How to "roll up" the window?

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After just having upgraded to 11.10, I wonder how i can change what happens when I double click a window title bar. I had it configured to roll up (I cannot remember the phrase in English, in German it was "einrollen", i guess) which was found in the appearence menu as far as a I remember.

The solution proposed at What happened to "Roll up" option in Preferences/Window/Title bar Action? doesnt work for me insofar as toggle-shade minimizes the window with a roll-up animation, and shade alone will maximize the window after rolling it up.

Anyone have a clue what i can do?

possible duplicate of What happened to "Roll up" option in Preferences/Window/Title bar Action? — RolandiXor, Mar 07 '12 at 19:29
Unity doesn't seem to have this function by default , but it does exist in blackbox and openbox desktop environments. Try them out maybe — Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy, Jan 24 '16 at 03:17

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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Use Ubuntu-Tweak to do this:

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For instructions on how to install Ubuntu-Tweak: How do I install Ubuntu-Tweak?

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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answered Feb 23 '12 at 15:59

RolandiXor

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please read previous posts of me and others before posting solutions. – Dominik Mar 07 '12 at 19:05
@Dominik: ????? Are you using Gnome Shell and not Unity (if so you didn't mention it and your down vote is unfair). Point me to what I'm missing btw. You haven't done so. – RolandiXor Mar 07 '12 at 19:16
I am using Unity, as written above. – Dominik Mar 07 '12 at 19:23
@Dominik: so then, what did I miss? – RolandiXor Mar 07 '12 at 19:24
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RolandTaylor apparently the fact that there is an answer in the post linked which may as well not exist as yours is superior is enough for a downvote for your question. @Dominik, the answer deserves an upvote and a note saying 'unfortunately this did not work for me, but good answer!', not a snarky remark and a downvote. Remember, Roland is taking time out of his day to freely attempt to help you with your issues. A little respect where respect is due please. – rlemon Mar 07 '12 at 19:25
I am truly sorry, I see my failure. I was a bit unpleased to see new answers that do not really help (and indeed it does not for me, since my request is five months old and no more important). I want to thank for the screenshot. Damn, I cannot talk myself out of this, sorry for overreacting. – Dominik Mar 07 '12 at 19:42
@Dominik: :P apology accepted :D – RolandiXor Mar 07 '12 at 21:58
puh! i sometimes do not know how to behave :D – Dominik Mar 07 '12 at 23:24

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 28 '11 at 22:49

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Run in terminal:

gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/gwd/mouse_wheel_action shade

This will fix it on Ubuntu 11.10 for those using Unity.

edited Nov 28 '11 at 22:49

Eliah Kagan

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answered Nov 28 '11 at 17:04

grtessman

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Nyamiou The Galeanthrope · Answer 3 · 2011-10-18T23:30:28.603

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If you are using GNOME Shell, install gnome-tweak-tool :

sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool

Then launch it, go to Windows and set up whatever you want.

Gnome-Tweak-Tool

edited Oct 18 '11 at 23:30

answered Oct 17 '11 at 08:22

Nyamiou The Galeanthrope

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Thx, but that doesnt seem to work. Anyway, i do not need this so urgently so i'll just let it go. Besides, it looks quite different on Unity, i believe you use it on gnome-shell? – Dominik Oct 17 '11 at 13:16
I've tried the advice given here and elsewhere. While I'm able to set the appropriate property to toggle_shade, it has no effect and applications will maximize, disappear, or do nothing upon double clicking the title bar. – Noel Yap Oct 18 '11 at 20:49
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Sorry, it probably only work if you are using GNOME Shell. For Unity the option will probably be in CCSM. – Nyamiou The Galeanthrope Oct 18 '11 at 23:29

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 05 '12 at 12:13

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** Just noticed you specifically mentioned this method doesn't work for you. Sorry about that!

To roll-up a window when you double click on the title bar, all you have to do is change existing preferences without the need to install any extra software just for this one feature.

SYSTEM > PREFERENCES > Windows > Select "Roll Up" on the Titlebar Action Menu

This worked for me with Ubuntu 11.04.

answered Mar 05 '12 at 12:13

Eric

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true - but on 11.10 and gnome 3 that option disappeared... – fossfreedom Mar 05 '12 at 12:15

deleted · Answer 5 · 2013-05-04T02:20:01.267

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Update for 13.04 To toggle shade with mouse wheel on title bar (w/gnome fallback here, not sure if this works in standard installed unity)

Use dconf editor to change
org.compiz.gwd mouse-wheel-action none
to
org.compiz.gwd mouse-wheel-action shade

edited May 04 '13 at 02:20

answered May 04 '13 at 02:02

deleted

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Jan 19 '14 at 23:05

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v13.10 (flashback)

dconf

org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences

action-double-click-titlebar
action-middle-click-titlebar
action-right-click-titlebar

answered Jan 19 '14 at 23:05

RayJ

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