Enable Minimize Application Window on Click in Ubuntu 17.10

‘Minimize on click’, click application icon on left panel to minimize the focused application window, is a great convenience in Ubuntu for the left panel.

However, both ‘Settings’ and ‘Gnome Tweaks’ utilities do not have an option for this in Ubuntu 17.10 Gnome Shell.

Fortunately, there are settings for ‘dash-to-dock’, the name of Ubuntu 17.10’s left panel, in dconf Editor that contains click action options for a running app.

1. Search for and install ‘dconf editor’ in Ubuntu Software utility.

2. Launch ‘dconf editor’ once installed, and navigate to org -> gnome -> shell -> extensions -> dash-to-dock.

Then scroll down and find settings for ‘click-action’, and do:

click the line to go into its configuration page.
turn off the default value switch.
select ‘minimize’ or ‘minimize-or-overview’ as Custom value.

That it. For those who prefer Linux command, you can do this via a single command:

gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock click-action 'minimize'

Ji m

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7 responses to Enable Minimize Application Window on Click in Ubuntu 17.10

mk October 24, 2017 at 2:47 pm

Thanks
Dishant Pandya October 30, 2017 at 4:28 pm

Thank You So Much Bro…!!! You Made My Day…!!!
mostafa November 5, 2017 at 9:44 am

thank you
Tom L December 12, 2017 at 6:57 pm

I have been missing this ever since installing 17.10. Thank you Soooo much!
csabaz February 13, 2018 at 11:49 pm

Thank You! It works under Bionic too.
kei March 8, 2018 at 7:40 am

great!
Gert April 2, 2018 at 5:06 pm

Thank you Ji M!!! Made my day.