On ubuntu 11.10 using gnome classic I accidently made an error and now I have to deal with a redirect button to the gnome tweak tool in the top bar of the gnome interface, right next to the locations button.(but can be moved accros the top bar) I don't want and can't delete the button. Is there a solution to get rid of it?
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To remove this icon, alt+right-click on the icon and click remove in the menu.
answered Nov 18, 2011 at 3:51
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2Do you have any idea what the rationale behind not showing the remove option in response to a normal right click? This is the most absurdly user unfriendly 'feature' I've seen in awhile. How the heck are you supposed to discover it without Google? Sep 27, 2012 at 2:43
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@JosephGarvin My understanding is that if you don't hold down the
Altkey, mouse input on a panel applet is interpreted by the applet itself. Holding downAltmakes the panel interpret the input. So, for example, if you had an applet that showed a special applet-specific menu on right-click, you'd right-click withoutAltto show that menu, but you'd right-click withAltto show the generic menu that shows options like removing the applet altogether. Oct 1, 2012 at 19:58 -
1Never-the-less I've made this mistake a few times - seems like it's a UI feature designed by a technically minded person rather than someone who has humans in mind Nov 6, 2012 at 18:02
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Now it's Windows+Alt+rightclick (a.k.a. Super+Alt+rightclick) as described here. In a few years, it'll be shift+ctrl+super+alt+numlock+middleclick.
answered Nov 22, 2012 at 14:31
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Actually it's compiz that add the Windows key to the Alt+Rightclick combination. You can test this by killing it. Compiz needs Alt+Rightclick for something else apparently.
Gnome classic session: Windows+Alt+Rightclick
Gnome classic session, no effects: Alt+Rightclick
