Unity Launcher To Upload Files To Google Docs Using Drag And Drop. A Reddit user has created a custom Unity launcher that lets you upload documents to Google Docs using drag and drop and once the file is uploaded successfully, it opens the document in your default browser. The script was then improved by another Reddit user and I've combined everything and slightly modified it so it works with any browser (initially it was using Chromium "apps" and you can still use that if you want by editing the file) so it's easier to install.
Features: drag and drop upload to Google Docsautomatically opens uploaded files in a new browser tabclicking the icon (without uploading a new file) opens Google Docsyou can right click it to create a new Google Docs presentation, document or spreadsheet. There's one limitation though: you can only upload one file at a time (which is OK actually since each upload opens a new browser tab so if you upload a lot of files at once it gets confusing). Here's how to set up this Unity launcher Google Docs uploader. Install GoogleCL. Gnome Shell Weather Extension. Gnome Shell Weather extension displays the weather next to the clock in Gnome Shell.
Unfortunately there's no GUI to configure the extension so you must manually enter the YAHOO weather ID for your city in the extension.js file. Warning: Gnome Shell extensions may cause Gnome Shell to stop working. For instance, The GNOME Shell Weather extension works fine for me under Fedora 15, but crashes the latest GNOME Shell from GIT compiled yesterday. If Gnome Shell crashes because of an extension and you can't log in, press CTRL + ALT + F2 (after the GDM login screen loads), navigate to the Gnome Shell extensions folder from the command line ("cd ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions") and remove the extension that caused Gnome Shell to crash (rm -r "extension_folder").
Then press CTRL + ALT + F7 and log in. Update: the GNOME SHell weather extension installation instructions changed so see this page for for how to compile it. Browse our Gnome Shell extensions tag for more extensions. 04 - How do I install the latest version of GNOME 3. Things To Tweak / Fix After Installing Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal. A note before reading this post: before giving up on Unity without giving it a try... don't.
Try Unity for a few days - yes, it's not a finished product but it's actually quite interesting - and if you don't like it then switch. If you've just upgraded to Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal, there are probably a few things you'll miss, so here is how to get them back as well as some other things you may find useful. Install CompizConfig Settings Manager and Tweak Unity to better suit your needs: sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager Then search for CompizConfig Settings Manager in Dash and you'll find the Unity-related options under the "Unity" Compiz plugin. Using CCSM, you'll be able to tweak the Unity launcher reveal mode, hide behavior, change some Unity-specific keyboard shortcuts, change the Unity launcher icon size, the top panel opacity, tweak various animations and more. Another tool for configuring some hidden Unity settings is Dconf-editor. sudo apt-get install dconf-tools.