A window action that collapses the active window which causes it to disappear from view and appear only in the taskbar or launcher.
Questions tagged [minimize]
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How do I enable 'minimize on click' on Ubuntu dock in 17.10 and later?
I am talking about when you click on the icons in the dock
This command
gsettings set org.compiz.unityshell:/org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/ launcher-minimize-window true
which works for Unity Launcher, (obviously) does not…
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Telegram at Startup?
I've installed the latest Telegram App (v 0.8.32) On my Ubuntu 14.04.
I want Telegram to run minimized at startup in Tray and show me new messages but I can't because In the app settings there isn't any option for that.
Help me How Can i do it....
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How can I run a program on startup, minimized?
I just want Telegram to be run and I have added it to startup apps. The point is that I need it to be minimized. Any commands?
nermitt
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How do I turn off minimize-on-click option for Ubuntu dock?
I am using Ubuntu 18.04 and used this command
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock click-action 'minimize'
to turn on minimize on dock with single click on icon. How to revert back and turn off this feature?
Because it's irritating…
sam
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Minimize window with Docky conflicts with Unity
I'm seeing this unwanted behaviour eversince Unity came to Ubuntu. The Unity's Launcher randomly "steals" the endpoint for the minimizing animations from Docky. In other words, when I click on an icon in Docky to minimize a window, that window…
Томица Кораћ
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Keyboard shortcut to minimize a window on Ubuntu 18.10
How can I minimize a single window in Ubuntu?
I have looked in the keyboard shortcuts and there is a maximize windows but there isn't a minimize windows.
EC84B4
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How to minimize all windows from command line in LXDE?
I need to minimize all windows from command line, I have heard about
wmctrl -k on
but I think it will only work for gnome, is there any possibility of doing this?
Trenico
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Minimize windows without them going black and white
I recently updated to KDE 4.10. Now when I minimize windows, the task manager shows them being black and white. I find this very annoying since I tend to find windows primarily based on colors, not based on the shape of their icon. It takes me…
Mike
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Automatically minimize program after X time without focus?
Is there a way to automatically minimize a program after it hasn't had focus for a set amount of time?
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How can I make firefox run in the background like chromium?
A known feature in Chromium is the option to make it run in the background, which makes it easier to open .
Is it possible to do the same with firefox (and other applications)?
a3k
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How can I start a script in a minimised Gnome Terminal?
I can start a command in a new Gnome Terminal as follows:
nohup gnome-terminal --window-with-profile=Background --command ls >/dev/null 2>&1&
(Based on https://askubuntu.com/a/46630/7146 and https://stackoverflow.com/a/10708326/236081)
However, I…
lofidevops
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Is there a plugin for Rhythmbox to exit on close?
Is there a way for me to get Rhythmbox to exit when I press the exit button? If not, is there a way to remove the exit button all together? I keep getting tripped up trying to close the music player.
I feel silly posting on something that has been…
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How can I minimize windows, only on a specific monitor?
I have monitor and laptop screen and have a problem with the "Show desktop" function.
Laptop screen is showing widget that should stay for all the time. Main monitor is used normally.
Whenever I use keyboard shortcut (windows key + d in my case),…
reducing activity
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Why is there a minimize button in the Unity Dashboard?
If you launch the Unity Dashboard, there are the traditional 3 buttons in the top-left-hand corner. They look (something) like this:
X ― □
The X closes the dash.
The □ either maximizes or minimizes the dash, depending on it's current state.
The ―…
Lewis Goddard
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Why does my computer crash when I minimise the last window?
I am runnung Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. If I have a few windows open (say four to six, not a large amount), and minimise all by pressing Ctrl+Super+D, they all minimise immediately with no problems. However, if I minimise them one at a time, by clicking the…
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