Ubuntu – How to make the Dash open up fullscreen in 2D

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How to make the dash in Unity 2D open up full-screen?

12.04

Fortunately this is very simple now in 12.04

First open the Dash

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Then click the maximize button:

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This remembers the setting between Dash openings and session re-logins.

One (somewhat hackish) solution could be to simulate a Super keystroke every time you log in.

You can do this by adding the following xdotool command to your Startup Applications:

xdotool key Super_L

Install xmacro.
Install compizconfig-settings-manager.
Open ccsm and click the Commands button (not the tick in front of it).
Go to the Commands tab and copy-paste this line into an empty box: echo “KeyStrPress Super_L KeyStrRelease Super_L”| xmacroplay -d 1 :0.0 &> /dev/null.
Go to the Edge bindings tab and click the button labeled None next to the corresponding command number.

That should've done the trick.