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RogerDavis
May 22nd, 2012, 06:04 AM
It's there, staring me in the face, refusing to relinquish space to my small display. I HATE IT!!!

I want it to hide except when I want it to show (autohide).

HOW can I do this?
wilee-nilee
May 22nd, 2012, 07:58 AM
It's there, staring me in the face, refusing to relinquish space to my small display. I HATE IT!!!

I want it to hide except when I want it to show (autohide).

HOW can I do this?

In the gnome-shell you can have a autohide, with unity I have not seen any. You can make it transparent though.

http://www.linuxandlife.com/2012/05/ubuntu-panel-transparent.html
stepheny
May 22nd, 2012, 10:13 AM
The auto-hide of the Unity launcher is switched off by default in 12.04. To switch it on go to ‘Control Gear –> System Settings’ then 'Appearance –> Behaviour' and set the auto-hide to on.
satish_j
May 22nd, 2012, 11:06 AM
The auto-hide of the Unity launcher is switched off by default in 12.04. To switch it on go to ‘Control Gear –> System Settings’ then 'Appearance –> Behaviour' and set the auto-hide to on.

OP is talking about the top menu bar and not the App laucher on left side..
ronaldbrijo
May 22nd, 2012, 11:15 AM
I also hated the top bar and switched to KDE...
RogerDavis
May 22nd, 2012, 05:32 PM
The "behavior" setting mentioned applies to the Launcher, not the TOP bar, which I think is called the Menu Bar? Anyway, it's the top one, that has the gear on the top right corner within it. That's the one I want to autohide. I found the setting for the Launcher long ago, but I need a similar solution for the top bar.

Thanks!
hundred1906
February 24th, 2013, 11:52 AM
Was there a solution to this question?
zombifier25
February 24th, 2013, 02:51 PM
Was there a solution to this question?

No. It simply cannot be hidden.
Bouvet
February 24th, 2013, 09:06 PM
I followed the directions to 'dim' my top task bar; fun and I enjoy it.
Enjoyed the tip.
manuj
July 14th, 2013, 09:40 PM
try the following link:
http://www.liberiangeek.net/2012/04/disable-the-global-menu-in-ubuntu-12-04-precise-pangolin/
paithailand
July 15th, 2013, 02:54 AM
The auto-hide of the Unity launcher is switched off by default in 12.04. To switch it on go to ‘Control Gear –> System Settings’ then 'Appearance –> Behaviour' and set the auto-hide to on.

Thank you so much for your sharing.