I can double-click an application's upper-left-corner icon to quit?

newbiesforever · 08-13-2018, 10:13 AM

I just accidentally discovered I can close an application by clicking twice on its icon in the upper left corner. Interesting. There is little reason to do this anyway, because the X in the upper right works fine for that purpose (hence I never tried the upper left); but in the twelve years I've used Linux daily, I had no idea. Just curious, has this always been an option (if a pointless one)? I wonder if it's a universal thing; e.g., whether Windows and/or Apple users can also do it.

Myk267 · 08-13-2018, 10:22 AM

On which desktop environment or window manager does this happen? It doesn't in mine (MATE).

I don't remember Windows doing this at all, but I'm also unable to test it out.

newbiesforever · 08-13-2018, 10:32 AM

XFCE 4. That the desktop manager is responsible simply hadn't occurred to me.

The distro probably has nothing to do with it, but I'm running MX 16.

scasey · 08-13-2018, 10:55 AM

Hmmm. My desktop (Cinnamon) doesn't have an icon in the upper left corner of windows. Double-click maximizes the window.

dugan · 08-13-2018, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by newbiesforever

That the desktop manager is responsible simply hadn't occurred to me.

It would be determined by the window manager.

ondoho · 08-14-2018, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Myk267

On which desktop environment or window manager does this happen?

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Originally Posted by newbiesforever

That the desktop manager is responsible simply hadn't occurred to me.

sure, mush it all together. it makes solving problems so much easier (username checks out).

fwiw, i just installed Xubuntu and it also does that.

Myk267 · 08-14-2018, 10:26 AM

I phrased my question that way because some users just don't know their window manager, and it's easy enough to figure it out if they do know the desktop.

I do remember that XFCE's wm shows little icons in the corner, just never thought to double click one. I wonder if that's some long forgotten about default, or a new one?

newbiesforever · 08-14-2018, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by ondoho

sure, mush it all together. it makes solving problems so much easier (username checks out).

Snide and sarcastic responses don't usually help in solving problems either. They more often help one hesitate to visit LQ.