How do I turn off minimize-on-click option for Ubuntu dock?

Question

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 for browser if multiple window open. How to exclude browsers from this settings and/or how to revert back system wide?

You could have find out the answer by looking at the man page by running man gsettings in a terminal or looking at the man page at http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/en/man1/gsettings.1.html — solsTiCe, May 01 '18 at 12:05
You may try activating the option to switch between windows with mouse-scroll along with click to minimise. They work really well together imo. — pomsky, May 01 '18 at 14:04

score 41 · Accepted Answer · answered May 01 '18 at 12:03

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You can revert to the default option by running

gsettings reset org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock click-action

Also try running

gsettings range org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock click-action

then you'll get all possible values that can be set. See if you find another option preferable.

answered May 01 '18 at 12:03

pomsky

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Pretty self explained command. Thank you, it did work. – sam May 01 '18 at 12:56
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Also you can use get to see current value: gsettings get org.gnome... – Steven Almeroth May 21 '18 at 18:40

score 6 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 02 '18 at 20:08

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Use:

gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock click-action 'minimize-or-overview'

This does exactly what you want it to do.

edited Oct 02 '18 at 20:08

pomsky

answered Oct 02 '18 at 18:41

Djordje Pantelic

score 5 · Answer 3 · edited Jun 13 '20 at 17:02

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For those who are looking for a Windows-like "click-action", use:

gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock click-action 'minimize-or-previews'

edited Jun 13 '20 at 17:02

pomsky

answered May 10 '20 at 19:46

mateusmpbr

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Good answer. This is applicable to newer versions of Ubuntu Dock, was not available in older versions. – pomsky Jun 13 '20 at 17:03

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