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Questions about title bar, which is part of the window decoration. If the title bar has an unusual design that may not follow system-wide theme, or has more graphical elements besides window title and window controls, then use 'csd' tag instead.

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Default alternative to Pixel Saver in Ubuntu 20.04?

Is possible to have what Pixel Saver does without using it in Ubuntu 20.04? In other words, can I fuse activity bar and title bar in a natural way without extensions?
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Ubuntu 20.04 GNOME 3.36 - Remove terminal window titlebar buttons

Is there a way to remove the new tab, search and what seems like a settings button from the window title bar in GNOME 3.36 Terminal. What I want is to change the title bar from this: To this: I ...
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How do I move window buttons to the right on Ubuntu 20? [duplicate]

After upgrade to Ubuntu 20, my window buttons moved again to the left and I don't know how change it in this version of distribution.
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How to fix terminal title-bar icon in Ubuntu? [duplicate]

I applied a Mac OS theme to my Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS. The new icons are coming properly in titlebar of all applications except for terminal and gedit like below. You can see that between the minimise-...
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Title bar settings missing in GNOME Tweaks on Ubuntu 20.04

I tried to move my "close, minimise and maximise" to the right + add the macOS theme to it. However, I have not been able to find any settings for that. In GNOME Tweaks > Windows the settings to put ...
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Getting a small arrow on top bar's right corner. Only for terminal. How to remove it? [duplicate]

The arrow doesn't effect the function of the buttons as I’m still able to use all the 3 keys. I guess it's just an overlay:
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Large Icon over control buttons - terminal Ubuntu 18.04

Currently I'm facing a bug in which a big icon is over my control buttons in the terminal display. This is happening when I use as a theme application Mojave-dark and Numix-circle. When I put the ...
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Gnome Titlebar height

I have Gnome 3.36 and I wondered if it's possible to change the titlebar height. For example in Chrome I have a big title bar but in my Chrome PWA I have a smaller titlebar (screenshot). Is it similar ...
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Ubuntu 19.10... pixelsaver was working, but now isn't; reinstall doesn't work

Only been using Ubuntu for a couple weeks. The amount of wasted space along the top of some windows is almost comical, but I realize that is largely due to the developers. For example, Chrome and ...
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Make any application window title bar transparent in Ubuntu 18.04

How can I make application window bars transparent in Ubuntu 18.04? I've searched online but haven't found anything for this version.
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Missing icon with gnome-recipes

I am a bit lost with the gnome-recipes title bar missing an icon in my VM compared to the host system, both running Ubuntu 19.10 (though desktop is an upgrade when VM is a fresh install) and Gnome-...
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Window titlebar text cropped

Since I upgraded to Ubuntu 19.10 (from 18.04 LTS), I noticed that when I switch to a Firefox window from another application, the Firefox title bar doesn't show the full text, but a cropped and ...
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How do I move the window menu to the window title bar in Ubuntu 18.04?

I use multiple monitors so having the window menu move to the top bar now I've finally upgraded to 18.04 is not good for me because it moves the window menu options a long way away from the window. I'...
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How to make the windows' title bars transparent in Ubuntu 18.04?

(I'm new to Ubuntu, and Linux systems in general.) Hello! I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 with the default theme that it came with, and I want to make the title bar in every window - transparent. So it ...
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Show pid on the terminal title bar

Is it possible to show the pid of the terminal on its title bar? Sometimes I have to kill a terminal window without having GUI control and I have to know its pid. Thanks!
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Terminal title bar size

Is there a way to change Terminal title bar size? Mine looks huge: Or maybe change the tabs locations to it, like in Chrome:
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No Title Bar button to close window Ubuntu 18.04

Since upgrading to Ubuntu 18.04 from Ubuntu 16.04, the titlebar buttons on the upper left corner of the window for closing, minimizing and maximizing windows have vanished. Then I went to GNOME ...
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Window Title Bars Differ in Height

I am delving a little into theming and css styling. It mostly works well, but I am having trouble with the styling of the title bars. They all accept well gradient, background color and such, but ...
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Terminal Icon larger than should be (out of border) - Ubuntu 18 [duplicate]

I'm new to Ubuntu. Very strange and annoying thing happened. Terminal (only) icon larger than it should be and out of windows border. How can I fix that? GNOME tweaks is installed.
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Double title bar Ubuntu 19.04

I'm not sure if this is a Ubuntu or Gnome problem, but I just updated the Ubuntu version to 19.04 and noticed that some windows have a double title bar. It does not happen in all of them, but it does ...
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Application icon appearing in the corner of window [duplicate]

I was trying to use Elementary interface in my Ubuntu. I also installed elementary-tweaks. I removed everything but I don't know if happened after removed. Here goes what is happening, I didn't ...
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How can I remove the title bar on Ubuntu 19.04?

I've tried the following shell extensions: pixel-saver Unite No Title bar Gnome Global Application Menu (HUD Gnome) but none of them work on Ubuntu 19.04 and the title bar is really annoying. Are ...
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Disable 4th title-bar button (menu) on Ubuntu 18.04

I have just now installed Ubuntu and i am seeing 4 title bar buttons on some windows (menu, min, max, close) I would really like to get rid of the menu button. Possible? I'm using standard Ubuntu 18....
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How can I bring back the title bar in Nautilus and Document viewer? [duplicate]

I've noticed that the classical title bars are missing from Nautilus and Document Viewer. It has been going for a sleeker hidden title bar. However, I prefer the older version. Is there anyway to ...
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No window buttons in nautilus when maximised

When apps like Ubuntu Software and Files are maximised they do not have title bar buttons. I did see Nautilus window buttons disappear when maximized but they didn't find a way to solve it. It just ...
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Title bar disappears on some applications when maximizing some windows in Ubuntu 18.04

Title bar disappears on some applications when maximizing some windows. It mainly happens when I maximize application windows. For instance, when the System Monitor is maximized the title bar remains ...
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Title bar is not appearing in gnome Ubuntu 18.04

I am using Ubuntu 18.04 but Title bar which used to show File Edit etc is not appearing like it used to show in unity.
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How to "redecorate" (shade/unshade) an application when accidentally disabled 18.04

How does one "redecorate" (shade/unshade) an application when accidentally disabled in Kubuntu 18.04? screenshot showing no titlebar I don't appear to have Openbox or Compiz installed. The app I want ...
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Why do I have a tiny Terminal logo blocking the minimize button in Terminal windows? [duplicate]

Just as the title says, I have a mini icon when I open Terminal: I would like to hide it if at all possible.
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How to make GIMP 2.10 titlebar black

By default, Gimp 2.10.6 in Ubuntu 18.10 uses a dark theme. However, in a vanilla Gnome session using the default Adwaita theme, or with any other light theme, the title bar is light. Is there a way to ...
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How do I remove icon from title bar of Terminal window? [duplicate]

How would I go about removing this icon from the title bar of my Terminal window? It really messes up themes when I use them.
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Window control buttons order problem while they are in left

While the window control buttons are on right it's close, maximize & minimize, but while they are on left it's close, minimize & maximize on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. It's bothering the hell out of me....
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How to remove title bars in Gnome? [duplicate]

I'd like to remove the title bars in Gnome Shell. Running Ubuntu 18.04 with Gnome and the Adwaita theme. Is there a file I can edit to remove the title bars off the windows? It's really wasted space....
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How do I move application menu on windows to left side in Ubuntu 18.10/18.04?

I have disabled application menu from top bar using Tweaks. Now the application menu shows on the right side of the application window. I want to move it to left side. How do I do it?
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18.04 LTS - Fourth button on titlebar

I have suffered this weird button for a few days. It is really annoying to use customized icon themes (default one is fine). Does anyone know what this is? I want to remove it.
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Terminal Window Is Having Icon of itself over Close, Minimize, and Maximize Buttons [duplicate]

Check The Terminal Window - 'Minimize, Maximize, Close' buttons are covered by the icon:
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gnome-terminal is secretive with the runing process in its titlebar (a bug or ?)

Misbehavior of the new gnome terminal (18.04) I used to use wmcrtl to search for the proper window on my crowded desktop and to raise it, set the focus or to do other wm operations... However it ...
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On Ubuntu 18.04 can I hide the title bar AND still see the close/minimize/maximize icons?

This is for all programs not just Firefox. I would like 18.04 to behave a bit more like Unity.
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Remove app icon from title bar in GNOME in Ubuntu 18.04

I'm trying to hide the app icon from the title bar in GNOME in Ubuntu 18.04. I know there is this question asking the same thing but it's from 2011 and I can't find what it requires to find in the ...
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Document Viewer (Evince) displays pdf-title instead of pdf-name in title-bar (also in 20.04)

After upgrading to Ubuntu 18.04 Document Viewer displays pdf title instead of name in the title bar (actually it displays a smaller name string under title in semi-transparency). This is very annoying ...
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ubuntuMATE forgets "Always on Visible Workspace" setting on titlebar randomly

I switched from xfce to MATE about 2 months ago and really like it. However, the menubar option to keep a window on visible workspace stops working randomly on different windows. For example, with ...
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How do I restore the title bar button arrangement to its original style in GNOME?

I recently installed the Pantheon DE to test out, and wasn't too fond of it so I switched back to GNOME. However, even after uninstalling Pantheon, window title bars are still using the Pantheon style....
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How Do I remove minimize, maximize, and close buttons in Ubuntu 18.04?

I recently installed Ubuntu 18.04. Previously in GNOME 3, the minimize, maximize, and close buttons never appeared on any of my applications, such as Chromium Browser and Emacs. These buttons annoy me ...
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Can I hide the Firefox title bar AND still see the close/minimize/maximize icons?

I am using Ubuntu 18.04. I realize with GNOME, or its extensions, I can do things like hide the title bar. However, I want to hide the title bar and still see the windows management icons like on Mac ...
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How to reduce menu/title bar screen space in 18.04? [duplicate]

I just upgraded to Ubuntu 18.04. In my previous version, the title, status, and the "File ..." menu were all bundled together in a neat little bar for every maximized window. Now they are all ...
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Google Chrome not using Ubuntu's Titlebar and Window Buttons

Here's Chrome: And here's Chromium: The settings: Any way to fix this in Chrome?
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Decrease height of title bar of apps without switching theme on Ubuntu 18.04

How do I decrease height of the title bar of apps without switching theme?
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Theme is inconsistent for window commands / title bar buttons [duplicate]

I prefer the color system of MacOS for title buttons (green yellow and red) and am looking to configure my Ubuntu 18.04 to that. I've installed a number of extensions that modified the appearance of ...
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Titlebar buttons are too big on Chrome

I don't know why the titlebar buttons are too big on Chrome, on Firefox or other applications just look fit(Gnome-OSC theme). This can fix the problem, but I don't want to have an extra title bar.
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how to reduce header bar height in gnome 3.18?

$ gnome-shell --version GNOME Shell 3.18.5 $ dpkg -s libgtk-3-0 Version: 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3 ...
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