How to get alt+right mouse to resize windows again!
I'm frustrated that this was removed/altered in gnome-shell3. There are certain key bindings for resizing and moving windows like alt+right click etc, that I'd like back. I've tried to use the system settings but to no avail. Has anyone else worked with this and got it to work?
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I'm frustrated that this was removed/altered in gnome-shell3. There are certain key bindings for resizing and moving windows like alt+right click etc, that I'd like back. I've tried to use the system settings but to no avail. Has anyone else worked with this and got it to work?
window-manager mouse gnome-shell
asked Jan 7 '12 at 6:52
JimJim
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add a comment |
I'm frustrated that this was removed/altered in gnome-shell3. There are certain key bindings for resizing and moving windows like alt+right click etc, that I'd like back. I've tried to use the system settings but to no avail. Has anyone else worked with this and got it to work?
window-manager mouse gnome-shell
asked Jan 7 '12 at 6:52
JimJim
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I'm frustrated that this was removed/altered in gnome-shell3. There are certain key bindings for resizing and moving windows like alt+right click etc, that I'd like back. I've tried to use the system settings but to no avail. Has anyone else worked with this and got it to work?
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In more recent gnome versions (e.g., gnome-shell), you need to use this instead:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences resize-with-right-button true
Gnome defaults to using the Super ("Windows") key for window actions, so the above alone will enable moving (super-leftdrag) and resizing (super-rightdrag). To use the Alt key instead of the Super key do:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences mouse-button-modifier '<Alt>'
(note that using the Alt key for window operations will interfere with some apps, like Inkscape, that use alt-click and alt-drag for app related actions)
edited Oct 20 '14 at 15:05
bain
1545
answered Apr 28 '12 at 18:51
drizzddrizzd
63663
1
You could also change this same setting with a GUI, viadconf-editor.
– Victor
Jan 27 '14 at 18:35
1
If you want to use alt+right click, you might also have to changemouse-button-modifierto <Alt>.
– gogators
Jul 25 '14 at 15:12
1
Thesegsettingsoptions still work on Ubuntu 18.04.
– Stéphane Gourichon
Aug 17 '18 at 23:10
Would like to add that they work in Ubuntu 18.10 also, and not only was this the original answer that helped me find it years ago when it changed, but after the new tweak tool in 18.10 not installing because of mirror problems (and other items), I was about to go mad. Thanks again.
– herdingofthecats
Nov 3 '18 at 13:31
add a comment |
You can use gconf-editor for this. Enable this setting:
/apps/metacity/general/resize_with_right_button
edited Jan 23 '12 at 6:32
Mat
39k8117125
answered Jan 23 '12 at 4:57
Felix YanFelix Yan
5651513
Unfortunately that doesn't work in later versions of GNOME. The gconf settings are simply not used, it seems.
– Victor
Jan 27 '14 at 18:35
add a comment |
In Cinnamon (rather than Gnome3) the corresponding setting is:
gsettings set org.cinnamon.desktop.wm.preferences resize-with-right-button true
Or find the corresponding path in dconf-editor.
Also see mouse-button-modifier under the same path if you'd rather use the Super key instead of the Alt key for move/resize behaviour (useful for conflicts with other apps such as blender).
edited Jun 16 '15 at 9:30
RobinJ
9121716
answered Apr 8 '14 at 4:38
tylerltylerl
1,826816
Your command worked flawlessly, thanks - but I didn't find anything like that path in gconf-editor. Where do those "org.cinnamon.."-like paths reside? (I am running on Linux Mint right now).
– stolsvik
Jun 29 '14 at 21:59
dconf, not gconf.
– RobinJ
Jun 16 '15 at 8:55
add a comment |
Additionally to using gsettings and instead of using the deprecated gconf-editor, you can install the newer dconf-editor and find and change relevant keys there. Searching "resize with" will find its key regardless of used WM.
edited May 17 '15 at 20:59
Minix
2,20151940
answered May 17 '15 at 19:49
yrtimiDyrtimiD
212
add a comment |
If you install GNOME Tweaks, there's an option to "Resize with secondary click". Checking it will enable Super+RMB to resize windows.
answered Jan 2 at 2:15
Dan DascalescuDan Dascalescu
2,59921117
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In more recent gnome versions (e.g., gnome-shell), you need to use this instead:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences resize-with-right-button true
Gnome defaults to using the Super ("Windows") key for window actions, so the above alone will enable moving (super-leftdrag) and resizing (super-rightdrag). To use the Alt key instead of the Super key do:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences mouse-button-modifier '<Alt>'
(note that using the Alt key for window operations will interfere with some apps, like Inkscape, that use alt-click and alt-drag for app related actions)
edited Oct 20 '14 at 15:05
bain
1545
answered Apr 28 '12 at 18:51
drizzddrizzd
63663
1
You could also change this same setting with a GUI, viadconf-editor.
– Victor
Jan 27 '14 at 18:35
1
If you want to use alt+right click, you might also have to changemouse-button-modifierto <Alt>.
– gogators
Jul 25 '14 at 15:12
1
Thesegsettingsoptions still work on Ubuntu 18.04.
– Stéphane Gourichon
Aug 17 '18 at 23:10
Would like to add that they work in Ubuntu 18.10 also, and not only was this the original answer that helped me find it years ago when it changed, but after the new tweak tool in 18.10 not installing because of mirror problems (and other items), I was about to go mad. Thanks again.
– herdingofthecats
Nov 3 '18 at 13:31
add a comment |
In more recent gnome versions (e.g., gnome-shell), you need to use this instead:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences resize-with-right-button true
Gnome defaults to using the Super ("Windows") key for window actions, so the above alone will enable moving (super-leftdrag) and resizing (super-rightdrag). To use the Alt key instead of the Super key do:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences mouse-button-modifier '<Alt>'
(note that using the Alt key for window operations will interfere with some apps, like Inkscape, that use alt-click and alt-drag for app related actions)
edited Oct 20 '14 at 15:05
bain
1545
answered Apr 28 '12 at 18:51
drizzddrizzd
63663
1
You could also change this same setting with a GUI, viadconf-editor.
– Victor
Jan 27 '14 at 18:35
1
If you want to use alt+right click, you might also have to changemouse-button-modifierto <Alt>.
– gogators
Jul 25 '14 at 15:12
1
Thesegsettingsoptions still work on Ubuntu 18.04.
– Stéphane Gourichon
Aug 17 '18 at 23:10
Would like to add that they work in Ubuntu 18.10 also, and not only was this the original answer that helped me find it years ago when it changed, but after the new tweak tool in 18.10 not installing because of mirror problems (and other items), I was about to go mad. Thanks again.
– herdingofthecats
Nov 3 '18 at 13:31
add a comment |
In more recent gnome versions (e.g., gnome-shell), you need to use this instead:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences resize-with-right-button true
Gnome defaults to using the Super ("Windows") key for window actions, so the above alone will enable moving (super-leftdrag) and resizing (super-rightdrag). To use the Alt key instead of the Super key do:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences mouse-button-modifier '<Alt>'
(note that using the Alt key for window operations will interfere with some apps, like Inkscape, that use alt-click and alt-drag for app related actions)
edited Oct 20 '14 at 15:05
bain
1545
answered Apr 28 '12 at 18:51
drizzddrizzd
63663
In more recent gnome versions (e.g., gnome-shell), you need to use this instead:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences resize-with-right-button true
Gnome defaults to using the Super ("Windows") key for window actions, so the above alone will enable moving (super-leftdrag) and resizing (super-rightdrag). To use the Alt key instead of the Super key do:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences mouse-button-modifier '<Alt>'
(note that using the Alt key for window operations will interfere with some apps, like Inkscape, that use alt-click and alt-drag for app related actions)
edited Oct 20 '14 at 15:05
bain
1545
answered Apr 28 '12 at 18:51
drizzddrizzd
63663
edited Oct 20 '14 at 15:05
bain
1545
edited Oct 20 '14 at 15:05
bain
1545
edited Oct 20 '14 at 15:05
bain
1545
1545
answered Apr 28 '12 at 18:51
drizzddrizzd
63663
answered Apr 28 '12 at 18:51
drizzddrizzd
63663
answered Apr 28 '12 at 18:51
drizzddrizzd
63663
63663
1
You could also change this same setting with a GUI, viadconf-editor.
– Victor
Jan 27 '14 at 18:35
1
If you want to use alt+right click, you might also have to changemouse-button-modifierto <Alt>.
– gogators
Jul 25 '14 at 15:12
1
Thesegsettingsoptions still work on Ubuntu 18.04.
– Stéphane Gourichon
Aug 17 '18 at 23:10
Would like to add that they work in Ubuntu 18.10 also, and not only was this the original answer that helped me find it years ago when it changed, but after the new tweak tool in 18.10 not installing because of mirror problems (and other items), I was about to go mad. Thanks again.
– herdingofthecats
Nov 3 '18 at 13:31
add a comment |
1
You could also change this same setting with a GUI, viadconf-editor.
– Victor
Jan 27 '14 at 18:35
1
If you want to use alt+right click, you might also have to changemouse-button-modifierto <Alt>.
– gogators
Jul 25 '14 at 15:12
1
Thesegsettingsoptions still work on Ubuntu 18.04.
– Stéphane Gourichon
Aug 17 '18 at 23:10
Would like to add that they work in Ubuntu 18.10 also, and not only was this the original answer that helped me find it years ago when it changed, but after the new tweak tool in 18.10 not installing because of mirror problems (and other items), I was about to go mad. Thanks again.
– herdingofthecats
Nov 3 '18 at 13:31
1
1
You could also change this same setting with a GUI, via
dconf-editor.– Victor
Jan 27 '14 at 18:35
You could also change this same setting with a GUI, via
dconf-editor.– Victor
Jan 27 '14 at 18:35
1
1
If you want to use alt+right click, you might also have to change
mouse-button-modifier to <Alt>.– gogators
Jul 25 '14 at 15:12
If you want to use alt+right click, you might also have to change
mouse-button-modifier to <Alt>.– gogators
Jul 25 '14 at 15:12
1
1
These
gsettings options still work on Ubuntu 18.04.– Stéphane Gourichon
Aug 17 '18 at 23:10
These
gsettings options still work on Ubuntu 18.04.– Stéphane Gourichon
Aug 17 '18 at 23:10
Would like to add that they work in Ubuntu 18.10 also, and not only was this the original answer that helped me find it years ago when it changed, but after the new tweak tool in 18.10 not installing because of mirror problems (and other items), I was about to go mad. Thanks again.
– herdingofthecats
Nov 3 '18 at 13:31
Would like to add that they work in Ubuntu 18.10 also, and not only was this the original answer that helped me find it years ago when it changed, but after the new tweak tool in 18.10 not installing because of mirror problems (and other items), I was about to go mad. Thanks again.
– herdingofthecats
Nov 3 '18 at 13:31
add a comment |
You can use gconf-editor for this. Enable this setting:
/apps/metacity/general/resize_with_right_button
edited Jan 23 '12 at 6:32
Mat
39k8117125
answered Jan 23 '12 at 4:57
Felix YanFelix Yan
5651513
Unfortunately that doesn't work in later versions of GNOME. The gconf settings are simply not used, it seems.
– Victor
Jan 27 '14 at 18:35
add a comment |
You can use gconf-editor for this. Enable this setting:
/apps/metacity/general/resize_with_right_button
edited Jan 23 '12 at 6:32
Mat
39k8117125
answered Jan 23 '12 at 4:57
Felix YanFelix Yan
5651513
Unfortunately that doesn't work in later versions of GNOME. The gconf settings are simply not used, it seems.
– Victor
Jan 27 '14 at 18:35
add a comment |
You can use gconf-editor for this. Enable this setting:
/apps/metacity/general/resize_with_right_button
edited Jan 23 '12 at 6:32
Mat
39k8117125
answered Jan 23 '12 at 4:57
Felix YanFelix Yan
5651513
You can use gconf-editor for this. Enable this setting:
/apps/metacity/general/resize_with_right_button
edited Jan 23 '12 at 6:32
Mat
39k8117125
answered Jan 23 '12 at 4:57
Felix YanFelix Yan
5651513
edited Jan 23 '12 at 6:32
Mat
39k8117125
edited Jan 23 '12 at 6:32
Mat
39k8117125
edited Jan 23 '12 at 6:32
Mat
39k8117125
39k8117125
answered Jan 23 '12 at 4:57
Felix YanFelix Yan
5651513
answered Jan 23 '12 at 4:57
Felix YanFelix Yan
5651513
answered Jan 23 '12 at 4:57
Felix YanFelix Yan
5651513
5651513
Unfortunately that doesn't work in later versions of GNOME. The gconf settings are simply not used, it seems.
– Victor
Jan 27 '14 at 18:35
add a comment |
Unfortunately that doesn't work in later versions of GNOME. The gconf settings are simply not used, it seems.
– Victor
Jan 27 '14 at 18:35
Unfortunately that doesn't work in later versions of GNOME. The gconf settings are simply not used, it seems.
– Victor
Jan 27 '14 at 18:35
Unfortunately that doesn't work in later versions of GNOME. The gconf settings are simply not used, it seems.
– Victor
Jan 27 '14 at 18:35
add a comment |
In Cinnamon (rather than Gnome3) the corresponding setting is:
gsettings set org.cinnamon.desktop.wm.preferences resize-with-right-button true
Or find the corresponding path in dconf-editor.
Also see mouse-button-modifier under the same path if you'd rather use the Super key instead of the Alt key for move/resize behaviour (useful for conflicts with other apps such as blender).
edited Jun 16 '15 at 9:30
RobinJ
9121716
answered Apr 8 '14 at 4:38
tylerltylerl
1,826816
Your command worked flawlessly, thanks - but I didn't find anything like that path in gconf-editor. Where do those "org.cinnamon.."-like paths reside? (I am running on Linux Mint right now).
– stolsvik
Jun 29 '14 at 21:59
dconf, not gconf.
– RobinJ
Jun 16 '15 at 8:55
add a comment |
In Cinnamon (rather than Gnome3) the corresponding setting is:
gsettings set org.cinnamon.desktop.wm.preferences resize-with-right-button true
Or find the corresponding path in dconf-editor.
Also see mouse-button-modifier under the same path if you'd rather use the Super key instead of the Alt key for move/resize behaviour (useful for conflicts with other apps such as blender).
edited Jun 16 '15 at 9:30
RobinJ
9121716
answered Apr 8 '14 at 4:38
tylerltylerl
1,826816
Your command worked flawlessly, thanks - but I didn't find anything like that path in gconf-editor. Where do those "org.cinnamon.."-like paths reside? (I am running on Linux Mint right now).
– stolsvik
Jun 29 '14 at 21:59
dconf, not gconf.
– RobinJ
Jun 16 '15 at 8:55
add a comment |
In Cinnamon (rather than Gnome3) the corresponding setting is:
gsettings set org.cinnamon.desktop.wm.preferences resize-with-right-button true
Or find the corresponding path in dconf-editor.
Also see mouse-button-modifier under the same path if you'd rather use the Super key instead of the Alt key for move/resize behaviour (useful for conflicts with other apps such as blender).
edited Jun 16 '15 at 9:30
RobinJ
9121716
answered Apr 8 '14 at 4:38
tylerltylerl
1,826816
In Cinnamon (rather than Gnome3) the corresponding setting is:
gsettings set org.cinnamon.desktop.wm.preferences resize-with-right-button true
Or find the corresponding path in dconf-editor.
Also see mouse-button-modifier under the same path if you'd rather use the Super key instead of the Alt key for move/resize behaviour (useful for conflicts with other apps such as blender).
edited Jun 16 '15 at 9:30
RobinJ
9121716
answered Apr 8 '14 at 4:38
tylerltylerl
1,826816
edited Jun 16 '15 at 9:30
RobinJ
9121716
edited Jun 16 '15 at 9:30
RobinJ
9121716
edited Jun 16 '15 at 9:30
RobinJ
9121716
9121716
answered Apr 8 '14 at 4:38
tylerltylerl
1,826816
answered Apr 8 '14 at 4:38
tylerltylerl
1,826816
answered Apr 8 '14 at 4:38
tylerltylerl
1,826816
1,826816
Your command worked flawlessly, thanks - but I didn't find anything like that path in gconf-editor. Where do those "org.cinnamon.."-like paths reside? (I am running on Linux Mint right now).
– stolsvik
Jun 29 '14 at 21:59
dconf, not gconf.
– RobinJ
Jun 16 '15 at 8:55
add a comment |
Your command worked flawlessly, thanks - but I didn't find anything like that path in gconf-editor. Where do those "org.cinnamon.."-like paths reside? (I am running on Linux Mint right now).
– stolsvik
Jun 29 '14 at 21:59
dconf, not gconf.
– RobinJ
Jun 16 '15 at 8:55
Your command worked flawlessly, thanks - but I didn't find anything like that path in gconf-editor. Where do those "org.cinnamon.."-like paths reside? (I am running on Linux Mint right now).
– stolsvik
Jun 29 '14 at 21:59
Your command worked flawlessly, thanks - but I didn't find anything like that path in gconf-editor. Where do those "org.cinnamon.."-like paths reside? (I am running on Linux Mint right now).
– stolsvik
Jun 29 '14 at 21:59
dconf, not gconf.
– RobinJ
Jun 16 '15 at 8:55
dconf, not gconf.
– RobinJ
Jun 16 '15 at 8:55
add a comment |
Additionally to using gsettings and instead of using the deprecated gconf-editor, you can install the newer dconf-editor and find and change relevant keys there. Searching "resize with" will find its key regardless of used WM.
edited May 17 '15 at 20:59
Minix
2,20151940
answered May 17 '15 at 19:49
yrtimiDyrtimiD
212
add a comment |
Additionally to using gsettings and instead of using the deprecated gconf-editor, you can install the newer dconf-editor and find and change relevant keys there. Searching "resize with" will find its key regardless of used WM.
edited May 17 '15 at 20:59
Minix
2,20151940
answered May 17 '15 at 19:49
yrtimiDyrtimiD
212
add a comment |
Additionally to using gsettings and instead of using the deprecated gconf-editor, you can install the newer dconf-editor and find and change relevant keys there. Searching "resize with" will find its key regardless of used WM.
edited May 17 '15 at 20:59
Minix
2,20151940
answered May 17 '15 at 19:49
yrtimiDyrtimiD
212
Additionally to using gsettings and instead of using the deprecated gconf-editor, you can install the newer dconf-editor and find and change relevant keys there. Searching "resize with" will find its key regardless of used WM.
edited May 17 '15 at 20:59
Minix
2,20151940
answered May 17 '15 at 19:49
yrtimiDyrtimiD
212
edited May 17 '15 at 20:59
Minix
2,20151940
edited May 17 '15 at 20:59
Minix
2,20151940
edited May 17 '15 at 20:59
Minix
2,20151940
2,20151940
answered May 17 '15 at 19:49
yrtimiDyrtimiD
212
answered May 17 '15 at 19:49
yrtimiDyrtimiD
212
answered May 17 '15 at 19:49
yrtimiDyrtimiD
212
212
add a comment |
add a comment |
If you install GNOME Tweaks, there's an option to "Resize with secondary click". Checking it will enable Super+RMB to resize windows.
answered Jan 2 at 2:15
Dan DascalescuDan Dascalescu
2,59921117
add a comment |
If you install GNOME Tweaks, there's an option to "Resize with secondary click". Checking it will enable Super+RMB to resize windows.
answered Jan 2 at 2:15
Dan DascalescuDan Dascalescu
2,59921117
add a comment |
If you install GNOME Tweaks, there's an option to "Resize with secondary click". Checking it will enable Super+RMB to resize windows.
answered Jan 2 at 2:15
Dan DascalescuDan Dascalescu
2,59921117
If you install GNOME Tweaks, there's an option to "Resize with secondary click". Checking it will enable Super+RMB to resize windows.
answered Jan 2 at 2:15
Dan DascalescuDan Dascalescu
2,59921117
answered Jan 2 at 2:15
Dan DascalescuDan Dascalescu
2,59921117
answered Jan 2 at 2:15
Dan DascalescuDan Dascalescu
2,59921117
answered Jan 2 at 2:15
Dan DascalescuDan Dascalescu
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2,59921117
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