Gnome 3 launcher customization

I use Gnome 3.4 on ArchLinux. How I can move the Gnome launcher called "Activites" from the left side of screen to the right?

Gnome 3 doesn't let you move things around on the top bar, most of the shell's interface is hard-coded. However, you could visit https://extensions.gnome.org/ and look for an extension that might provide the functionality you are looking for.
I don't know of any extension that provides this, though.

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hey droog!
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shwick wrote:Does drive mounting work?
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Adam M wrote:
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