Tweak Unity With Unsettings 0.08, Now With Ubuntu 12.10 Support

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYrQA9xJMZUXAHdUkvMgRr68os6-TZwz_lqL56uU6G0nwphUVHTiugmRIikZKeXYUe7dN31D89FvFPR7ebqbsoo6ZL6yJfqD_LKwF5pjp9nC_3Dx8J_Li1oIk6rxAbJmWfL2nbyIXF4BK/s1600/unsettings.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="unsettings" border="0" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYrQA9xJMZUXAHdUkvMgRr68os6-TZwz_lqL56uU6G0nwphUVHTiugmRIikZKeXYUe7dN31D89FvFPR7ebqbsoo6ZL6yJfqD_LKwF5pjp9nC_3Dx8J_Li1oIk6rxAbJmWfL2nbyIXF4BK/s320/unsettings.png" title="unsettings" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Unsettings, a tool that lets you tweak Unity, has reached version 0.08, getting support for Unity 6 and thus Ubuntu 12.10.</b></div><br /><b>Unsettings 0.08 brings some new features as well:</b><br /><ul><li>option to force fast minimize animation</li><li>option to force low graphics mode</li><li>show real name on panel</li><li>option to disable online search results in Dash</li><li>Unity WebApps support</li><li>UI tweaks</li><li>more </li></ul><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Unsettings can be used to tweak most Unity settings, like disabling the global menu or overlay scrollbars, change the GTK or icon theme and many others. <b>Here's a list of Unsettings features:</b></div><ul><li>Launcher look: change size, opacity, background colour</li><li>Launcher behaviour: change visibility, reveal trigger, edge responsiveness, reveal pressure, autohide animation, urgent animation, launch animation, backlight mode</li><li>Dash: change size, blur, enable or disable apps available for download, recently used apps, search all files, online search results</li><li>Panel: change opacity, opaque if maximized, show real name on the panel, show/hide battery status and an option to whitelist application to show up in the systray</li><li>Indicators: show/hide bluetooth and sound indicators, set which media players are ignored by the Ubuntu sound indicator</li><li>Fonts: change the font (for the desktop, window title, monospaced, etc.), hinting and antialiasing</li><li>Windows: set minimize animation, overlay scrollbars behaviour (including an option to disable it), enable/disable global menu, HUD, click to focus, auto raise, set the automaximize value</li><li>Desktop: change the number of workspaces, enable/disable icons on the desktop, shortcut overlay, alt-tab behaviour, set the next monitor pressure</li><li>Web Apps: enable/disable webapps, set pre-authorized web apps, enable or disable specified web apps</li><li>Themes: options to change the theme: GTK, window, icon or cursor theme. There's also an option to force low graphics mode</li><li>GTK: show mnemonics, display icons in buttons or menus, cursor blink.</li></ul><br />A few more Unsettings screenshots:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXTymyWXNtwgU7ULhYxNpolMKIoG1WMXg4QzFd3gKOlnz4eRRrgw26JjTl4I1eqmJfJL3qgkQ7tg02aXFGnGLpCtDEUKmd9z3lxTXu4RjfYgSx2nFtapUY4_akLKuiDR-JsIb5uM_f91k/s1600/unsettings_1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="unsettings" border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXTymyWXNtwgU7ULhYxNpolMKIoG1WMXg4QzFd3gKOlnz4eRRrgw26JjTl4I1eqmJfJL3qgkQ7tg02aXFGnGLpCtDEUKmd9z3lxTXu4RjfYgSx2nFtapUY4_akLKuiDR-JsIb5uM_f91k/s320/unsettings_1.png" title="unsettings" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCsXxOZRoQeAeOkLpudO2ySfCODDAdbNs7NvZz1rjaev7h00no_GMXW2PhwRQZbxgi47qvYItDldp-MkPodKWZY3GKXXYRI4DYJhyXU1bYML4JDbwr7VBWfOp_ztwO7lxkV7VCpN3Zl7HX/s1600/unsettings_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="unsettings" border="0" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCsXxOZRoQeAeOkLpudO2ySfCODDAdbNs7NvZz1rjaev7h00no_GMXW2PhwRQZbxgi47qvYItDldp-MkPodKWZY3GKXXYRI4DYJhyXU1bYML4JDbwr7VBWfOp_ztwO7lxkV7VCpN3Zl7HX/s320/unsettings_2.png" title="unsettings" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyd4zvlniwfZdgRj-L-pOGh3GPECJWMIZ3Fdjs1LxmB7ZMC97uHFBjVbrnt4q-jZQU25ksTzaJ9z6Qjuq0k1k2Uf-i2IKFE0AlZma4zlvYuqFzIgfpJIFZt6y4icAOVyQ2yCXsbSe3zS9V/s1600/unsettings_3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="unsettings" border="0" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyd4zvlniwfZdgRj-L-pOGh3GPECJWMIZ3Fdjs1LxmB7ZMC97uHFBjVbrnt4q-jZQU25ksTzaJ9z6Qjuq0k1k2Uf-i2IKFE0AlZma4zlvYuqFzIgfpJIFZt6y4icAOVyQ2yCXsbSe3zS9V/s320/unsettings_3.png" title="unsettings" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPQJ0cyrslwle54gbMOktNGa8giGZUAQn8bjJFfM4Go6s0GAQ9IgcHzxZvBhBhRQhRRZH9WnYQnax62tYi-3Tpzj_na1t1uYReoqc2aHRuquukKya2X7BIu5nOl5KTjsyFbeOgmKPlpgE/s1600/unsettings_4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="unsettings" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPQJ0cyrslwle54gbMOktNGa8giGZUAQn8bjJFfM4Go6s0GAQ9IgcHzxZvBhBhRQhRRZH9WnYQnax62tYi-3Tpzj_na1t1uYReoqc2aHRuquukKya2X7BIu5nOl5KTjsyFbeOgmKPlpgE/s320/unsettings_4.png" title="unsettings" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Unsettings</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Unsettings 0.08 supports Ubuntu 12.10, 12.04 and 11.10, but obviously the options available in Unsettings depend on the Unity version you're using. <b>To add the PPA and install the latest Unsettings, use the commands below:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:diesch/testing<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install unsettings</code></pre><br />You can also download Unsettings without adding the PPA, from <a href="http://florian-diesch.de/software/unsettings/index.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br />If you encounter bugs, report them @ <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/unsettings">Launchpad</a>.

Tweak Unity With Unsettings 0.08, Now With Ubuntu 12.10 Support

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