how do I change the cursor size? I tried with dconf-tools but using dconf-tools to change the cursor-size number, it changes the cursor size in several kinds of windows, such as in firefox, gnome-terminal, pan, thunderbird. But when I use the nautilus or I look in desktop the size of the cursor is reverting back to high.  I use Ubuntu 14.04 trusty. And as desktop environment I use "Gnome classic"
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My cursor seems too small to me (due to 4k screen), i want to make it bigger, i've tried using  dconf-editor(org.gnome.desktop.interface-cursor size) and  unity-tweak-tool(larger option) none of them worked. By the way i know that i must restart (or log out) my computer to activate the new size.  My ubuntu is 14.04, i've also tried downloading 3 custom cursor theme (krakin, pure-glass and ecliz) all of them are small and i can't make them bigger,  I'm kind of new to ubuntu Any help appreciated ^^
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I just went from 18.10 to 19.04 and the desktop icons and shortcuts are there but they are too large. Previously I could decrease their size from nautilus but now they seem to not respond to that and as far as I know, the desktop icons are no longer under nautilus.  I was wondering if there is a way to decrease the size of the icons already on my desktop instead of installing some new extension to create new icons and then resize them.
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I have read the entries for other OS versions.    Changing the MS Shell Dlg (2) entries in FontSubstitues registry key doesn't seem to work (in Windows 10), or it works in two minor places.  I don't have access to a Windows 95/98/etc. machine, the "earliest" I have is Windows 8.1, so I can't use the Plus directory trick either (directory doesn't exist). For the WindowMetrics registry entry, I seem to have all the *Font keys to be set to the font I want, but that doesn't seem to be doing the trick (on Windows 10). For Windows 8/8.1, there was a program called Windows 8 Font Changer, which worked like a charm, but doesn't seem to on Windows 10 (though it was probably that program run that changed the fonts in the WindowMetrics).   Thanks.   Update: One more method that came out that is perhaps still not the solution: Winaero Tweaker (winaero.com), as it has some issues, the biggest two of which seem to be:   If you have changed the size of text etc. from: "Settings –> Display –> Advanced display settings –> Advanced sizing of text and other items –> set a custom scaling level (not recommended)", the changes do not stick upon a logoff-login or restart. You need to have changed it, if at all, only through "Settings –> Display –> Change the size of text, etc." (which goes up to only a certain percentage, depending on the maximum resolution of your device – 125% on a tablet of mine, which I was able to set to 175% or even 200% with the other, older method that is now apparently listed as not recommended).  Even though it lists a number of items to change the font and size of, not everything gets changed. A typical example of this is the right click menu on the desktop, which still shows the View, Sort By, etc. items in the default font, however much it has a clear 'Change menu font' item.
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I would like to configure and change some shortcut keys of Nautilus (file manager of Ubuntu). Does anyone know where I could do that?  Edit1: Precisely, initial binding for "go to parent folder" in Nautilus is Tab + Up arrow, I would like to chang it to Ctrl + Up arrow because Tab + Up arrow has already been set to other things via Compiz.
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I want my windows to be a specific size (not full screen) and to be in the middle of the screen by default. When I close the application and re-open it, it will be the dimensions I want it to be by default. Is there an easy way to do that? I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 and the Unity desktop enviroment.
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I have accidentally pressed some key combination that enabled a feature that I cannot turn off and cannot name. The visible desktop area I see on monitor is enlarged and as I move the cursor, the visible area moves with it. I do not see the whole desktop, only a part of it. How can I turn this off, whatever it is? Inside accessibility, the screen reader is turned off, it is something else.
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The title says it all. I want to resize windows with an right click while holding the alt key, instead of the new default alt+middle click.  I have found no way to enable this behaviour in 13.04. The gconf-Key suggested in this , doesn't seem to exist any longer.
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I recently installed Ubuntu 17.10, and when I tried to set my keyboard layout to change with alt+shift, I hit a . There is  which works, but then it creates an unwanted behaviour on Firefox (perhaps other programs as well).   After setting alt+shift through gnome-tweak-tool as the combination to change language, whenever this combination is pressed within Firefox, it triggers a toggle that Firefox uses to show/hide the Menu Bar (with File/Edit/View etc.), and 'focus' is taken away from wherever the cursor was.   It's very frustrating, because one has to go and click again at the cursor.  The only solution I found was to permanently enable Menu Bar in Firefox because then alt doesn't do anything and I can use it to change languages. But I don't want to have Menu Bar on top always.  I hope you can understand what I'm trying to explain.  Any thoughts?
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Keyboard shortcuts in gnome-terminal (Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab) in 12.04 don't seem to be working. Is there a setting that I dont know of?
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In Ubuntu 20.04, on the desktop, there is a number of actions I wish I could do, such as, by order of importance :  use keyboard shortcuts such as select all, copy / paste. use drag &amp; drop with icons deactivate the &quot;mouse over&quot; highlight, and restrict the clicking area to only the icon, not the surrounding square  To put it simply, I'd like to have the exact same features as offered by the desktop of Ubuntu 18.04 (probably related to a specific version of GNOME, and not Ubuntu itself). Am I missing something obvious here? I actually see no reason why those actions are removed or deactivated on the desktop, since they all work in any Nautilus window.
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Running Unity on my desktop (2*20" LCD displays), I initiated a standard daily update on my Ubuntu 14.04 LTS today and Google Chrome updated itself to Version 35.0.1916.114.  The URL address bar input now shows IMO a too larger font size which then proceeds to auto show in green. I prefer the smaller font size and have no need for 'gooey slime green' auto complete font colours. Any advice on how to revert back to smaller, generic Address font styling.  I use both FF and Chrome for numerous tasks, Chrome being my primary browser and I've checked my system Unity 'default' theme (Ambiance! LOL.. yes I'm tired of that also).  Thanks for sharing.
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Using dconf-editor I tried enabling   org -&gt; gnome -&gt; nautilus -&gt; list-view -&gt; use-tree-view     but even after the check box is selected, plus a reboot, it still doesn't switch to the tree view on the side bar.  In previous versions of Nautilus / Ubuntu the side-pane-view setting used to be in the window-state section (which is now missing)    I'm I missing something, or is there no way to enable Tree View on the side bar in 14.04?  Is there a way to manually create the missing entry back in window-state ?
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Snaps seem like a great idea in theory, but in my experience in practice they look like something hacked into the desktop.  I have been unable to get them to use my system cursors and when clicking on the indicator the menu looks more like something run with WINE than anything even remotely native. (not sure anymore, but I think they also look out of place in the gtk themes as well)  I have tried two snaps and both are the same: Discord and Libreoffice  While I could deal with the hackey looking menus, the jarring transition of the cursors is too ugly to overcome.    So to my question-  Is there any way to make snaps look more native to my desktop?  More possibly pertinent info:  I am running Ubuntu 17.10, but I am using vanilla-gnome-desktop for my DE. I am using  the default Adwaita gtk theme. I am using custom cursors installed in my home folder in .icons folder and enabled via gnome-tweak-tool
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Is there a way to move the top panel to the bottom in Gnome 3? It is very annoying to have this panel at the top, because then I have to aim for the close button when I want to close a window. When the panel is at the bottom, I can simply throw the mouse pointer to the corner. Big usability issue.
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I installed Ubuntu and the resolution of the desktop is so big that it only shows about 50% of the screen, but is shows up normal while using command line.   What should I type in the command line to change the desktop screen resolution?
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A while ago I upgraded from Ubuntu 17.04 to Ubuntu 17.10 and everything is working fine except for the fact that the icon in the window title bar of my Terminal seems to be stretched out to some ridiculous size.    This only seems to happen in the Terminal window. The Nautilus icon is completely fine.    The problem seems to go away if I login into an Xorg session instead of a Wayland one. I've looked around and didn't find any immediate solution to this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Just posted a bug report, and found another one :p    (lame hand-drawn cursor coz windows doesn't capture the real cursor)  Oh yeah, I'm on Firefox.