Linux – Mint 16 Cinnamon, maximize window fully

This does not actually answer my question (I still do not know the keybindings syntax for a right mouse click), but this did solve my problem, so I'm leaving this here for anyone who stumbles across it in the future:

gsettings set org.cinnamon.desktop.wm.preferences resize-with-right-button true

Apparently there is a setting for holding alt, right-clicking a window and resizing it. The above command enables it.

I was wondering the same thing and finally found the answer:

Visually, the two modes have nearly identical behavior, which is why it's confusing. As you noticed in both modes, the window you're dragging will take up the full, half, or quarter of the screen.

But when you use the modifier key (Ctrl by default) to switch to snapping mode, the window you snapped will be considered "part of the screen real estate." That means other windows you maximize will try to avoid the space occupied by the snapped window. If you tile rather than snap (i.e. the default if you don't use ctrl), maximized windows will simply cover it.

So the difference between the two modes is not really with the behavior of the current window you're snapping, but with the behavior of other windows that you maximize later on.

Source: http://segfault.linuxmint.com/2013/07/new-window-tiling-and-snapping-functionality/

You can hold a modifier key (defaults to Control) to toggle into “snap” mode – this is unique in that a snapped window will be considered part of the screen real estate, and maximized windows will avoid snapped windows. Tiled windows (unmodified) are treated just as before – they are ‘stuck’ to the screen edge, but don’t receive any special treatment.

Tested and confirmed on 19.1 Tessa