Robert Hall wants a keyboard shortcut for maximizing a window.
GNOME 3, maximize, un-maximize window. Open System Settings from the menu with your name at the top of the screen, click Keyboard and then choose Shortcuts. Now, under the Windows section, you should see items for 'Maximize window' and 'Restore window'. Click each one you wish to change and enter the shortcut you want.
There's no way to do this with one keystroke. But you can do it with two.
If you want to maximize an application window, press ALT-SPACE. (In other words, hold down the Alt key while you press the space bar.) This will pop up the current application's System menu--the same one you get if you click the little icon in the window's top-left corner. Once the menu is up, pressing x will maximize the window. You can also press n to minimize it or, if it's already maximized, r to restore it to its pre-maximized state.
What about a document window within an application? Assuming the application supports the Multiple Document Interface (MDI), press ALT-HYPHEN (in other words, hold down the Alt key while you press the hyphen or - key) for the menu. Then follow the same instructions as above.
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I am using Linux Mint 16 Petra cinnamon. The problem I have is that when I drag a window to the top edge of the screen the window only maximizes to the top half of the screen instead of the the entire screen, just like when I hit the maximize button (plus button on the top right side of the screen).
This is what I get.
This is what I want to happen.
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Go into System Settings, then into 'Window Tiling and Edge Flip' and check the box marked 'Maximize, instead of tile, when dragging window to top edge'.Tried it on my Linux Mint 16 installation and it worked flawlessly.
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