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Sometimes when I resize a window in gnome 3 and then switch tasks, the window snaps back to it's previous size. How can I make it retain the size that I change it to?

For instance, if I drag at the sides of a terminal window to make it a new size it will resize, however when I click on any other window the size of the terminal will shrink back to exactly the same size it was before I resized it.

It might only be the terminal window that does this. Other windows I have seem retain their size.

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    please a little bit more details to be clear and avoid too wide range of answers ... what do you means for "making it stick" ?
    – swift
    Mar 25, 2013 at 8:51
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    it sounds like an environment bug or conflict ... if it isn't related to the Terminal settings then I think it can be some compiz overrides conflict.
    – swift
    Mar 26, 2013 at 1:16
  • i guess i can check the compiz settings... it's been a while.
    – leech
    Mar 26, 2013 at 15:26

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This is apparently a bug.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/1040885

They mentioned a workaround, select the first tab and resize. Apparently this only happens when the first tab isn't selected.

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Usual user settings for a Terminal window sizing based on the rows and columns.
Not a pixel size. So you need change Profile Preferences.

Edit > Profile Preferences > General > Default Size ( columns / rows )

Or to maintain different window sizes for Terminal you can create new profiles for each:

Edit > Profiles > New
Name your new profile and tune it.
Later you can switch them Terminal > Change Profile

Also window sizing templates already exist in menu Terminal

Update:

However, also look this Q/A:
Setting gnome-terminal window size from within ~/.bashrc

it means that ~/.bashrc configuration can override columns/rows size.

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    Thanks, i tried changing the size by switching profiles, but it didn't retain the size when i switched windows. Default helps when creating a new terminal, but not the one I have presently. Even changing the size with the "Terminal" menu will not be retained by the Terminal when the window is switched.
    – leech
    Mar 26, 2013 at 15:24
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    I used the default profile size, created a new window, and merely moved my tabs to the new window. I guess that's the best that can be done now.
    – leech
    Mar 26, 2013 at 15:48
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    The answer does not specify this so I thought I would clarify. For some reason setting a Custom starting width and height in the Default profile suddenly gives the resulting terminal an ability to remember its dragged final size--having it as blank causes it to snap back
    – harijay
    May 9, 2013 at 21:54

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