Can I turn off window snapping in GNOME 3?
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.
Digital Ninja
Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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Digital Ninja over 1 year
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 Which has me wondering if Compiz config is outdated for GNOME 3 or something? Myapt
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.
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ob2 over 5 yearsPossible duplicate : askubuntu.com/questions/907797/…
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pomsky over 5 years
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pomsky over 5 yearsWhich one did you turn off using dconf editor?
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Digital Ninja over 5 yearsIf you mean the commands from your other accepted answer, i ran both. I even tried it as
sudo
now, just in case, it still snaps. But for example the terminal window snaps differently than Firefox. If i don't let the edge of terminal quite touch the edge of the screen, it will allow me to leave it close to it. Once they touch, i just have to drag away far to unsnap it. But for Firefox i can never leave it close; if i leave it close and let my mouse go, it adjusts the position and snaps it to the edge. -
DK Bose about 5 years"I even tried it as sudo" is not a good idea. Running things with sudo could alter permissions of files/folders in your home directory thereby making them inaccessible to you as a normal user.
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pomsky almost 4 yearsYou're probably talking about newer release(s) of Ubuntu, but the question was originally asked for Ubuntu 18.04 which does not have this specific option.
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Levente about 3 yearsKubuntu does not use the Gnome 3 desktop environment.
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Levente about 3 yearsWhat desktop environment do you use CompizConfig with? Gnome 3? Is it still relevant / supported?
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bruce westfall about 3 yearsRunning Linux Mint 19.3 with Mate as the desktop manager
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bruce westfall about 3 yearslooks like i have gnome 3.28
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lngs almost 3 yearsOh! Thank you. @I_Ranger
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ken over 2 yearsMATE is not Gnome 3...