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Robert Siemer
Asked: 2014-01-20 23:13:16 +0800 CST

Which desktop environment removes window borders/frames of full-screen windows by default (or easy)?

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Another question lists a bunch of Desktop Environments.

Because of limited screen space (1024×600), which of them make it easy to hide/remove window frames/borders/decorations (including title bar) for full screen windows?

The last time I did this with maximus (configured not to maximize windows by itself), a GNOME2 top panel and the “Namebar Applet” (to see the window title in the panel). All three seem a little bit abandoned, so I look for alternatives...

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3 Answers

  1. I've seen some pretty interesting combinations of elementary os + super wingpanel + maximus.

    http://www.heath-bar.com/blog/?p=685

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  2. For gnome-shell this is still doable. Maximus exists, but when I installed it, it did not seem to function. Method 2 on this page describes how to alter a config file to get the behavior you are looking for.

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  3. you can make your own xsession. am on netbook and using super-wingpanel, compiz and cairo-dock youtube video

    you can make it easy:

    sudo apt-get install cairo-dock

    sudo apt-add-repository ppa:heathbar/super-wingpanel

    sudo apt-get update

    sudo apt-get install super-wingpanel

    gksudo gedit /usr/share/xsessions/your_name

    then in gedit:

    [Desktop Entry]

    Name=your name

    Comment=

    Exec=gnome-session --session=your_name

    TryExec=gnome-session

    Icon=

    Type=Application

    save...

    next:

    gedit /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/your_name

    and in gedit:

    [GNOME Session]

    Name=your_name Session

    RequiredComponents=gnome-settings-daemon;

    RequiredProviders=windowmanager;panel;panel_top;

    DefaultProvider-windowmanager=compiz

    DefaultProvider-panel=cairo-dock

    DefaultProvider-panel_top=super-wingpanel

    DesktopName=GNOME

    &logout...

    if you are advanced user, instead compiz, set openbox, gala, mutter, metacity..... instead cairo-dock or super-wingpanel you can set any other dock or panel

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