I got some help with part of this question: How do I modify the message notifier widget in the Unity global menu?
But I'm wondering more broadly if there is a tool to tweak the Unity Global Menu. With a gnome panel I used to be able to right click and get the options right there. In Unity I can't see a way to access any options. Where are they?
I've looked at What Application Indicators are available? and How to hide items in Unity's top panel? — is there really no centralized management for this menu?
Best Answer
No. There are no central options for the panel. You can often install and uninstall indicators through the software center, although some of them I think need to be changed through the command line.
But in general, there are very few options for the panel. There's no default way to rearrange the indicators, provide auto-hiding, easily hide or show indicators, hide or show the global menu, change the location or size of the panel, change it's color, etc. These sorts of options have all been removed in Unity.
There's one or two settings you can change in CCSM. Changing the transparency comes to mind. But other than that, it's pretty much stuck the way it is.