Should my Dash be full screen?

Solution 1:

Someone has already posted a bug report about this at launchpad:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/732008

Solution 2:

If you want to disable Unity Dash full-screen mode, just type in a terminal:

gsettings set com.canonical.Unity form-factor 'Desktop'

For more details, see this post.

sources:

  • Can't resize maximized lenses in Unity
  • How to get Unity dash overlays maximized by default?
  • How can I configure Unity?