Can't lock the launcher in unity-2d

[wastrel]

Binary package hint: unity-2d

There's no setting to lock the launcher on the screen in unity-2d.

There's no setting in System Settings > Launcher & Menus to prevent the launcher from autohiding.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity-2d-launcher 3.8.4.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon May 2 13:10:19 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/unity-2d-launcher
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity-2d
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Olivier Tilloy (osomon)]

There is an unofficial GUI tool that allows to change this and other settings: http://marianochavero.wordpress.com/2011/04/20/a-simple-gui-for-unity-2d-settings-ubuntu-11-04/

Alternatively, you can change that from the command line, just issue the following two commands in a terminal:

  gconftool-2 --type=int --set /desktop/unity-2d/launcher/hide_mode 0
  gconftool-2 --type=bool --set /desktop/unity-2d/launcher/use_strut true