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Eric
Asked: 2020-10-25 19:50:01 +0800 CST

mate-terminal always opens maximized, want open at size specified by defined default profile (not install default)

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Linux OasisMega1 5.4.0-52-generic #57-Ubuntu SMP Thu Oct 15 10:57:00 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

mate-terminal Version 1.24.0.2ubuntu1

In panel button, having set my preferred profile to "Terminal_Oasis_DEFAULT", I have tried following:

  • mate-terminal --geometry="150x18+0+0" (doesn't open)
  • "mate-terminal --geometry=150x18+0+0" (doesn't open)
  • mate-terminal --geometry=150x18 (doesn't open)
  • mate-terminal (opens maximized)

Preferences selection of local-custom profile as default

Properties of chosen local-custom default profile

Properties defined for mate-terminal launcher

The Queer thing is that if I change the preferences to choose the distro Default profile, and update that to my custom geometry definition, it will open correctly sized and positionned !!!

Is that a bug? or am I missing something?

I prefer to leave the Distro's default profile un-modified as a failsafe to avoid creating a corrupted file from which I cannot recover.

Preferences selection of distro-default profile

customization launcher ubuntu-mate

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    The fix is to proceed as follows:

    1. Open "MATE Tweak".
    2. Click on the "Windows" icon in the left column.
    3. Click to place a checkmark in the box next to "do not auto-maximize new windows". This is seen in the image below.

    That makes the change permanent and fixes the problem!

    enter image description here

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