Having different shortcuts to maximize/unmaximize (Alt+F10/Alt+F5) windows is confusing

[Michał Sawicz]

Alt+F10 does work to maximize, doesn't to unmaximize windows.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: unity 4.16.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,mousepoll,gnomecompat,imgpng,regex,resize,vpswitch,snap,grid,place,move,animation,unitymtgrabhandles,expo,wall,session,fade,workarounds,ezoom,scale,unityshell]
Date: Tue Sep 20 12:30:30 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110802.1)
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[hdpq (defectoscopny)]

The "Keyboard Shortcuts" settings menu has an entry called "Restore Window" with a default shortcut of 'Alt+F5' in the "Window Management" section. It restores/unmaximizes the window. Does it work for you?

[Michał Sawicz (saviq)]

Looking at the schemas it seems the default for toggle_maximized is actually fine - Alt+F10 and it indeed works for a guest session.

[vasster (vassterg)]

in 11.04 worked and in 11.10 in Ubuntu Help section Tips & tricks, keyboard shortcuts says ALT-F10 Maximize the current window. If the window is already maximized, unmaximize it.

Something have to change. Either Help or the shortcut.

[Jendrik Seipp (jendrikseipp)]

In my opinion this confusion could be easily fixed if the default Alt-F10 behaviour was restored: Pressing Alt-F10 maximizes unmaximized windows and unmaximizes maximized windows.

This can be done manually in the keyboard shortcuts editor (Toggle maximize-state or similar), but I think you should consider making this the default for new installations.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

I agree this could be improved. However it is behaving as it was designed. You can look at /usr/share/compiz/core.xml and see the separate definitions of "maximize_window_key" (default Alt+F10) and "unmaximize_window_key" (default Alt+F5). What makes the design worse is that there is also a separate "toggle_window_maximized_key" (no key by default).

I suggest we need to change the default key bindings to:
"maximize_window_key" = none
"toggle_window_maximized_key" = Alt+F10

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version has reached EOL since a while, so it will not receive update. If that issue still exist, report again using ubuntu-bug.