How I can create a shortcut to maximize/minimize windows in Lubuntu?
Here are some keybindings I use for window control on Lubuntu/LXDE. The first binding is what you're searching for but I thought you might find the other ones useful as well:
<!-- Keybindings for window tiling -->
<keybind key="C-W-Up"> # FullScreen
<action name="Maximize"/>
</keybind>
<keybind key="C-W-Down"> # MiddleScreen
<action name="UnmaximizeFull"/>
<action name="MoveResizeTo"><x>center</x><y>center</y><width>50%</width><height>50%</height></action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="C-W-Left"> # HalfLeftScreen
<action name="UnmaximizeFull"/>
<action name="MoveResizeTo"><x>0</x><y>0</y><height>100%</height><width>50%</width></action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="C-W-Right"> # HalfRightScreen
<action name="UnmaximizeFull"/>
<action name="MoveResizeTo"><x>-0</x><y>0</y><height>100%</height><width>50%</width></action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="C-W-1"> # UpperQuarterLeft
<action name="UnmaximizeFull"/>
<action name="MoveResizeTo"><x>0</x><y>0</y><height>50%</height><width>50%</width></action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="C-W-2"> # LowerQuarterLeft
<action name="UnmaximizeFull"/>
<action name="MoveResizeTo"><x>0</x><y>-0</y><height>50%</height><width>50%</width></action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="C-W-3"> # LowerQuarterRight
<action name="UnmaximizeFull"/>
<action name="MoveResizeTo"><x>-0</x><y>-0</y><height>50%</height><width>50%</width></action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="C-W-4"> # UpperQuarterRight
<action name="UnmaximizeFull"/>
<action name="MoveResizeTo"><x>-0</x><y>0</y><height>50%</height><width>50%</width></action>
</keybind>
You might have to tweak the percentages based on whether you use a panel or not.
C-W-Up
means CTRL + SUPER + ↑
For completeness of this thread, I'm going to collate some information from elsewhere.
To edit the config file:
gedit ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml
To apply the changes:
openbox --reconfigure
And personally, I want windows key (or super key) + up to toggle maximization and W+down to minimize (or iconify), so I personally change
<keybind key="W-Up"> # HalfUpperScreen
<action name="UnmaximizeFull"/>
<action name="MoveResizeTo"><x>0</x><y>0</y><width>100%</width><height>50%</height></action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-Down"> # HalfLowerScreen
<action name="UnmaximizeFull"/>
<action name="MoveResizeTo"><x>0</x><y>-0</y><width>100%</width><height>50%</height></action>
</keybind>
to
<keybind key="W-Up"> # Maximize
<action name="ToggleMaximize"/>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-Down"> # Minimize
<action name="Iconify"/>
</keybind>
To open all applications maximized (not full screen as with F11
), place the following code between <applications>
and </applications>
in lubuntu-rc.xml
:
<application type="normal">
<maximized>true</maximized>
</application>
This code is already present, but is commented out along with a lot of other useful options, in the applications
section of lubuntu-rc.xml
.