unity panel make sticky

[Tony Arnold]

Johnny,

On 23/10/11 22:05, Johnny Rosenberg wrote:

> I guess my English is really bad (not my native language), because I
> don't really understand what you are saying here (and maybe this goes
> the other way around as well).
> 
> This is how I would like it:
> We have a launch bar to the left and some kind of panel at the top of
> the screen, right? When I sometimes say ”the panel”, I mean that top
> panel, but let's just call it the top panel from now on.
> 
> Ok, so when no windows are open at the current desktop surface, I can
> see the launch bar and the top panel. That's fine.
> Let's say I open a window now, which is NOT maximised. As soon as the
> windows is open, the launch bar is hidden, but the top bar is still
> visible. This is where I would like to be able to change the
> behaviour.
> 
> When the launch bar is hidden I would like the top panel to be hidden as well.
> When I move the mouse pointer to the top of the screen, I would like
> the top panel to appear, but the launch bar to remain hidden.
> When I move the mouse pointer to the left of the screen, I would like
> the launch bar to appear. If the top panel also appears, it's OK but
> would prefer it not to.
> I would also like the launch bar to be moveable, so I can have it at
> the bottom of the screen, for instance.

Take a look at Compiz Config Settings Manager and the options for the
Unity 3D plugin. There is an option to set how the launch bar is hidden,
one of which is autohide which I think is what you want.

I couldn't see anything for the top panel though.

Regards,
Tony.
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