How can I snap a window in a corner with 18.04?
Super + left/right snaps windows to fit half the screen.
I'd like to be able to snap four windows in all corners.
CompizConfig Settings Manager doesn't seem to be an option since 18.04 uses the GNOME desktop.
window gnome-shell mutter
edited Jun 22 at 8:46
pomsky
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Super + left/right snaps windows to fit half the screen.
I'd like to be able to snap four windows in all corners.
CompizConfig Settings Manager doesn't seem to be an option since 18.04 uses the GNOME desktop.
window gnome-shell mutter
edited Jun 22 at 8:46
pomsky
28.3k1185112
asked Jun 22 at 0:24
François Martineau
3915
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Possible duplicate of Is it possible to place windows with keyboard shortcuts in Gnome-Shell?
– Mihai Capotă
Jun 22 at 0:29
@Mihai Capotă Unfortunately, gconf-editor is discontinued since 2011 and doesn't seem to be working on Ubuntu 18.04.
– François Martineau
Jun 22 at 1:22
You may try<Ctrl+Alt+1>or 3,7, 9 (digits from NumPad). It works great on MATE DE, may work on GNOME. Try to customize fromdconf-editororgnome-control-center keyboar. If it does not work drop GNOME and switch to MATE.
– N0rbert
Jun 22 at 7:15
add a comment |
Super + left/right snaps windows to fit half the screen.
I'd like to be able to snap four windows in all corners.
CompizConfig Settings Manager doesn't seem to be an option since 18.04 uses the GNOME desktop.
window gnome-shell mutter
edited Jun 22 at 8:46
pomsky
28.3k1185112
asked Jun 22 at 0:24
François Martineau
3915
Super + left/right snaps windows to fit half the screen.
I'd like to be able to snap four windows in all corners.
CompizConfig Settings Manager doesn't seem to be an option since 18.04 uses the GNOME desktop.
window gnome-shell mutter
window gnome-shell mutter
edited Jun 22 at 8:46
pomsky
28.3k1185112
asked Jun 22 at 0:24
François Martineau
3915
edited Jun 22 at 8:46
pomsky
28.3k1185112
asked Jun 22 at 0:24
François Martineau
3915
edited Jun 22 at 8:46
pomsky
28.3k1185112
edited Jun 22 at 8:46
pomsky
28.3k1185112
edited Jun 22 at 8:46
pomsky
28.3k1185112
28.3k1185112
asked Jun 22 at 0:24
François Martineau
3915
asked Jun 22 at 0:24
François Martineau
3915
asked Jun 22 at 0:24
François Martineau
3915
3915
2
Possible duplicate of Is it possible to place windows with keyboard shortcuts in Gnome-Shell?
– Mihai Capotă
Jun 22 at 0:29
@Mihai Capotă Unfortunately, gconf-editor is discontinued since 2011 and doesn't seem to be working on Ubuntu 18.04.
– François Martineau
Jun 22 at 1:22
You may try<Ctrl+Alt+1>or 3,7, 9 (digits from NumPad). It works great on MATE DE, may work on GNOME. Try to customize fromdconf-editororgnome-control-center keyboar. If it does not work drop GNOME and switch to MATE.
– N0rbert
Jun 22 at 7:15
add a comment |
2
Possible duplicate of Is it possible to place windows with keyboard shortcuts in Gnome-Shell?
– Mihai Capotă
Jun 22 at 0:29
@Mihai Capotă Unfortunately, gconf-editor is discontinued since 2011 and doesn't seem to be working on Ubuntu 18.04.
– François Martineau
Jun 22 at 1:22
You may try<Ctrl+Alt+1>or 3,7, 9 (digits from NumPad). It works great on MATE DE, may work on GNOME. Try to customize fromdconf-editororgnome-control-center keyboar. If it does not work drop GNOME and switch to MATE.
– N0rbert
Jun 22 at 7:15
2
2
Possible duplicate of Is it possible to place windows with keyboard shortcuts in Gnome-Shell?
– Mihai Capotă
Jun 22 at 0:29
Possible duplicate of Is it possible to place windows with keyboard shortcuts in Gnome-Shell?
– Mihai Capotă
Jun 22 at 0:29
@Mihai Capotă Unfortunately, gconf-editor is discontinued since 2011 and doesn't seem to be working on Ubuntu 18.04.
– François Martineau
Jun 22 at 1:22
@Mihai Capotă Unfortunately, gconf-editor is discontinued since 2011 and doesn't seem to be working on Ubuntu 18.04.
– François Martineau
Jun 22 at 1:22
You may try
<Ctrl+Alt+1> or 3,7, 9 (digits from NumPad). It works great on MATE DE, may work on GNOME. Try to customize from dconf-editor or gnome-control-center keyboar. If it does not work drop GNOME and switch to MATE.– N0rbert
Jun 22 at 7:15
You may try
<Ctrl+Alt+1> or 3,7, 9 (digits from NumPad). It works great on MATE DE, may work on GNOME. Try to customize from dconf-editor or gnome-control-center keyboar. If it does not work drop GNOME and switch to MATE.– N0rbert
Jun 22 at 7:15
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The Put Windows GNOME extension will do what you ask. See https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/39/put-windows/. Once you switch it "ON", you can configure it at https://extensions.gnome.org/local/.
answered Jun 22 at 13:53
heynnema
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Extension? Why? This functionality was out-the-box for years. GNOME R.I.P.
– N0rbert
Jul 4 at 14:19
2
@N0rbert you're right... live and learn... however this GNOME extension is configurable, and has even more options than what's built into GNOME already.
– heynnema
Jul 4 at 14:47
...and it is hoped that, after half tiling, more tiling features like quarter tiling will come to native Gnome Shell at some time in the future.
– vanadium
Jul 13 at 18:04
1
This 2-sentence answer is incomplete. It could definitely use some further explanation on how to install, use, configure, open, etc.
– Gabriel Staples
Oct 31 at 20:05
@GabrielStaples Better? Please remember to vote for it if it was helpful. Thanks!
– heynnema
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As you've found out, Ubuntu 18 has moved away from the Unity desktop manager which I had finally gotten used to, to Gnome desktop, which is much different. Compared to Unity, Gnome Desktop's configuration settings are all wacky. You'll need to install Gnome shell extensions.
I recommend using the Put Windows GNOME extension, like @heynnema says.
However, hknust likes the ShellTile one, so you can try it out too.
Note that Gnome Shell extensions change how your desktop works, but you configure them through your browser, which seems kind of weird at first. Your browser is basically just a front-end messaging service to communicate with the back-end configuration settings running on your PC.
How to install the "Put Windows" GNOME shell extension to enable window tiling in Ubuntu 18:
Steps (in part borrowed from hknust's answer):
Enable shell extensions (the back-end service) on your PC, and the Gnome shell extension in Chrome (the front-end configuration panel):
sudo apt install gnome-shell-extensions chrome-gnome-shell
- In your Chrome browser, open https://extensions.gnome.org/.
- Search for "put windows", as shown below, and click on it.
- Install it by clicking the button to the far right of it. You may see a message saying you need to install "GNOME Shell integration" from the Chrome Web store. If you do, go here and install that into Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gnome-shell-integration/gphhapmejobijbbhgpjhcjognlahblep.
- Now you'll get that little foot-icon extension in the top-right of your Chrome:
. Click it, then click the "Installed extensions" tab at the top of the page that loads. You'll now see the "Put Windows" extension installed as shown here. Note that you may need to refresh the page to get it to show the screwdriver and wrench icon once you've installed it: 
. - Configure it by clicking the little screwdriver and wrench icon under the yellow arrow I made in the image above. Notice the default keyboard shortcuts are set like so:
Super (ie: Windows key) + Keypad 7, for instance, will tile the selected window to the top-left corner of your screen.
- If you have an ultrabook or smaller laptop that does not have a Numpad/Keypad, then I recommend using the following settings instead (where the "Super" key is your "Windows" key):
- If you have an ultrabook or smaller laptop that does not have a Numpad/Keypad, then I recommend using the following settings instead (where the "Super" key is your "Windows" key):
- Remember, even though it seems odd at first, the browser plugins and tools are simply the front-end GUI interface to configure your computer's GNOME desktop settings. This fact alone can seem confusing at first.
Done!
answered Oct 31 at 21:06
Gabriel Staples
636720
Works with Firefox (the pre-installed default) too, not just Chrome.
– pomsky
Oct 31 at 21:25
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Apparently Gnome supports the different tiling behaviors through extensions
Enable shell extensions and browser integration first
sudo apt install gnome-shell-extensions chrome-gnome-shell
In the browser open https://extensions.gnome.org/ and install the plugin
I wanted the same corner behavior you were looking for, so I installed the ShellTile extension
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/657/shelltile/
answered Aug 12 at 15:09
hknust
1304
1
What is not apparent from the ShellTile page is that in addition to it's window grouping thing it also does "edge tiling" which is exactly what I want. The one little quirk is centre top of the screen maximises, but to either side of that it will maximise to the top half of the screen.
– Gordon Wrigley
Aug 14 at 9:11
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The Put Windows GNOME extension will do what you ask. See https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/39/put-windows/. Once you switch it "ON", you can configure it at https://extensions.gnome.org/local/.
answered Jun 22 at 13:53
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Extension? Why? This functionality was out-the-box for years. GNOME R.I.P.
– N0rbert
Jul 4 at 14:19
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@N0rbert you're right... live and learn... however this GNOME extension is configurable, and has even more options than what's built into GNOME already.
– heynnema
Jul 4 at 14:47
...and it is hoped that, after half tiling, more tiling features like quarter tiling will come to native Gnome Shell at some time in the future.
– vanadium
Jul 13 at 18:04
1
This 2-sentence answer is incomplete. It could definitely use some further explanation on how to install, use, configure, open, etc.
– Gabriel Staples
Oct 31 at 20:05
@GabrielStaples Better? Please remember to vote for it if it was helpful. Thanks!
– heynnema
Oct 31 at 20:23
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The Put Windows GNOME extension will do what you ask. See https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/39/put-windows/. Once you switch it "ON", you can configure it at https://extensions.gnome.org/local/.
answered Jun 22 at 13:53
heynnema
18k22054
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Extension? Why? This functionality was out-the-box for years. GNOME R.I.P.
– N0rbert
Jul 4 at 14:19
2
@N0rbert you're right... live and learn... however this GNOME extension is configurable, and has even more options than what's built into GNOME already.
– heynnema
Jul 4 at 14:47
...and it is hoped that, after half tiling, more tiling features like quarter tiling will come to native Gnome Shell at some time in the future.
– vanadium
Jul 13 at 18:04
1
This 2-sentence answer is incomplete. It could definitely use some further explanation on how to install, use, configure, open, etc.
– Gabriel Staples
Oct 31 at 20:05
@GabrielStaples Better? Please remember to vote for it if it was helpful. Thanks!
– heynnema
Oct 31 at 20:23
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show 1 more comment
The Put Windows GNOME extension will do what you ask. See https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/39/put-windows/. Once you switch it "ON", you can configure it at https://extensions.gnome.org/local/.
answered Jun 22 at 13:53
heynnema
18k22054
The Put Windows GNOME extension will do what you ask. See https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/39/put-windows/. Once you switch it "ON", you can configure it at https://extensions.gnome.org/local/.
answered Jun 22 at 13:53
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answered Jun 22 at 13:53
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answered Jun 22 at 13:53
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answered Jun 22 at 13:53
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Extension? Why? This functionality was out-the-box for years. GNOME R.I.P.
– N0rbert
Jul 4 at 14:19
2
@N0rbert you're right... live and learn... however this GNOME extension is configurable, and has even more options than what's built into GNOME already.
– heynnema
Jul 4 at 14:47
...and it is hoped that, after half tiling, more tiling features like quarter tiling will come to native Gnome Shell at some time in the future.
– vanadium
Jul 13 at 18:04
1
This 2-sentence answer is incomplete. It could definitely use some further explanation on how to install, use, configure, open, etc.
– Gabriel Staples
Oct 31 at 20:05
@GabrielStaples Better? Please remember to vote for it if it was helpful. Thanks!
– heynnema
Oct 31 at 20:23
|
show 1 more comment
1
Extension? Why? This functionality was out-the-box for years. GNOME R.I.P.
– N0rbert
Jul 4 at 14:19
2
@N0rbert you're right... live and learn... however this GNOME extension is configurable, and has even more options than what's built into GNOME already.
– heynnema
Jul 4 at 14:47
...and it is hoped that, after half tiling, more tiling features like quarter tiling will come to native Gnome Shell at some time in the future.
– vanadium
Jul 13 at 18:04
1
This 2-sentence answer is incomplete. It could definitely use some further explanation on how to install, use, configure, open, etc.
– Gabriel Staples
Oct 31 at 20:05
@GabrielStaples Better? Please remember to vote for it if it was helpful. Thanks!
– heynnema
Oct 31 at 20:23
1
1
Extension? Why? This functionality was out-the-box for years. GNOME R.I.P.
– N0rbert
Jul 4 at 14:19
Extension? Why? This functionality was out-the-box for years. GNOME R.I.P.
– N0rbert
Jul 4 at 14:19
2
2
@N0rbert you're right... live and learn... however this GNOME extension is configurable, and has even more options than what's built into GNOME already.
– heynnema
Jul 4 at 14:47
@N0rbert you're right... live and learn... however this GNOME extension is configurable, and has even more options than what's built into GNOME already.
– heynnema
Jul 4 at 14:47
...and it is hoped that, after half tiling, more tiling features like quarter tiling will come to native Gnome Shell at some time in the future.
– vanadium
Jul 13 at 18:04
...and it is hoped that, after half tiling, more tiling features like quarter tiling will come to native Gnome Shell at some time in the future.
– vanadium
Jul 13 at 18:04
1
1
This 2-sentence answer is incomplete. It could definitely use some further explanation on how to install, use, configure, open, etc.
– Gabriel Staples
Oct 31 at 20:05
This 2-sentence answer is incomplete. It could definitely use some further explanation on how to install, use, configure, open, etc.
– Gabriel Staples
Oct 31 at 20:05
@GabrielStaples Better? Please remember to vote for it if it was helpful. Thanks!
– heynnema
Oct 31 at 20:23
@GabrielStaples Better? Please remember to vote for it if it was helpful. Thanks!
– heynnema
Oct 31 at 20:23
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As you've found out, Ubuntu 18 has moved away from the Unity desktop manager which I had finally gotten used to, to Gnome desktop, which is much different. Compared to Unity, Gnome Desktop's configuration settings are all wacky. You'll need to install Gnome shell extensions.
I recommend using the Put Windows GNOME extension, like @heynnema says.
However, hknust likes the ShellTile one, so you can try it out too.
Note that Gnome Shell extensions change how your desktop works, but you configure them through your browser, which seems kind of weird at first. Your browser is basically just a front-end messaging service to communicate with the back-end configuration settings running on your PC.
How to install the "Put Windows" GNOME shell extension to enable window tiling in Ubuntu 18:
Steps (in part borrowed from hknust's answer):
Enable shell extensions (the back-end service) on your PC, and the Gnome shell extension in Chrome (the front-end configuration panel):
sudo apt install gnome-shell-extensions chrome-gnome-shell
- In your Chrome browser, open https://extensions.gnome.org/.
- Search for "put windows", as shown below, and click on it.
- Install it by clicking the button to the far right of it. You may see a message saying you need to install "GNOME Shell integration" from the Chrome Web store. If you do, go here and install that into Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gnome-shell-integration/gphhapmejobijbbhgpjhcjognlahblep.
- Now you'll get that little foot-icon extension in the top-right of your Chrome: . Click it, then click the "Installed extensions" tab at the top of the page that loads. You'll now see the "Put Windows" extension installed as shown here. Note that you may need to refresh the page to get it to show the screwdriver and wrench icon once you've installed it: .
- Configure it by clicking the little screwdriver and wrench icon under the yellow arrow I made in the image above. Notice the default keyboard shortcuts are set like so: Super (ie: Windows key) + Keypad 7, for instance, will tile the selected window to the top-left corner of your screen.
- If you have an ultrabook or smaller laptop that does not have a Numpad/Keypad, then I recommend using the following settings instead (where the "Super" key is your "Windows" key):
- If you have an ultrabook or smaller laptop that does not have a Numpad/Keypad, then I recommend using the following settings instead (where the "Super" key is your "Windows" key):
- Remember, even though it seems odd at first, the browser plugins and tools are simply the front-end GUI interface to configure your computer's GNOME desktop settings. This fact alone can seem confusing at first.
Done!
answered Oct 31 at 21:06
Gabriel Staples
636720
Works with Firefox (the pre-installed default) too, not just Chrome.
– pomsky
Oct 31 at 21:25
add a comment |
As you've found out, Ubuntu 18 has moved away from the Unity desktop manager which I had finally gotten used to, to Gnome desktop, which is much different. Compared to Unity, Gnome Desktop's configuration settings are all wacky. You'll need to install Gnome shell extensions.
I recommend using the Put Windows GNOME extension, like @heynnema says.
However, hknust likes the ShellTile one, so you can try it out too.
Note that Gnome Shell extensions change how your desktop works, but you configure them through your browser, which seems kind of weird at first. Your browser is basically just a front-end messaging service to communicate with the back-end configuration settings running on your PC.
How to install the "Put Windows" GNOME shell extension to enable window tiling in Ubuntu 18:
Steps (in part borrowed from hknust's answer):
Enable shell extensions (the back-end service) on your PC, and the Gnome shell extension in Chrome (the front-end configuration panel):
sudo apt install gnome-shell-extensions chrome-gnome-shell
- In your Chrome browser, open https://extensions.gnome.org/.
- Search for "put windows", as shown below, and click on it.
- Install it by clicking the button to the far right of it. You may see a message saying you need to install "GNOME Shell integration" from the Chrome Web store. If you do, go here and install that into Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gnome-shell-integration/gphhapmejobijbbhgpjhcjognlahblep.
- Now you'll get that little foot-icon extension in the top-right of your Chrome: . Click it, then click the "Installed extensions" tab at the top of the page that loads. You'll now see the "Put Windows" extension installed as shown here. Note that you may need to refresh the page to get it to show the screwdriver and wrench icon once you've installed it: .
- Configure it by clicking the little screwdriver and wrench icon under the yellow arrow I made in the image above. Notice the default keyboard shortcuts are set like so: Super (ie: Windows key) + Keypad 7, for instance, will tile the selected window to the top-left corner of your screen.
- If you have an ultrabook or smaller laptop that does not have a Numpad/Keypad, then I recommend using the following settings instead (where the "Super" key is your "Windows" key):
- If you have an ultrabook or smaller laptop that does not have a Numpad/Keypad, then I recommend using the following settings instead (where the "Super" key is your "Windows" key):
- Remember, even though it seems odd at first, the browser plugins and tools are simply the front-end GUI interface to configure your computer's GNOME desktop settings. This fact alone can seem confusing at first.
Done!
answered Oct 31 at 21:06
Gabriel Staples
636720
Works with Firefox (the pre-installed default) too, not just Chrome.
– pomsky
Oct 31 at 21:25
add a comment |
As you've found out, Ubuntu 18 has moved away from the Unity desktop manager which I had finally gotten used to, to Gnome desktop, which is much different. Compared to Unity, Gnome Desktop's configuration settings are all wacky. You'll need to install Gnome shell extensions.
I recommend using the Put Windows GNOME extension, like @heynnema says.
However, hknust likes the ShellTile one, so you can try it out too.
Note that Gnome Shell extensions change how your desktop works, but you configure them through your browser, which seems kind of weird at first. Your browser is basically just a front-end messaging service to communicate with the back-end configuration settings running on your PC.
How to install the "Put Windows" GNOME shell extension to enable window tiling in Ubuntu 18:
Steps (in part borrowed from hknust's answer):
Enable shell extensions (the back-end service) on your PC, and the Gnome shell extension in Chrome (the front-end configuration panel):
sudo apt install gnome-shell-extensions chrome-gnome-shell
- In your Chrome browser, open https://extensions.gnome.org/.
- Search for "put windows", as shown below, and click on it.
- Install it by clicking the button to the far right of it. You may see a message saying you need to install "GNOME Shell integration" from the Chrome Web store. If you do, go here and install that into Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gnome-shell-integration/gphhapmejobijbbhgpjhcjognlahblep.
- Now you'll get that little foot-icon extension in the top-right of your Chrome: . Click it, then click the "Installed extensions" tab at the top of the page that loads. You'll now see the "Put Windows" extension installed as shown here. Note that you may need to refresh the page to get it to show the screwdriver and wrench icon once you've installed it: .
- Configure it by clicking the little screwdriver and wrench icon under the yellow arrow I made in the image above. Notice the default keyboard shortcuts are set like so: Super (ie: Windows key) + Keypad 7, for instance, will tile the selected window to the top-left corner of your screen.
- If you have an ultrabook or smaller laptop that does not have a Numpad/Keypad, then I recommend using the following settings instead (where the "Super" key is your "Windows" key):
- If you have an ultrabook or smaller laptop that does not have a Numpad/Keypad, then I recommend using the following settings instead (where the "Super" key is your "Windows" key):
- Remember, even though it seems odd at first, the browser plugins and tools are simply the front-end GUI interface to configure your computer's GNOME desktop settings. This fact alone can seem confusing at first.
Done!
answered Oct 31 at 21:06
Gabriel Staples
636720
As you've found out, Ubuntu 18 has moved away from the Unity desktop manager which I had finally gotten used to, to Gnome desktop, which is much different. Compared to Unity, Gnome Desktop's configuration settings are all wacky. You'll need to install Gnome shell extensions.
I recommend using the Put Windows GNOME extension, like @heynnema says.
However, hknust likes the ShellTile one, so you can try it out too.
Note that Gnome Shell extensions change how your desktop works, but you configure them through your browser, which seems kind of weird at first. Your browser is basically just a front-end messaging service to communicate with the back-end configuration settings running on your PC.
How to install the "Put Windows" GNOME shell extension to enable window tiling in Ubuntu 18:
Steps (in part borrowed from hknust's answer):
Enable shell extensions (the back-end service) on your PC, and the Gnome shell extension in Chrome (the front-end configuration panel):
sudo apt install gnome-shell-extensions chrome-gnome-shell
- In your Chrome browser, open https://extensions.gnome.org/.
- Search for "put windows", as shown below, and click on it.
- Install it by clicking the button to the far right of it. You may see a message saying you need to install "GNOME Shell integration" from the Chrome Web store. If you do, go here and install that into Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gnome-shell-integration/gphhapmejobijbbhgpjhcjognlahblep.
- Now you'll get that little foot-icon extension in the top-right of your Chrome: . Click it, then click the "Installed extensions" tab at the top of the page that loads. You'll now see the "Put Windows" extension installed as shown here. Note that you may need to refresh the page to get it to show the screwdriver and wrench icon once you've installed it: .
- Configure it by clicking the little screwdriver and wrench icon under the yellow arrow I made in the image above. Notice the default keyboard shortcuts are set like so: Super (ie: Windows key) + Keypad 7, for instance, will tile the selected window to the top-left corner of your screen.
- If you have an ultrabook or smaller laptop that does not have a Numpad/Keypad, then I recommend using the following settings instead (where the "Super" key is your "Windows" key):
- If you have an ultrabook or smaller laptop that does not have a Numpad/Keypad, then I recommend using the following settings instead (where the "Super" key is your "Windows" key):
- Remember, even though it seems odd at first, the browser plugins and tools are simply the front-end GUI interface to configure your computer's GNOME desktop settings. This fact alone can seem confusing at first.
Done!
answered Oct 31 at 21:06
Gabriel Staples
636720
edited yesterday
answered Oct 31 at 21:06
Gabriel Staples
636720
answered Oct 31 at 21:06
Gabriel Staples
636720
answered Oct 31 at 21:06
Gabriel Staples
636720
636720
Works with Firefox (the pre-installed default) too, not just Chrome.
– pomsky
Oct 31 at 21:25
add a comment |
Works with Firefox (the pre-installed default) too, not just Chrome.
– pomsky
Oct 31 at 21:25
Works with Firefox (the pre-installed default) too, not just Chrome.
– pomsky
Oct 31 at 21:25
Works with Firefox (the pre-installed default) too, not just Chrome.
– pomsky
Oct 31 at 21:25
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Apparently Gnome supports the different tiling behaviors through extensions
Enable shell extensions and browser integration first
sudo apt install gnome-shell-extensions chrome-gnome-shell
In the browser open https://extensions.gnome.org/ and install the plugin
I wanted the same corner behavior you were looking for, so I installed the ShellTile extension
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/657/shelltile/
answered Aug 12 at 15:09
hknust
1304
1
What is not apparent from the ShellTile page is that in addition to it's window grouping thing it also does "edge tiling" which is exactly what I want. The one little quirk is centre top of the screen maximises, but to either side of that it will maximise to the top half of the screen.
– Gordon Wrigley
Aug 14 at 9:11
add a comment |
Apparently Gnome supports the different tiling behaviors through extensions
Enable shell extensions and browser integration first
sudo apt install gnome-shell-extensions chrome-gnome-shell
In the browser open https://extensions.gnome.org/ and install the plugin
I wanted the same corner behavior you were looking for, so I installed the ShellTile extension
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/657/shelltile/
answered Aug 12 at 15:09
hknust
1304
1
What is not apparent from the ShellTile page is that in addition to it's window grouping thing it also does "edge tiling" which is exactly what I want. The one little quirk is centre top of the screen maximises, but to either side of that it will maximise to the top half of the screen.
– Gordon Wrigley
Aug 14 at 9:11
add a comment |
Apparently Gnome supports the different tiling behaviors through extensions
Enable shell extensions and browser integration first
sudo apt install gnome-shell-extensions chrome-gnome-shell
In the browser open https://extensions.gnome.org/ and install the plugin
I wanted the same corner behavior you were looking for, so I installed the ShellTile extension
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/657/shelltile/
answered Aug 12 at 15:09
hknust
1304
Apparently Gnome supports the different tiling behaviors through extensions
Enable shell extensions and browser integration first
sudo apt install gnome-shell-extensions chrome-gnome-shell
In the browser open https://extensions.gnome.org/ and install the plugin
I wanted the same corner behavior you were looking for, so I installed the ShellTile extension
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/657/shelltile/
answered Aug 12 at 15:09
hknust
1304
edited Aug 12 at 15:35
answered Aug 12 at 15:09
hknust
1304
answered Aug 12 at 15:09
hknust
1304
answered Aug 12 at 15:09
hknust
1304
1304
1
What is not apparent from the ShellTile page is that in addition to it's window grouping thing it also does "edge tiling" which is exactly what I want. The one little quirk is centre top of the screen maximises, but to either side of that it will maximise to the top half of the screen.
– Gordon Wrigley
Aug 14 at 9:11
add a comment |
1
What is not apparent from the ShellTile page is that in addition to it's window grouping thing it also does "edge tiling" which is exactly what I want. The one little quirk is centre top of the screen maximises, but to either side of that it will maximise to the top half of the screen.
– Gordon Wrigley
Aug 14 at 9:11
1
1
What is not apparent from the ShellTile page is that in addition to it's window grouping thing it also does "edge tiling" which is exactly what I want. The one little quirk is centre top of the screen maximises, but to either side of that it will maximise to the top half of the screen.
– Gordon Wrigley
Aug 14 at 9:11
What is not apparent from the ShellTile page is that in addition to it's window grouping thing it also does "edge tiling" which is exactly what I want. The one little quirk is centre top of the screen maximises, but to either side of that it will maximise to the top half of the screen.
– Gordon Wrigley
Aug 14 at 9:11
add a comment |
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Possible duplicate of Is it possible to place windows with keyboard shortcuts in Gnome-Shell?
– Mihai Capotă
Jun 22 at 0:29
@Mihai Capotă Unfortunately, gconf-editor is discontinued since 2011 and doesn't seem to be working on Ubuntu 18.04.
– François Martineau
Jun 22 at 1:22
You may try
<Ctrl+Alt+1>or 3,7, 9 (digits from NumPad). It works great on MATE DE, may work on GNOME. Try to customize fromdconf-editororgnome-control-center keyboar. If it does not work drop GNOME and switch to MATE.– N0rbert
Jun 22 at 7:15