

revert back to the default settings for the Ubuntu Dock) copy/paste this command: gsettings reset .dash-to-dock click-actionĪgain, the change takes effect right away, no logout/login required.

If you don’t want to lose the ‘window’ picker (option 5 in the list above) run this command instead, which will introduce minimise on click but show the window picker if more than one window of a given app is open: gsettings set .dash-to-dock click-action 'minimize-or-previews' Hit enter for the change to take effect instantly.

Just open a Terminal window and copy/paste the following command: gsettings set .dash-to-dock click-action 'minimize' This is the fastest way to enable the “minimize on click” on Ubuntu. I recommend the former, using gsettings to modify hidden settings (‘keys’) from a terminal or other command line app. You can enable “minimize on click” in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and above in two ways: from the command line (the quickest and easiest method) or from a GUI (a lengthier process that requires you to be extra careful). It lets you move the Ubuntu dock to the bottom, turn on auto-hide behaviour, but that’s it no way to enable this useful behaviour. Sadly the Settings app in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and above doesn’t include an option to enable minimize on click. They are used to be able to click an app icon in the taskbar to open an app, to ‘minimise’ the app, or to restore or give focus to the app. People who switch to Ubuntu from Windows, Chrome OS, or other Linux distros find the lack of Minimize on Click unintuitive and frustrating. Note: This works in Windows XP and Vista as well.Minimize on click in action on Ubuntu 21.04 If the program has been written to minimize to the notification area in the system tray it'll show up there otherwise, it'll minimize to your taskbar. The next time you start the program, it'll start up minimized and out of the way. Step 3: Select "Minimized," then click the OK button. Step 2: Click on the drop-down menu under Run. Step 1: Right-click on the shortcut of the program you want to start minimized and select Properties. Snagit doesn't have a setting to allow it to start it up minimized, so we'll configure Windows 7 to do it for us. Snagit is a screen-capture program that doesn't need to be run in the foreground. DNA-81494 Mac Snap onboarding doesn’t appear while the icon still flashes DNA-82003 Restore legacy path for AudioFileReader DNA-82019 Enable ffmpeg-demuxer-everywhere by default in developer DNA-82028 Enable ffmpeg-demuxer-everywhere by default in stable on macOS. In our example, we're going to configure TechSmith's Snagit software to automatically start up in a minimized window. To avoid having to manually minimize a program every time you run it, you can configure the program's shortcut so it will automatically run minimized. Now, you’ll get a prompt within the AnyDesk app on your iOS device. Some Windows programs are better run in the background and out of the way. Now, open it and type your iPhone or iPad’s AnyDesk address.
