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Another question lists a bunch of Desktop Environments.

Because of limited screen space (1024×600), which of them make it easy to hide/remove window frames/borders/decorations (including title bar) for full screen windows?

The last time I did this with maximus (configured not to maximize windows by itself), a GNOME2 top panel and the “Namebar Applet” (to see the window title in the panel). All three seem a little bit abandoned, so I look for alternatives...

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I've seen some pretty interesting combinations of elementary os + super wingpanel + maximus.

http://www.heath-bar.com/blog/?p=685

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For gnome-shell this is still doable. Maximus exists, but when I installed it, it did not seem to function. Method 2 on this page describes how to alter a config file to get the behavior you are looking for.

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you can make your own xsession. am on netbook and using super-wingpanel, compiz and cairo-dock youtube video

you can make it easy:

sudo apt-get install cairo-dock

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:heathbar/super-wingpanel

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install super-wingpanel

gksudo gedit /usr/share/xsessions/your_name

then in gedit:

[Desktop Entry]

Name=your name

Comment=

Exec=gnome-session --session=your_name

TryExec=gnome-session

Icon=

Type=Application

save...

next:

gedit /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/your_name

and in gedit:

[GNOME Session]

Name=your_name Session

RequiredComponents=gnome-settings-daemon;

RequiredProviders=windowmanager;panel;panel_top;

DefaultProvider-windowmanager=compiz

DefaultProvider-panel=cairo-dock

DefaultProvider-panel_top=super-wingpanel

DesktopName=GNOME

&logout...

if you are advanced user, instead compiz, set openbox, gala, mutter, metacity..... instead cairo-dock or super-wingpanel you can set any other dock or panel

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  • And which of those removes title bars from windows? Feb 6, 2014 at 4:05
  • super-wingpanel have intellihide / intellislim feature, even global meny support Feb 6, 2014 at 16:35
  • Does it remove window frames/titles? Feb 6, 2014 at 16:53

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