Questions relating to the resizing of application windows. For questions about resizing partitions please use the partitioning tag.
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How do I resize my current ubuntu partition?
I've got Ubuntu 10.10 installed to use my whole hard-disk, but would like to use the 130GB of free space I've got to create a new partition and do some development on Unity and Natty.
Can I use ...
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Disable resize gripper in windows?
Is it possible to disable the the new resize gripper that shows up in Ubuntu Natty/11.04?
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How to increase the partition size of Ubuntu installed under Windows? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I give Ubuntu 10.10 more space (when installed inside Windows 7 (via wubi))?
I installed Ubuntu 11.04 under Windows (using Wubi) and the default size for the ...
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Partition resize [duplicate]
I have a dual boot system with
C: drive with windows 227 GB
E: drive in windows 185 GB
Ext4 Ubuntu - 38 GB
Linux swap - 4 GB
I want to decrease the space from E: drive from 185 GB to say about ...
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Automatically size windows using Xfce like in gnome
I would like to drag my windows to the left or right side of the desktop and have them automatically resized like it works with Gnome or Windows 7. And to maximize them when dragging them to the top.
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GUI program to resize pdf documents and change their DPI
I see that LibreOffice Draw should be able to open a pdf and export it with options for changing quality and DPI resolution. But the high-resolution scanned pdfs that I have are not properly opened in ...
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Remove Windows Vista Partition So Ubuntu Fills Entire Hard Drive?
I created a partition for Ubuntu so I could dual-boot Windows Vista with it. However, Windows is no longer necessary and I want Ubuntu to take up the entire hard drive. I was wondering how to safely ...
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How to change color of unity workspace border, and window resize
Currently running ubuntu 11.10. So I've been doing a lot of work on a new theme to match the physical look of my laptop which is a blue, black, white theme. Obviously orange visuals look out of place. ...
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How can you resize the icons in the Unity Dash?
The icons in the panel are way too large for my preferences, how can you resize them?
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How can I disable the multitouch gestures in Ubuntu?
My workstation with Ubuntu 12.04 is a MacBook Pro which supports a Multitouch Trackpad.
Unfortunately, I'm constantly accidentally triggering the three finger touch gesture to resize a window:
How ...
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How to resize a ext4 root partition at runtime?
How to increase the size of the root partition of a system a runtime? I have a partition that is not allocated after the root partition (which is in ext4), how can I add it to root without having to ...
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Prevent Unity from auto-maximizing [duplicate]
Possible Duplicates:
Is there a way to turn off “auto-maximize”?
How to keep programs from launching maximized? 11.04
On a small netbook screen, it's useful to have windows maximized by ...
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How can I change the alt+middle-mouse-button resize to alt+right-mouse-button?
I love how you can resize windows by pressing alt+middle-mouse-button and drag.
Though now I got a mouse which doesn't support pressing the middle mouse button..
How do I do to change the ...
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How can I resize the Unity Dash?
When I open the Unity Dash from the launcher, the Dash takes up the whole screen and doesn't give me the ability to resize it. This makes it impossible to see my desktop and drag and drop icons to it ...
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How to change the shortcut to move windows from Alt to Super/Meta?
I use graphics software like GIMP, Inkscape & Blender extensively for my business. But most of them require the use of the Alt key in some way or the other. Come Ubuntu 11.10, I haven't been able ...
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Certain windows are not opening in the last position/size I used them at [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to save window positions?
Certain windows are not opening in the last position/size I used them at. Opening "compose a message" with evolution through the message ...
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How to increase wubi /root disk space [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I give Ubuntu 10.10 more space (when installed inside Windows 7 (via wubi))?
I'm running out of space in wubi. Online wubi help didn't help much since they ...
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ffmpeg resize “could not find codec parameters”
I'm a newbee to ubuntu and need your help: (32bit ubuntu 12.10) my command:
ffmpeg -i ../output_images/particles%04d.png -r 30 -b 30000k final_movie.avi
works for my 800x800 *.png pictures ...
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Safety of installing Ubuntu alongside Windows
Is it really safe to choose the "Install Ubuntu alongside Windows" option from the Ubuntu installation program?
I never used that option, instead I used other tools such as partition magic or windows ...
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How to enable alt+right click to resize window
Been looking around and can't see to find any information on how to enable alt+right click for window resize?
edit
My mistake
Running Unity 12.04, I am logged in under failsafe graphics mode as i ...
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Shortcut to resize a window with my custom dimensions?
Is it possible to set my own dimensions for a shortcut so when I activate it the window to resize to my preferred dimensions?
I like the new shortcuts in 11.04 with the numpads, but I would like for ...
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Which side indicates the Ubuntu partition in Automatic partition resizing window in Installation [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
In the installer, when splitting an existing partition, which side is which?
I am trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 alongside Windows 7. I get to the "Automatic partition ...
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Unallocated space, how to resize /home partition?
I removed my Windows OS and now I want to resize my /home partition with that unallocated space. The main problem is that the free space is not under my sda4. How to move it there and then resize my ...
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Can't resize maximized lenses in Unity
I'm starting to enjoy every day a bit more and more Unity. But till now I'm looking for an answer to how resize the lenses in Unity. It takes the whole screen and I would like to be able to resize it.
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Resize or migrate Wubi install [closed]
I swapped from a 128GB disk to a 256GB disk. The 128GB was (almost completely) full. By that, I mean I'm not able to download any updates for the 11.04. This is a dual boot setup. Win7 & ...
