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Bug 705649 - Maximized windows with hidden titlebar are difficult to close
Maximized windows with hidden titlebar are difficult to close
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Product: gnome-shell
Classification: Core
Component: general
3.9.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gnome-shell-maint
gnome-shell-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2013-08-08 01:31 UTC by Remco
Modified: 2013-08-08 06:38 UTC
See Also:
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Description Remco 2013-08-08 01:31:05 UTC 
Some of Gnome's maximized windows hide the title bar. This makes the windows difficult to close. I propose adding a close button to the top right of maximized windows.
Comment 1 Florian Müllner 2013-08-08 06:38:42 UTC 
(In reply to comment #0)
> I propose adding a close button to the top right of maximized windows.

The design pattern that's emerging is to move the close button into the application window and to never use the window manager's titlebar (e.g. also in unmaximized state).
However this is something which is completely under application control, we can only add controls to elements we are responsible for, which is not the case when the application chose to hide its titlebar. It is up to the application to provide a replacement in that case.