How do I get rid of the large window header in Mint Cinnamon?

I think it takes up too much screen real estate, and doesn't add anything to the view.

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es_eskaliert@feddit.org · 31 pts · 311d

Right- click on menubar, select "customize toolbar", select " titlebar" on left bottom. See here: https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/udvxje/why_are_the_window_decorations_for_firefox/

wuphysics87@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 311d (2 replies)

I think there is an option if you right click the toolbar and the go to customize toolbar

https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/techtips/customize-toolbar-firefox/

ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 311d (1 reply)

Well it's not just Firefox, it's all windows.

wuphysics87@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 311d

Idk about Mint in particular. There's a way to do this in most de/wm. I would start in the system settings where you can choose light/dark themes. Then just go top to bottom in the system settings.

Sorry I couldn't help more

Edit: If you don't go through settings systematically like this often, it's good practice. You always find things you'll use later.

SmokeInFog@midwest.social · 6 pts · 311d (4 replies)

Search for 'Extensions' in the menu and download Cinnamon Maximus

MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · -1 pts · 310d (3 replies)
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Wilmo@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 310d (1 reply)

Pretty sure damn near every Linux DE has an extensions feature.

MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 310d

I'm not complaining about extensions but about "extension to remove".

Zeoic@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 310d

I have done that so much more on linux than I did on Windows, lol. It is the Linux way of thinking.

DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 310d

Right click on tab bar > click on last entry there (forgot how it's called) and finally uncheck second entry from bottom left.

ProfTriathlon@midwest.social · -21 pts · 311d (4 replies)
ReginaPhalange@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 310d (3 replies)

Ah yes, the ever growing and maintained X11 window system.

The future of security and standardization, with the mostly used feature of transmitting GUI assets over a network.

And to top it all off - the most documented code project, with the users facing easy customization options, that requires almost no programming language knowledge - and the easily compatible feature matrix, with allways up to date patch files.

lol_idk@piefed.social · 2 pts · 310d (2 replies)

I honestly know nothing about X11 but this reads like sarcasm to me, is it?

ReginaPhalange@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 310d (1 reply)

Extreme sarcasm. The Free Desktop organization essentially stopped all development of their old GUI solution for Linux - named X11 Window System, and went all in on developing Wayland, the successor.

Plus, speaking as a former DWM and suckless tools user, it is elitist, and thinks way too highly of themselves - they think their code explains itself (which it doesn't), features are easy to add (nope), and a readable config file is bloat (it isn't).

ProfTriathlon@midwest.social · 0 pts · 310d

I started using dwm for the very reason OP asked. I wanted to remove the window decoration, have a more simplified view, and have full control over what my windows looked like. It works for exactly what I needed/wanted.