How to "redecorate" windows?

Question

I right-clicked the title bar of Rhythmbox and then clicked Un/Decorate. Now the title bar is gone. I want it back and I can't figure out how.

I tried hitting D, but nothing happens.

What desktop manager(Unity/gnome/kde/others) are you using? I don't see the "Un/decorate" option in rhythmbox. — jobin, Apr 23 '14 at 20:33
I think that's because you're using unity, I'm LXDE and I think it's openbox. — 842Mono, Apr 23 '14 at 20:40

score 22 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 14 '22 at 21:53

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Strangely, by default, there is no toggle to decorate/undecorate a window.

You need to do one of two things: either define a keybinding to toggle or use the shortcut key to redisplay the window menu.

Lets examine option 1

To do this:

Open lxterminal and run:

leafpad ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml

Search for the first instance of <keybinding>.

Then add the following keybinding:

<keybind key="W-A-D">
  <action name="ToggleDecorations"></action>
</keybind>

Now run:
```
openbox --reconfigure
```
to make your changes effective (alternatively, you can logout and login).
You'll be able to toggle the decoration using Meta+Alt+D.

The Windows key is also another name for Meta.

Lets also examine option 2

Thanks to Glutanimate.

Pressing Alt+Space will display the window submenu where you can select Un/Decorate. Obviously this doesn't need a keybinding, but it's nice to have a toggle option to quickly turn the titlebar on/off.

edited Jan 14 '22 at 21:53

BeastOfCaerbannog

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answered Apr 23 '14 at 22:19

fossfreedom

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You can also summon the window menu with Alt+Space by default. – Glutanimate Apr 23 '14 at 22:22
...I think I'm sticking to option 2. Thanks a lot!!! your answer really hits the spot! :D :D :D – 842Mono Apr 24 '14 at 21:15
@Glutanimate It does not seem to work for xclock on lxde. – Champ Jun 06 '19 at 17:28
option 2 is cool. – Karthick Meenakshi Sundaram Sep 29 '20 at 11:33

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 11 '16 at 14:42

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I have just managed to invoke the Openbox' context menu on an undecorated window by right-clicking the bottom edge of the window. It's just that you need to right-click as soon as the resize cursor is displayed. The previous tricks did not work for me because there was a virtual Windows machine inside the window, so it was catching the Alt+space key combination...

answered Feb 11 '16 at 14:42

Robert

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Similarly, you get the Openbox context menu when right-clicking in a maximized window with the mouse pointer hitting the upper screen edge. – tanius Feb 27 '16 at 01:21

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Jun 15 '21 at 13:00

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Right click any window edge or corner or use Alt+Space. By "window edge", I mean the edges you would normally use to resize with a left mouse button drag. In this case, the right click brings up the menu to show or hide window decorations.

edited Jun 15 '21 at 13:00

nbauers

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answered Mar 23 '21 at 16:20

Neil Bauers

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This answer seems incomplete. Could you [edit] to expand on the recommendation, perhaps including screenshots showing how a person might “redecorate” their application windows? A more complete answer could help people in the future – matigo Jun 12 '21 at 14:18
Thanks for the edit! It appears that you may have created duplicate accounts; they can be merged following this procedure. – anonymous2 Jun 14 '21 at 13:57

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 05 '16 at 13:35

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You could make it permanent via configuration file:///~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml

<applications>  
  <application class="*">
      <maximized>true</maximized>
      <decor>no</decor>
  </application>
</applications>

Reference: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=82924 (#2)

answered Oct 05 '16 at 13:35

chikatambun

11

The OP already has "un/Decorate" windows and wants the opposite of what you suggest. – Elder Geek Oct 05 '16 at 14:22
Editing your answer to make it correct would be a good idea – mook765 Oct 06 '16 at 07:36
1

Your answer is not related to the question but it helped me to figure out how to un-decor permanently. – Megidd Feb 02 '17 at 17:35

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