heck is going on with the unity dash. However, or every application I have installed and is visible on the unity dash, their is a blank icon for it that shows the generic ...
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How to remove an icon from Unity Dash?

I installed DbVisualize in Ubuntu 12.04. Now I don't want to use it anymore, so I deleted the folder "DBVisualizer" in my Home folder. Problem is I can still see the icon in the Dash. How could I ...
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Cant ubuntu dash search files from every partition of my hard drive?

Lets say i have divided my hard disk in three partitions A B & c & i have chosen A to install Ubuntu, B to keep all my movies & all my songs in c folder. Now dash can find all my files ...
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How can Ubuntu Dash find files & folders which are not in my home folder?

Though through dash i can find all my file & folders which are in my home folder partition of my hard disk. But in one of my hard disk partition i have kept all my movies, & i cant never find ...
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How to disable icon fetching in dashboard's search? (increasing performance idea)

There seems to be lag whenever I start typing something in dashboard search, looking for an application. This could potentially be very fast, like typing Win "dwar" enter, runs dwarf fortress. But ...
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How do I create and modify application launchers in the Unity dash in 12.04? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I edit/create new launcher items in Unity by hand? I want to add commands to the Unity dash and the launcher, so that I can can press Super and type the name of my ...
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How can I get local files to appear in unity lenses?

Perhaps I've mis-understood how the lenses are meant to work, but I find that local files or folders never show up in any of the lenses unless I've previously opened them. This is true for the file ...
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12.04 Dashboard's search opens program as text file rather than running as app

I have a program called df,which is in /home/isaac/df_linux, which I run this to play the game. Running from here the dashboard search, found by pressing , will run df as a gedit text file. If i ...
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How can I delete the command line history from the dash?

When accessing the command line by pressing Alt+F2 it opens the dash and displays a history of previous commands which have been entered. How can this history be removed? I've tried using Activity ...
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How can I change the size of the Dash font?

I've just installed and configured Ubuntu 12.04 on my machine. I've changed all font sizes, with the myunity tool, and they're now all set to the Ubuntu font size 9. However, I can't find anywhere in ...
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How to enable 'Tab'bing in Unity Dash (12.04)

I have done a clean install from Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04. When I open the dash with the super key in 11.10, I used to tab between all the lenses. However in 12.04 this seems to have been disabled. How ...
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How do I make the menu bar opaque when invoking the Dash?

This is an experiment with Unity. Everybody tried to make top panel in Unity transparent. I don't. I want to make top panel always opaque, even when the Dash is open. Is it possible? Or are the Dash ...
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How to get the Dash and HUD to appear. (and stop Unity spewing error messages.) [closed]

I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my wifes Dell Inspiron 1501, which uses an R300 ATI graphics chip. Neither the Dash or HUD appear when pushing the appropriate key. When I try unity --reset & in ...
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Unity Dash Button [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to change the Dash icon in the Unity Launcher? How to change the Dash Button in Unity Launcher? When I follow the instructions in the link above (yeah I know for 12.04 ...
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My default home lens changed after upgrading. Is that normal?

After I upgraded to 12.04 from 11.10, my Home Lens (the default lens when you press super key) seems broken. It no long shows default six big icons that were there previously in 11.10, but instead ...
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Display sub-directories in Video Lens

I just installed a fresh copy of Ubuntu 12.04 to try out. I'm really liking the Unity Dash for easily opening content (HTPC in mind). I decided to see how it works and I dumped a folder full of ...
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Why is DASH DISPLAYED permanently using screen space in the new V12 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I configure Unity's launcher auto-hide behavior? I have an Acer Aspire ONE Netbook and now having just upgraded to 12.04 the DASH program - that has always ...
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Software Sources not found in Unity Dash Search

After upgrading to 12.04 from 11.10, I am no longer able to find Software Sources in Dash. I have installed software-properties-gtk, and can open via terminal, but cannot get Dash to find it? Is this ...
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Can I make the dash forget the previous search each time it opens? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I stop Unity from remembering search history? I would like the search bar to be empty each time, just like how windows vista onwards lets you press Super, type a few ...
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How to hide one particular software from appearing in the Software Center & Dash

You may think that dosn't matter, but I realy want to use Ubuntu 12.04 without this program, Pornview, in Software center for personal reasons. Thus my question is, how do I hide a particular piece ...
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Can't change the Dash Color

I try to change the Dash color from CCSM or MyUnity but I after I choose a color it changes to the default by it self in 2-3 seconds. using unity 5.12.0
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Dozens (and dozens) of applications with no name or icon in Dash

I upgraded from 10.04 LTS to 12.04 LTS. I have dozens (and dozens) of applications with no name or icon in Dash. Where are these coming from? How can I clean them up? Edit: Thanks for the ...
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Applications aren't displayed in dash after upgrading to 12.04 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Dash search gives no result I have ubuntu box that has been upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04. After the upgrade one of the users cannot see applications in the dash: Typing a search ...
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How do I get a pretty top bar? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I adjust the transparency of the top panel? When opening the unity interface or when I press ALT, the top bar looks very sleek and pretty, as opposed to it's usual ...
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How to tell Dash to look in specific folders for Videos and Music

I have 2 folders filled with videos and songs that reside in a second hard drive. How can I tell dash to look in those folders every time I am looking for videos or songs.
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Hiding Files From Dash Search [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: 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 to run "firefox -profilemanager" with Unity?

I'm trying to find a way to edit the command that runs Firefox to just add "-profilemanager" to it, but can't find anyway on how to do it on Unity launcher or dash.
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Dash does not keep "sources" filter setting after reboot

I love that its finally possible in 12.04 to turn off the "recommended software" section (or whatever its called) in the dash... yet my understanding of it was that it would be possible to turn it off ...
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Opening Another Instance of a Program?

I am testing out the use of Sakura instead of the Gnome Terminal. OS is Ubuntu 12.04 Precise. I often have multiple terminal windows open. How do you tell it to open a second window? Right clicking ...
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How do I initialize or reset dash home settings?

I upgraded from Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04, and my dash home has gone blank. This is not a hardware issue, because it works fine if I run Precise in the "try" mode from the install USB stick. I therefore ...
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Modify dash minimize/maximize/close icons

I'd like to be able to customize the dash minimize/maximize/close icons, specifically to be able to change the color. I've tried several custom gtk+ and window themes (using gnome-tweak-tool), some ...
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Why is the dash so unresponsive, and is there a way to fix this? [duplicate]

I just upgraded to 12.04. When I press the super key to open the dash, there's a lag of 1-3 seconds before it displays, with no other programs running. (This is similar, but not identical, to the ...
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How to get the shutdown & restart icon back in dash

In Ubuntu 11.10 it was possible to type restart or shutdown in dash, so you could drag that icon in the left panel. Now in the new 12.04 this option has been deleted/removed. Is there another way to ...
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Launcher and dash has a red tint after update to 12.04

I just updated to 12.04, and the launcher looks like it has a more redish color than it used to, I checked the "online tour" of 12.04, and the launcher there seems to be more to the violet end of the ...
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Is it possible to set the Unity Launcher to a nice solid color?

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/196/screenshotfrom201204280.png/ Is it possible to get the Unity Launcher, dash, HUD etc to use a nice solid color? The best way would be to extend the panel ...
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Is there a way to select the 1st Unity search result with 1 keystroke?

In this example I'd like to select Ubuntu Software Center. I know you can press down arrow twice to select, but the extra key seems unnecessary. In old versions of Ubuntu I remember using tab, but ...
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Is "shut down" missing from Dash a bug or feature?

First and foremost; I did a clean install of 12.04, so this is not an upgrade issue :-) In 11.10 I used to shut down the computer via the dash (superkey and then type shut and enter). This does not ...
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Dash search gives no result

I just upgraded my Ubuntu 11.10 (x86) to Ubuntu 12.04 (x86). The upgrade completed without any errors. Since then, I am unable to access any of the applications in the Dash. The Dash seems to be ...
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Unresponsive/Laggy Dash with an Intel video card that shows up as "Unknown"

I did a clean install of Ubuntu 12.04 about three hours ago. Now I've been installing all the programs I use, etc... However, I seem to be having a problem with a VERY laggy dash, to the point where ...
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How can I configure the colour of the dash?

the new Ubuntu uses ugly colours merged out of my wallpaper. How can I turn this off, so it's just the darker version of the background (like in 11.10)?
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Left part of Dash is hidden off-screen [closed]

After getting new monitors and following instructions here, the markers to the left of icons in Dash (the ones which show open windows) are nearly completely off-screen. How can I fix this? xorg.conf:...
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How do I stop Unity from remembering search history?

Is it possible to stop Unity from remembering the past search history? If I search for "settings" and then close and reopen the unity dash, the word "settings" is still in the search bar. I want to do ...
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How can I associate .doc files to MS Word 2010 using the same .desktop file as launcher?

I'm trying to associate .doc and .docx files to MS Word 2010 using the same .desktop file as Unity dash and launcher, so I can use the Word icon in launcher. I tried: [Desktop Entry] Name=Microsoft ...
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Best place to request Ubuntu for a minor improvement (In Unity dash search) [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Where should people give feedback on Unity? Which is the best place to request Ubuntu for a minor improvement? My request feature is this : In Ubuntu dash when I search for "...
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I'm using ~/bin in my $PATH variable, how can I make unity also display my scripts in there?

I have some scripts and some starters for programs I didn't install via the Software Center in my ~/bin folder. It is in my $PATH variable and I can use my scripts by pressing Alt+F2 and also directly ...
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Thunderbird extension Messaganing Menu and Unity Launcher Integration stopped working

After I restarted my laptop, the Thunderbird extension stopped working and I can't seem to get it working again. Does anyone know how to fix this problem?
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