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Digital Ninja
Asked: 2019-01-17 07:22:09 +0800 CST

Can I turn off window snapping in GNOME 3?

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I want to avoid my windows snapping to the edge of my screen when resizing and moving, but it doesn't seem to work.

I am running GNOME 3.28.2 on Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS. I see no options for snapping when I go through the native Settings app, I have gnome-tweaks in which I see no options for snapping, and I have Compiz config which does have options for snapping, but unchecking it has no effect. Which has me wondering if Compiz config is outdated for GNOME 3 or something? My apt says it's the latest version, 1:0.9.13.1+18.04.20180302-0ubuntu1.

So, can I turn off window snapping in some alternative "hacky" way?

Edit

The suggested duplicate thread didn't solve it for me. I turned off the setting in Dconf editor as per the accepted answer, but they still snap. It seems quite inconsistent, and i can't figure out if it depends on the type of application or size of the window or what, however the title bar on top always snaps, whereas sides sometimes don't.

gnome window-manager window-management 18.04

3 Answers

  1. You have probably found the solution by now, but just in case you have not yet found it or some one else is interested. The gnome-tweaks option you are looking for is called 'Edge Tiling' located in the Windows section.

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  2. In KUbuntu v20.04 i do:

    Disable:

    [x] Screen Edges > Maximize dragged on top edge

    A console solution (not tested by me): https://askubuntu.com/a/1029186/1017209

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  3. What worked for me was deselecting

    \CompizConfig Settings \Window Management \grid

    Works great! Now windows go where I want them and when I want them to be there :)

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