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Mithun Sreedharan
Asked: 2012-10-13 04:27:19 +0800 CST

How to minimize a window using mouse in PCManFM?

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How can I minimize a window using mouse in PCManFM?

I'm using Elementary Desktop Environment in Ubuntu 12.04

Update

I tried to bring the minimize button back by opening gconf-editor

and change the value of /apps/metacity/general/button_layout from close:maximize to close,minimize:maximize.

Then I logged out and back in, but that change was simply ignored.

Update Again

Screenshot enter image description here

And the System settings

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mouse

2 Answers

  1. First check if you can see the following button on your windows:

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    If so, just click it, because this is the minimize button.

    If you could not see this button, you will have to enable this button, so follow this tutorial:

    Open the menu (if you are using PCManFM you're probably using Lubuntu):

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    Go to "Preferences" > "Customize Look and Feel"

    On Customize Look and Feel copy the following configuration:

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    Then click "Apply" and close it, so check the changes opening the File Manager (PCManFM in this case).

    I hope I helped you.

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  2. Best Answer

    I found some thing here

    As of Elementary GTK theme 3.0,

    • The default placement is now close:maximize
    • The maximize button has been changed from the "+" (typically used to mean new) to two opposing arrows

    The reason for not having minimize button is stated here

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