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[Sebastien Bacher <seb128@xxxxxxxxxx>]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 898260 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/898260

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 898260
   No way to completely disable the Unity Launcher

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/894238

Title:
  Add a way to selectively disable Unity features: Dash, Launcher,
  Panel, Switcher

Status in Unity:
  Triaged
Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Various users have trouble with Unity in their setups: multiple
  monitors, portrait monitors, right-to-left languages all present
  challenges.

  Luckily, there's a lot of free software there to fill in the gap.
  Unfortunately, there's no way in Unity (3D) to selectively disable
  those parts we want to replace. (Unity 2D is made of separate
  programs, but Unity 3D is a single Compiz plugin.)

  See this forum post for an example:

  http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11368937

  My suggestion is to allow a simple on/off switch for features in the
  Unity plugin settings page in Compiz:

  [x] Launcher
  [x] Dash
  [x] Panel
  [x] Application Switcher

  Thus, if I want to replace Launcher with DockbarX, AWN or Launchy, I
  can easily turn it off, while keeping all the other goodies Unity as
  to offer.

  I believe this straightforward solution will go a long way to ease the
  growing pains some of us are experiencing with Unity.

  I am willing and able to develop this myself and submit a patch.
  HOWEVER, I want to be absolutely sure that this feature will be
  approved first before wasting my time.

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