No "launcher icon size slider" in Appearance

How go I change the appearance of my 12.04 desktop? I want to make my Launcher icons smaller (I have no slider in my Appearance app that is supposed to do the trick).

If you are using the ubuntu-2d environment , then the "Launcher size slider" is not supported.
This function supported only in ubuntu (unity 3d) environment .

I bet that if you give this command in terminal

~$ echo $DESKTOP_SESSION

the result will be

~$ ubuntu-2d

You have to choose the "Ubuntu" session from the login screen to have the ability to change the icons size in the Launcher.

Take a look at these pictures to see how you will select the Ubuntu (unity 3D) session from login screen.

1) http://i.stack.imgur.com/34AbA.png
2) http://i.stack.imgur.com/gPLtQ.png

You have to select: Ubuntu

Thanks

Did you upgrade directly from Maverick to Precise, or did you upgrade through all the releases in between?

If neither of above work. Try CompizConfig Settings Manager - Ubuntu Unity Plugin - Experimental - Launcher icon size (eighth line down). Set as a percent.

I think I did all the intermediate upgrades from Maverick to Precise.

On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 4:01 PM, actionparsnip <
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Even when I select UBUNTU from the login screen list the DESKTOP_SESSION
command gives me ubuntu-2d
/Gregor

On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 12:21 PM, NikTh <
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> Your question #212476 on ubuntu-docs in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-docs/+question/212476
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> NikTh proposed the following answer:
> If you are using the ubuntu-2d environment , then the "Launcher size
> slider" is not supported.
> This function supported only in ubuntu (unity 3d) environment .
>
> I bet that if you give this command in terminal
>
> ~$ echo $DESKTOP_SESSION
>
> the result will be
>
> ~$ ubuntu-2d
>
> You have to choose the "Ubuntu" session from the login screen to have
> the ability to change the icons size in the Launcher.
>
> Take a look at these pictures to see how you will select the Ubuntu
> (unity 3D) session from login screen.
>
> 1) http://i.stack.imgur.com/34AbA.png
> 2) http://i.stack.imgur.com/gPLtQ.png
>
> You have to select: Ubuntu
>
> Thanks
>
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> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
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SEcond attempt to login to UBUNTU UNity session gave me DESKTOP_SESSION ayt
yjr echo command but still no slider in my Appearance app.

On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 12:21 PM, NikTh <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #212476 on ubuntu-docs in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-docs/+question/212476
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> NikTh proposed the following answer:
> If you are using the ubuntu-2d environment , then the "Launcher size
> slider" is not supported.
> This function supported only in ubuntu (unity 3d) environment .
>
> I bet that if you give this command in terminal
>
> ~$ echo $DESKTOP_SESSION
>
> the result will be
>
> ~$ ubuntu-2d
>
> You have to choose the "Ubuntu" session from the login screen to have
> the ability to change the icons size in the Launcher.
>
> Take a look at these pictures to see how you will select the Ubuntu
> (unity 3D) session from login screen.
>
> 1) http://i.stack.imgur.com/34AbA.png
> 2) http://i.stack.imgur.com/gPLtQ.png
>
> You have to select: Ubuntu
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> know that it is solved:
>
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-docs/+question/212476/+confirm?answer_id=1
>
> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
> following page to enter your feedback:
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> You received this question notification because you asked the question.
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Sorry wrong command, (I forgot the $).
Still ubuntu-2d
/Gregor

On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 5:48 AM, Gregor Shapiro <email address hidden>wrote:

> Even when I select UBUNTU from the login screen list the DESKTOP_SESSION
> command gives me ubuntu-2d
> /Gregor
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 12:21 PM, NikTh <
> <email address hidden>> wrote:
>
>> Your question #212476 on ubuntu-docs in Ubuntu changed:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-docs/+question/212476
>>
>> Status: Open => Answered
>>
>> NikTh proposed the following answer:
>> If you are using the ubuntu-2d environment , then the "Launcher size
>> slider" is not supported.
>> This function supported only in ubuntu (unity 3d) environment .
>>
>> I bet that if you give this command in terminal
>>
>> ~$ echo $DESKTOP_SESSION
>>
>> the result will be
>>
>> ~$ ubuntu-2d
>>
>> You have to choose the "Ubuntu" session from the login screen to have
>> the ability to change the icons size in the Launcher.
>>
>> Take a look at these pictures to see how you will select the Ubuntu
>> (unity 3D) session from login screen.
>>
>> 1) http://i.stack.imgur.com/34AbA.png
>> 2) http://i.stack.imgur.com/gPLtQ.png
>>
>> You have to select: Ubuntu
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> --
>> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
>> know that it is solved:
>>
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-docs/+question/212476/+confirm?answer_id=1
>>
>> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
>> following page to enter your feedback:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-docs/+question/212476
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>> You received this question notification because you asked the question.
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>
>
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So the problem here is not the menu of Appearance . Is that your graphics card (or something else) not let you to login at Ubunut=Unity3D environment.

You can close this question as solved and open a new one or we can continue here , but you have to change the title of question to something more similar to your problem.

Also give the results of these commands

~$ lspci -nnk | grep -iA2 vga

~$ /usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p

Thanks

If you log in to Unity2D and set the size there, does it mirror to 3D.

Or use this:
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/03/how-to-adjust-size-of-unity-2d-launcher-and-icons/

Cannot (don't know how to) set size in 2-d. That was the whole point of
this question. Cannot log on to 3-d (I stay in 2-d even when I try the
Unity logon).
So my problem has become that my graphics card, or something else that is
broken, will not allow a Unity 3-d experience.

Sent from my awesome Xperia Arc
/Gregor
On Oct 28, 2012 1:21 PM, "actionparsnip" <
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> Your question #212476 on ubuntu-docs in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-docs/+question/212476
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> If you log in to Unity2D and set the size there, does it mirror to 3D.
>
> Or use this:
>
> http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/03/how-to-adjust-size-of-unity-2d-launcher-and-icons/
>
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The 'whole point' of my answer was to give a link to how you can fix it. Did you check the link?

I have followed the link provided by actionparsnip. Thank you.
When I feel a little less "faint of heart" I will attempt to edit these
system files.
/Gregor

On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 2:11 PM, actionparsnip <
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> actionparsnip requested more information:
> The 'whole point' of my answer was to give a link to how you can fix it.
> Did you check the link?
>
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I have not edited the files but will close this thread in the belief that if I do hack the files correctly I will get the results expected.
(There should be a "This probably would have solved my problem if i dared to do it" button! ;-)

You aren't manually editting system files, the script does it for you....