12.04 Unity Bar Auto-Hide feature bug

[amr-maro]

Please read this post to the end. I want to clear some confusion here.

1) The bug is NOT in the auto-hide feature, but it is in the "Reveal Sensitivity" slider; meaning, moving the slider all the the way to the right doesn't change the sensitivity much, or at all.

2) People complain about the launcher not showing when they push the mouse cursor to the left edge of the screen: it is NOT about how hard you push, it about how far you push. To be able to reveal the launcher, you have to continuously push the cursor against the edge to reveal it, because as I mentioned before, the sensitivity is always set to low regardless the slider.

3) To fix the launcher reveal sensitivity:
a. Install then start "CompizConfig Settings Manager"
b. Navigate to "Desktop" > "Ubuntu Unity Plugin" > "Experimental" tab
c. Find the string "Launcher Reveal Pressure"
d. The default is 20, change it to 10 (or whatever you prefer)
e. You don't have to close CCSM to apply the changes. Keep changing the value till you are satisfied with the result, then close CCSM.

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[BlinkinCat]

Please read this post to the end. I want to clear some confusion here.

1) The bug is NOT in the auto-hide feature, but it is in the "Reveal Sensitivity" slider; meaning, moving the slider all the the way to the right doesn't change the sensitivity much, or at all.

2) People complain about the launcher not showing when they push the mouse cursor to the left edge of the screen: it is NOT about how hard you push, it about how far you push. To be able to reveal the launcher, you have to continuously push the cursor against the edge to reveal it, because as I mentioned before, the sensitivity is always set to low regardless the slider.

3) To fix the launcher reveal sensitivity:
a. Install then start "CompizConfig Settings Manager"
b. Navigate to "Desktop" > "Ubuntu Unity Plugin" > "Experimental" tab
c. Find the string "Launcher Reveal Pressure"
d. The default is 20, change it to 10 (or whatever you prefer)
e. You don't have to close CCSM to apply the changes. Keep changing the value till you are satisfied with the result, then close CCSM.

Please spread & share this post if you find it helpful

Thanks amr-maro for providing the same solution as I did In my previous post -

[wwwin]

Please read this post to the end. I want to clear some confusion here.

1) The bug is NOT in the auto-hide feature, but it is in the "Reveal Sensitivity" slider; meaning, moving the slider all the the way to the right doesn't change the sensitivity much, or at all.

2) People complain about the launcher not showing when they push the mouse cursor to the left edge of the screen: it is NOT about how hard you push, it about how far you push. To be able to reveal the launcher, you have to continuously push the cursor against the edge to reveal it, because as I mentioned before, the sensitivity is always set to low regardless the slider.

3) To fix the launcher reveal sensitivity:
a. Install then start "CompizConfig Settings Manager"
b. Navigate to "Desktop" > "Ubuntu Unity Plugin" > "Experimental" tab
c. Find the string "Launcher Reveal Pressure"
d. The default is 20, change it to 10 (or whatever you prefer)
e. You don't have to close CCSM to apply the changes. Keep changing the value till you are satisfied with the result, then close CCSM.

Please spread & share this post if you find it helpful

That does not work for me at all. It does not change anything and the autohide feature if enabled, make the launcher disappear without being able to get it back, no matter what sensitivity I had set it at.

[wwwin]

Thanks amr-maro for providing the same solution as I did In my previous post -

That is not a solution for the problem for me and I believe a lot of other people. It does not change anything.

[amr-maro]

Thanks amr-maro for providing the same solution as I did In my previous post -

Very sorry I didn't notice your post as I was just quickly scanning them. Sorry again

[BlinkinCat]

Very sorry I didn't notice your post as I was just quickly scanning them. Sorry again

No need at all to apologize amr-maro - we're all friends here -

[BlinkinCat]

That is not a solution for the problem for me and I believe a lot of other people. It does not change anything.

I believe you will find that the solution as spelt out by amr-maro will solve the problem for the majority or users - of course that is only my opinion.

Cheers -

[amr-maro]

That is not a solution for the problem for me and I believe a lot of other people. It does not change anything.

Are you sure it didn't work? It worked for me like a charm Have you tried to set the sensitivity to 1?

[wwwin]

I believe you will find that the solution as spelt out by amr-maro will solve the problem for the majority or users - of course that is only my opinion.

Cheers -

I didn't work for me. Do you have any data to form your opinion that it solved the problem for the majority of users or you are just guessing?

[wwwin]

Are you sure it didn't work? It worked for me like a charm Have you tried to set the sensitivity to 1?

Yep, I tried all settings and still did not work