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Just upgrade from 20.04 to 22.04. Would like to double click to maximize the chrome window, but most of the time it will show a move cursor instead. See photo below. enter image description here Have to keep trying multiple times before able to maximize it. Do you know how to get back the previous behaviour?

ITW
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  • I'm experiencing the same issue here. Did you get any solution for that? Not only Chrome is behaving differently, but the Ubuntu dock auto-hide is weird as well, but only when Chrome is maximized. – Luciano Jun 06 '22 at 13:42
  • @Luciano nope, still waiting for answer... – ITW Jun 07 '22 at 08:26
  • I noticed the app Flameshot is failing as well, after that Ubuntu update. – Luciano Jun 07 '22 at 16:39

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I found this workaround: https://ossmalta.eu/workaround-chrome-chromium-double-click-maximize-not-working-in-ubuntu-22-04/

From the two alternatives it teaches you, I going to transcribe here just the simple one:

  1. Log off or restart your system
  2. Choose the user to login
  3. When it asks you for the password open the settings (right-bottom engine), and change it to "Ubuntu on Xorg".
  4. Type the password
  5. All done! It must work now!

I don't know what are the drawbacks of using "Ubuntu on Xorg" instead of the default one.

Luciano
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  • I think this also one of the suggested solution for the issue of gnome screen video recorder unable to record correctly. Will try it when got chance! – ITW Jun 08 '22 at 02:13
  • It fixed every issue I had after Ubuntu update, like Chrome double click maximization, Dock autohide, and Flameshot (screenshotter). – Luciano Jun 08 '22 at 14:45
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    You are definitively right about it! This fixes it! – ITW Jun 08 '22 at 23:10
  • The far less intrusive workaround from the article you linked is to right click the Chrome title bar and select "Use system title bar and borders". – Robby Cornelissen Feb 09 '23 at 08:29
  • Ah, this is a pretty significant suggestion. This uses Xorg as the Window display server instead of the newer Wayland, which is the new standard (but is experiencing some growing pains). I personally wouldn't use this solution (since Wayland has some bugfixes that I like) so I'd go with the other answer, personally. – Evan Jul 14 '23 at 22:14
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Go to the settings from the 3dot menu of your chrome.

On the search bar at the top type in:

Use system

This will highlight Use system title bar and borders

Eanble it, and you are set.

Tom
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  • Ah, this is an actual fix! Nice! It sucks that it takes up a bit more screen real estate, but I'll that. – Evan Jul 14 '23 at 22:09