Close 'Show Applications' screen via click
After clicking Show Applications in the dock, on the occasion I don't click an app, I'd like to click anywhere in the window to close it. Currently I have to mouse down and click the Show Application icon again for the window to close. Is this possible?
- Ubuntu 18.04.1
- Dash-to-Dock v64
18.04 gnome-shell gnome-shell-extension dock
edited Feb 6 at 6:22
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After clicking Show Applications in the dock, on the occasion I don't click an app, I'd like to click anywhere in the window to close it. Currently I have to mouse down and click the Show Application icon again for the window to close. Is this possible?
- Ubuntu 18.04.1
- Dash-to-Dock v64
18.04 gnome-shell gnome-shell-extension dock
edited Feb 6 at 6:22
pomsky
31.7k1196128
asked Feb 6 at 5:31
NatetronnNatetronn
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2
You can press Escape Key too, it's the easiest means to close Show Applications.
– Dominik Cornice
Feb 6 at 5:54
1
Or better press <Super> or click 'Activities' at the top-left corner to close the Show Applications screen. Also just to confirm, did you manually install the Dash-to-Dock extension. The one that is shipped with Ubuntu 18.04 by default is not exactly Dash-to-Dock, but a fork of it.
– pomsky
Feb 6 at 6:19
Thanks for the replies! Currently I have a bottom left hot corner setup for open/close apps and I knew about Activities (setup as a hot corner as well.) Also, yes, I installed via Gnome Shell Extensions site. Either way, "click-to-close" apps window would be the quickest and a nice feature to have, yes?
– Natetronn
Feb 6 at 6:53
1
Super works. Escape goes to Activities and escape once more closes it. On second thought, maybe super is the quickest; and one less click.
– Natetronn
Feb 6 at 7:03
add a comment |
After clicking Show Applications in the dock, on the occasion I don't click an app, I'd like to click anywhere in the window to close it. Currently I have to mouse down and click the Show Application icon again for the window to close. Is this possible?
- Ubuntu 18.04.1
- Dash-to-Dock v64
18.04 gnome-shell gnome-shell-extension dock
edited Feb 6 at 6:22
pomsky
31.7k1196128
asked Feb 6 at 5:31
NatetronnNatetronn
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After clicking Show Applications in the dock, on the occasion I don't click an app, I'd like to click anywhere in the window to close it. Currently I have to mouse down and click the Show Application icon again for the window to close. Is this possible?
- Ubuntu 18.04.1
- Dash-to-Dock v64
18.04 gnome-shell gnome-shell-extension dock
18.04 gnome-shell gnome-shell-extension dock
edited Feb 6 at 6:22
pomsky
31.7k1196128
asked Feb 6 at 5:31
NatetronnNatetronn
1469
edited Feb 6 at 6:22
pomsky
31.7k1196128
asked Feb 6 at 5:31
NatetronnNatetronn
1469
edited Feb 6 at 6:22
pomsky
31.7k1196128
edited Feb 6 at 6:22
pomsky
31.7k1196128
edited Feb 6 at 6:22
pomsky
31.7k1196128
31.7k1196128
asked Feb 6 at 5:31
NatetronnNatetronn
1469
asked Feb 6 at 5:31
NatetronnNatetronn
1469
asked Feb 6 at 5:31
NatetronnNatetronn
1469
1469
2
You can press Escape Key too, it's the easiest means to close Show Applications.
– Dominik Cornice
Feb 6 at 5:54
1
Or better press <Super> or click 'Activities' at the top-left corner to close the Show Applications screen. Also just to confirm, did you manually install the Dash-to-Dock extension. The one that is shipped with Ubuntu 18.04 by default is not exactly Dash-to-Dock, but a fork of it.
– pomsky
Feb 6 at 6:19
Thanks for the replies! Currently I have a bottom left hot corner setup for open/close apps and I knew about Activities (setup as a hot corner as well.) Also, yes, I installed via Gnome Shell Extensions site. Either way, "click-to-close" apps window would be the quickest and a nice feature to have, yes?
– Natetronn
Feb 6 at 6:53
1
Super works. Escape goes to Activities and escape once more closes it. On second thought, maybe super is the quickest; and one less click.
– Natetronn
Feb 6 at 7:03
add a comment |
2
You can press Escape Key too, it's the easiest means to close Show Applications.
– Dominik Cornice
Feb 6 at 5:54
1
Or better press <Super> or click 'Activities' at the top-left corner to close the Show Applications screen. Also just to confirm, did you manually install the Dash-to-Dock extension. The one that is shipped with Ubuntu 18.04 by default is not exactly Dash-to-Dock, but a fork of it.
– pomsky
Feb 6 at 6:19
Thanks for the replies! Currently I have a bottom left hot corner setup for open/close apps and I knew about Activities (setup as a hot corner as well.) Also, yes, I installed via Gnome Shell Extensions site. Either way, "click-to-close" apps window would be the quickest and a nice feature to have, yes?
– Natetronn
Feb 6 at 6:53
1
Super works. Escape goes to Activities and escape once more closes it. On second thought, maybe super is the quickest; and one less click.
– Natetronn
Feb 6 at 7:03
2
2
You can press Escape Key too, it's the easiest means to close Show Applications.
– Dominik Cornice
Feb 6 at 5:54
You can press Escape Key too, it's the easiest means to close Show Applications.
– Dominik Cornice
Feb 6 at 5:54
1
1
Or better press <Super> or click 'Activities' at the top-left corner to close the Show Applications screen. Also just to confirm, did you manually install the Dash-to-Dock extension. The one that is shipped with Ubuntu 18.04 by default is not exactly Dash-to-Dock, but a fork of it.
– pomsky
Feb 6 at 6:19
Or better press <Super> or click 'Activities' at the top-left corner to close the Show Applications screen. Also just to confirm, did you manually install the Dash-to-Dock extension. The one that is shipped with Ubuntu 18.04 by default is not exactly Dash-to-Dock, but a fork of it.
– pomsky
Feb 6 at 6:19
Thanks for the replies! Currently I have a bottom left hot corner setup for open/close apps and I knew about Activities (setup as a hot corner as well.) Also, yes, I installed via Gnome Shell Extensions site. Either way, "click-to-close" apps window would be the quickest and a nice feature to have, yes?
– Natetronn
Feb 6 at 6:53
Thanks for the replies! Currently I have a bottom left hot corner setup for open/close apps and I knew about Activities (setup as a hot corner as well.) Also, yes, I installed via Gnome Shell Extensions site. Either way, "click-to-close" apps window would be the quickest and a nice feature to have, yes?
– Natetronn
Feb 6 at 6:53
1
1
Super works. Escape goes to Activities and escape once more closes it. On second thought, maybe super is the quickest; and one less click.
– Natetronn
Feb 6 at 7:03
Super works. Escape goes to Activities and escape once more closes it. On second thought, maybe super is the quickest; and one less click.
– Natetronn
Feb 6 at 7:03
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There is a GNOME shell extension which does the job to some extent: Hide Overview When Click Overview.
A Click on an empty space in the overview hide the overview. If you clicked at workspacesPage it minimizes all windows on the current workspace and show desktop. Other pages just hide overview.
But I prefer pressing Super to close the 'Show Applications' screen quickly.
answered Feb 6 at 7:45
pomskypomsky
31.7k1196128
1
Nice! Seems to be working (although some recent comments suggest otherwise.) And it's nice to have it working in Activities as well.
– Natetronn
Feb 7 at 5:47
add a comment |
As a workaround you can create a launcher for simulating Escape key.
For simulating you need xdotool to be installed.
sudo apt install xdotool
Create a ESC.desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications/
gedit ~/.local/share/applications/ESC.desktop
Paste the below content in it.
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Name=ESC
Exec=xdotool key Escape
Name[en_IN]=ESC
Save & Close.
Run
chmod +x ~/.local/share/applications/ESC.desktop
to make the file executable.
Now when you click show all apps icon, you will have "ESC" entry.
edited Feb 6 at 7:52
pomsky
31.7k1196128
answered Feb 6 at 7:40
PRATAPPRATAP
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Thanks for sharing! This isn't what I'm looking for though, it may be a route others prefer for themselves. Plus, it's good to know about just in general.
– Natetronn
Feb 7 at 5:46
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There is a GNOME shell extension which does the job to some extent: Hide Overview When Click Overview.
A Click on an empty space in the overview hide the overview. If you clicked at workspacesPage it minimizes all windows on the current workspace and show desktop. Other pages just hide overview.
But I prefer pressing Super to close the 'Show Applications' screen quickly.
answered Feb 6 at 7:45
pomskypomsky
31.7k1196128
1
Nice! Seems to be working (although some recent comments suggest otherwise.) And it's nice to have it working in Activities as well.
– Natetronn
Feb 7 at 5:47
add a comment |
There is a GNOME shell extension which does the job to some extent: Hide Overview When Click Overview.
A Click on an empty space in the overview hide the overview. If you clicked at workspacesPage it minimizes all windows on the current workspace and show desktop. Other pages just hide overview.
But I prefer pressing Super to close the 'Show Applications' screen quickly.
answered Feb 6 at 7:45
pomskypomsky
31.7k1196128
1
Nice! Seems to be working (although some recent comments suggest otherwise.) And it's nice to have it working in Activities as well.
– Natetronn
Feb 7 at 5:47
add a comment |
There is a GNOME shell extension which does the job to some extent: Hide Overview When Click Overview.
A Click on an empty space in the overview hide the overview. If you clicked at workspacesPage it minimizes all windows on the current workspace and show desktop. Other pages just hide overview.
But I prefer pressing Super to close the 'Show Applications' screen quickly.
answered Feb 6 at 7:45
pomskypomsky
31.7k1196128
There is a GNOME shell extension which does the job to some extent: Hide Overview When Click Overview.
A Click on an empty space in the overview hide the overview. If you clicked at workspacesPage it minimizes all windows on the current workspace and show desktop. Other pages just hide overview.
But I prefer pressing Super to close the 'Show Applications' screen quickly.
answered Feb 6 at 7:45
pomskypomsky
31.7k1196128
answered Feb 6 at 7:45
pomskypomsky
31.7k1196128
answered Feb 6 at 7:45
pomskypomsky
31.7k1196128
answered Feb 6 at 7:45
pomskypomsky
31.7k1196128
31.7k1196128
1
Nice! Seems to be working (although some recent comments suggest otherwise.) And it's nice to have it working in Activities as well.
– Natetronn
Feb 7 at 5:47
add a comment |
1
Nice! Seems to be working (although some recent comments suggest otherwise.) And it's nice to have it working in Activities as well.
– Natetronn
Feb 7 at 5:47
1
1
Nice! Seems to be working (although some recent comments suggest otherwise.) And it's nice to have it working in Activities as well.
– Natetronn
Feb 7 at 5:47
Nice! Seems to be working (although some recent comments suggest otherwise.) And it's nice to have it working in Activities as well.
– Natetronn
Feb 7 at 5:47
add a comment |
As a workaround you can create a launcher for simulating Escape key.
For simulating you need xdotool to be installed.
sudo apt install xdotool
Create a ESC.desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications/
gedit ~/.local/share/applications/ESC.desktop
Paste the below content in it.
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Name=ESC
Exec=xdotool key Escape
Name[en_IN]=ESC
Save & Close.
Run
chmod +x ~/.local/share/applications/ESC.desktop
to make the file executable.
Now when you click show all apps icon, you will have "ESC" entry.
edited Feb 6 at 7:52
pomsky
31.7k1196128
answered Feb 6 at 7:40
PRATAPPRATAP
2,8882828
Thanks for sharing! This isn't what I'm looking for though, it may be a route others prefer for themselves. Plus, it's good to know about just in general.
– Natetronn
Feb 7 at 5:46
add a comment |
As a workaround you can create a launcher for simulating Escape key.
For simulating you need xdotool to be installed.
sudo apt install xdotool
Create a ESC.desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications/
gedit ~/.local/share/applications/ESC.desktop
Paste the below content in it.
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Name=ESC
Exec=xdotool key Escape
Name[en_IN]=ESC
Save & Close.
Run
chmod +x ~/.local/share/applications/ESC.desktop
to make the file executable.
Now when you click show all apps icon, you will have "ESC" entry.
edited Feb 6 at 7:52
pomsky
31.7k1196128
answered Feb 6 at 7:40
PRATAPPRATAP
2,8882828
Thanks for sharing! This isn't what I'm looking for though, it may be a route others prefer for themselves. Plus, it's good to know about just in general.
– Natetronn
Feb 7 at 5:46
add a comment |
As a workaround you can create a launcher for simulating Escape key.
For simulating you need xdotool to be installed.
sudo apt install xdotool
Create a ESC.desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications/
gedit ~/.local/share/applications/ESC.desktop
Paste the below content in it.
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Name=ESC
Exec=xdotool key Escape
Name[en_IN]=ESC
Save & Close.
Run
chmod +x ~/.local/share/applications/ESC.desktop
to make the file executable.
Now when you click show all apps icon, you will have "ESC" entry.
edited Feb 6 at 7:52
pomsky
31.7k1196128
answered Feb 6 at 7:40
PRATAPPRATAP
2,8882828
As a workaround you can create a launcher for simulating Escape key.
For simulating you need xdotool to be installed.
sudo apt install xdotool
Create a ESC.desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications/
gedit ~/.local/share/applications/ESC.desktop
Paste the below content in it.
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Name=ESC
Exec=xdotool key Escape
Name[en_IN]=ESC
Save & Close.
Run
chmod +x ~/.local/share/applications/ESC.desktop
to make the file executable.
Now when you click show all apps icon, you will have "ESC" entry.
edited Feb 6 at 7:52
pomsky
31.7k1196128
answered Feb 6 at 7:40
PRATAPPRATAP
2,8882828
edited Feb 6 at 7:52
pomsky
31.7k1196128
edited Feb 6 at 7:52
pomsky
31.7k1196128
edited Feb 6 at 7:52
pomsky
31.7k1196128
31.7k1196128
answered Feb 6 at 7:40
PRATAPPRATAP
2,8882828
answered Feb 6 at 7:40
PRATAPPRATAP
2,8882828
answered Feb 6 at 7:40
PRATAPPRATAP
2,8882828
2,8882828
Thanks for sharing! This isn't what I'm looking for though, it may be a route others prefer for themselves. Plus, it's good to know about just in general.
– Natetronn
Feb 7 at 5:46
add a comment |
Thanks for sharing! This isn't what I'm looking for though, it may be a route others prefer for themselves. Plus, it's good to know about just in general.
– Natetronn
Feb 7 at 5:46
Thanks for sharing! This isn't what I'm looking for though, it may be a route others prefer for themselves. Plus, it's good to know about just in general.
– Natetronn
Feb 7 at 5:46
Thanks for sharing! This isn't what I'm looking for though, it may be a route others prefer for themselves. Plus, it's good to know about just in general.
– Natetronn
Feb 7 at 5:46
add a comment |
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You can press Escape Key too, it's the easiest means to close Show Applications.
– Dominik Cornice
Feb 6 at 5:54
1
Or better press <Super> or click 'Activities' at the top-left corner to close the Show Applications screen. Also just to confirm, did you manually install the Dash-to-Dock extension. The one that is shipped with Ubuntu 18.04 by default is not exactly Dash-to-Dock, but a fork of it.
– pomsky
Feb 6 at 6:19
Thanks for the replies! Currently I have a bottom left hot corner setup for open/close apps and I knew about Activities (setup as a hot corner as well.) Also, yes, I installed via Gnome Shell Extensions site. Either way, "click-to-close" apps window would be the quickest and a nice feature to have, yes?
– Natetronn
Feb 6 at 6:53
1
Super works. Escape goes to Activities and escape once more closes it. On second thought, maybe super is the quickest; and one less click.
– Natetronn
Feb 6 at 7:03