Ubuntu – Remove title-bar of all maximized windows in GNOME 3

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(Ubuntu 13.04 with GNOME Shell, upgraded, GNOME version 3.8)

Recently, I upgraded Ubuntu to 13.04. the default desktop is gnome-shell.

Except Nautilus, other software border doesn't disappear when I make them to be maximized. I checked the problem for these software:

LibreOffice
Firefox
Rhythmbox
thunderbird
GNOME-Terminal

On the other hand there are three bars on maximized mode:

GNOME Shell panel
Title-bar for software which contains – + x (minimise, maximise, close) buttons.
Software menu-bar

Number "2" is extra. Is a package missing?

Best Answer

There's a much easier way than editing config files - simply add Pixel saver extension to get rid of the title bar and reclaim your screen space.

It has the added benefit that you still get maximise/minimise buttons but these are now stowed away in the top panel.

I previously used Maximus but this seemed to break with gnome 3.8 - Maximus also use to give me issues with pop-up calendars for my bank but this extension play nicely with that too.

1. Tweak Pixel Saver code

You may tweak Pixel Saver to get rid of the buttons by following these steps:

Go to Pixel Saver directory viz. ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/pixel-saver@deadalnix.me/ (if it is installed locally).
Open the extension.js file with a text editor.
Look for the three lines
- Buttons.init(extensionMeta);
- Buttons.enable();
- Buttons.disable();
and comment them out by putting // before the lines (i.e. change Buttons.init(extensionMeta); to //Buttons.init(extensionMeta); and so on).
Save the extension.js file.
Restart GNOME shell by pressing alt+f2 and then entering r and pressing enter.

Note: These changes to the extension.js file will most probably be overwritten by each update of the extension.

This will get rid of window buttons for maximised windows from the "Activities" bar at the top. I believe that's what you wish to achieve.

2. GNOME settings

If you want to get rid of all the buttons from all windows, run the following command in Terminal:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout :

3. Use a different extension

No Title Bar is a fork of Pixel Saver that specifically implements this functionality.

Ubuntu – How to remove the title bar on Ubuntu 19.04

There are two kinds of titlebars, the "classical" title bar provided as a Windows decoration and, for GTK3 applications only, the new "Client side decorations" (CSD), where the title bar is provided by the application itself, and as such can contain other functional elements such as buttons etc.

All solutions you tried remove the "classical" title bar. They will work on 19.04 provided you run xorg, and may not necessarily work on Wayland. So first check whether you are running xorg or wayland. If you are running Wayland, you can switch to xorg by logging out, then before logging back in, you can select a session on xorg after clicking the cog wheel.

If your application uses a CSD titlebar, then it cannot be removed.

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