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    How to make 2nd side panel in Unity?

    Hey guys!
    So I have 12.04LTS with left panel which is auto-hiding. I want one more panel on bottom which shouldn't auto-hide and thus i could place all my usable shortcuts there while running programs would show in the left one

    Is there a way?
    Some program, maybe?
    Last edited by anpalcactus; July 4th, 2013 at 02:02 PM.

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    Re: How to make 2nd side panel in Unity?


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    Re: How to make 2nd side panel in Unity?

    It works but the other way than i want :C
    It adds a bottom panel which looks like Start in windows and shows opened windows. i want the panel pinned to desktop which wouldnt hide and show me just shortcuts

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    Re: How to make 2nd side panel in Unity?

    i just installed cairo-dock (its in the repos) and that seems to work pretty well with unity.
    here is a screenshot of it running on my sysytem:
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    Re: How to make 2nd side panel in Unity?

    The Plank dock works well on Ubuntu and can be positioned to any side of the screen.

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    Re: How to make 2nd side panel in Unity?

    You could look at tint2 panel as well, it's in the repositories. I use it in conjunction with gnome-shell, I find it better for switching between windows and apps than gnome-shell's native method. It works with unity too I believe. You need to configure it via a hidden .config file. I remove the clock for instance.
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    Re: How to make 2nd side panel in Unity?

    Quote Originally Posted by anpalcactus View Post
    Hey guys!
    So I have 12.04LTS with left panel which is auto-hiding. I want one more panel on bottom which shouldn't auto-hide and thus i could place all my usable shortcuts there while running programs would show in the left one

    Is there a way?
    Some program, maybe?
    Just use gnome-panel.
    Use Super+alt+Right-click for customizing.

    Super+alt+Right-click on panel and create new panel at the bottom if one is not shown.
    Remove the top panel.
    Remove unwanted items from the panel.
    Drag n drop shortcuts from the dash to the panel.
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    Last edited by stinkeye; July 4th, 2013 at 03:21 AM.

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    Re: How to make 2nd side panel in Unity?

    Quote Originally Posted by fooman View Post
    i just installed cairo-dock (its in the repos) and that seems to work pretty well with unity.
    here is a screenshot of it running on my sysytem:
    Thank you so much!
    I installed this panel and it does satisfy me in all the ways
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