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becko
Asked: 2014-08-08 06:23:00 +0800 CST

Cannot move window because the title bar is above the screen

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Sometimes I open a new window in a program (such as a new notebook in Mathematica), and the title bar of the window appears above the screen, so I cannot drag the window around.

What can I do when this happens? Is there a command I can use in the terminal to maximize the window, or to change its location?

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2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Hold down "Alt", left click and hold in the window, and then move the mouse around. That should grab the window and let you move it.

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  2. In Gnome 3, the default is to use the Super aka Window key with mouse drag. In many previous Ubuntu window managers, it was the Alt key with mouse drag. There are a variety of ways to change this keybinding. See How to enable dragging windows with alt-click in gnome 3 / gnome shell - Super User

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