Task bar is the word commonly used to refer to bars capable of containing applets, window lists, or applets.
Popular examples of task bars are Docky and Avant Window Navigator. Gnome-panel is also referred to as a taskbar.
Questions tagged [taskbar]
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18.04: Is it possible to have a two-row panel (taskbar)?
I use a few tweaks on my customized taskbar, and it would be very comfortable to have two rows of taskbar to put more shortcuts for the most important utilities & tools. My bar is filled with real time stats like: Core/GPU etc. temp., internet…
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How to set the configuration of taskbar?
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Can I move the Unity launcher?
I want to change taskbar from left side to bottom, and I don't want it to be hide.
How to do that?
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Minimize/Maximize window behavior
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Why can’t I use the Unity launcher icon to minimize applications/windows?
On Windows, when I click on a taskbar icon the window maximizes, and when I click on it again it minimizes.
On Ubuntu, when I click on a taskbar icon…
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Ubuntu 14.04 top taskbar missing
My top taskbar is missing. No shutdown button, language indicator, date and time.
I have Ubuntu 14.04. See here what is missing.
Dumitru Cristian
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How do I keep my app windows (2 instances of same app) from combining?
How do I keep my app windows (2 instances of same app) from combining? I'm having a hard time switching between apps because I use one of my applications to open two windows and their icons are the same in the taskbar. I recently switched from…
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New in ubuntu 12 - taskbar
I am new in ubuntu. I want to ask you. Can I somehow disable the launch panel and move these icons to the top taskbar?
And other one: Can I disable somehow touchpad? It doesn't disable while typing.. :(
Thank you.
anon
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How do I get rid of activities bar at bottom of screen?
I just upgraded from Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04. I did the same thing on my computer at work and this problem did NOT appear.
See attached photo to know what I'm talking about. I'm not talking abuot the title bar on top with activities, current open…
Dora
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How to stick an icon on the menu bar?
I'm really tired; I can't think of words right now, which is why I said "stick it" on the "menu bar" despite that I know there's more accurate wording. But hopefully you know what I mean.
I downloaded TextAdept, a simple text editor program, and I…
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What distribution have these 3 taskbar tweaks possible?
I need information if it's possible to configure these 3 things in KDE (Kubuntu 18.04) or any other distro:
When I move mouse cursor over taskbar I'd like to automatically activate and move to front the window of application the cursor is currently…
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Sidebar configuration
Used to run Unix on HP servers, many years ago, and several years ago started dabbling with Linux. I'm currently running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (after several years layoff), and I'm trying to load shortcuts into the sidebar/launcher bar like wot I used to…
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placing the taskbar
I successfully installed U13.04x64 at first attempt.
then I tried to move the taskbar to the bottom of the screen - to no avail.
I twisted and turned but couldn't do it for my life, and ended up uninstalling U and installing Mint.
was I chasing a…
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Remove or disable users taskbar
is it possible to remove or disable user's taskbar?
I have to setup Ubuntu box, so user can run only web browser and nothing else.
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How to add sidebar
I have installed Ubuntu desktop on my new Raspi 5 and when I finish setup, I'm just taken to the home screen with nothing on it, just the time and date. I was wondering how to add a taskbar/sidebar to it.
EDIT: just thought to say, I've tried…
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Some applications on the Ubuntu dock/task bar are broken
When clicking over some icons in the Ubuntu dock/task bar, they most of the time don't open and switch to drag mode, even when clicking once. Sometimes, just hovering over the icon causes the icon to switch to drag mode.
I've also tried searching…
