How to resize the Unity launcher?

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I want to resize the Unity launcher. Is that possible?

score 99 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

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12.04 and later - Unity (3D)

The launcher icon size can be changed from a new option in System Settings - Appearance

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You'll see a slide bar which allows you to change the launcher size.

Drag left to shrink

Drag right to expand

edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

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answered Feb 23 '12 at 20:01

fossfreedom

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I don't have the line that reads "Launcher icon size" although I just upgraded to 12.04 - How come I missed this one? – itsols Jun 11 '12 at 06:26
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if you don't have that line - you are most probably running unity-2d not unity-3d - have a look at this Q&A to confirm: http://askubuntu.com/questions/62001/am-i-using-unity-or-unity-2d – fossfreedom Jun 11 '12 at 06:29
I had the exact same problem. I had to switch to Unity 3D. – horIzoN Jan 14 '13 at 17:22
On 16.04 this can be changed by going to "System Settings->Displays->Scale for menu and title bars". – InvisibleWolf Jul 08 '18 at 07:03

score 13 · Answer 2 · edited May 03 '11 at 05:50

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Install ccsm from the software center . Now Press Alt + F2 and enter about:config

Then go to the Experimental tab. In the middle of the page is a slider that allows you to adjust the Launcher icon size from 32 to 64 pixels. You can also control backlighting and attention animations.

edited May 03 '11 at 05:50

Lincity

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Leron

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Presumably correct at the time it was written, it is not currently the way to do this. See kelvinafox's answer. – Simon Hoare Dec 23 '12 at 07:22

score 9 · Answer 3 · 2014-02-19T11:56:45.560

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You should install MyUnity. You can see icon size option.

My Unity

Just set "Size".

edited Feb 19 '14 at 11:56

answered Jan 02 '13 at 14:01

Is there a way to get the buttons back instead? Plus, I don't really want to install something. Thanks for your help though. – horIzoN Jan 02 '13 at 14:02
Sorry, that's only way than I know. :( – Jan 02 '13 at 14:06

score 5 · Answer 4 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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Using Ubuntu tweak under tweaks -> unity:

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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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answered May 23 '14 at 08:41

Parto

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score 3 · Answer 5 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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It is possible as of the latest Unity update.

Checkout my answer on How can I configure Unity? for details.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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answered Mar 17 '11 at 20:25

Octavian Helm

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How to resize the Unity launcher?

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12.04 and later - Unity (3D)

Drag left to shrink

Drag right to expand

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