I have an extra window on my computer. It does not allow me to close it. When I minimize it, no “x” with a circle appears in the upper right corner. How do I close it?
I have to assume you are using Workstation since you failed to tell us.
if you have used the gnome-extensions-app and enabled the taskbar at the bottom of the screen then a right click on the icon displayed there should provide an option to close the window.
If you wish the icons for minimize, maximize, and close to appear on the title bar of each window that is set using the gnome-tweaks app.
Thank you for your prompt reply, Jeff.
Please forgive the lack of information. I am a beginner.
I work from an hp laptop connected to a Samsung monitor.
I use join display.
Generally, I see one window on my laptop, and one window on my monitor.
A few days ago, I noticed that I see one window on my laptop, and two windows on my monitor.
I only need to use one window on my monitor.
I believe I accidentally/unintentionally hit a key, etc. to cause an extra window to appear.
It does not seem to affect functionality, but it should not exist and I remain curious as to how to close it.
I do no use the gnome-extensions-app, but I do access gnome on my desktop when necessary.
The terminology is confusing.
A ‘window’ is a term usually used to refer to the window opened by an app, and I thought it was that you were referring to.
Now it seems that you are referring to having a split desktop on the second monitor. Is that correct?
Managing a desktop is different than managing a window for an app.
Please see screen shot of monitor.
You can see the left side of the extra [whatever it is called screensaver photo] on the right side of the monitor.
You can see an “x” on the [whatever it is called] that I am working on.
When I close the [whatever it is called] that I am working on, the other [whatever it is called screensaver photo] remains.
I hope the visual helps illustrate my nebulous explanation.
What I see is the edge of the next workspace on the right. That is perfectly normal when using the ‘super’ key to select an app to be opened.
What happens if you just click on the browser window that you have open and the current screen then goes back to normal size?
For me, the screen appears as you indicate whenever I press the ‘super’ key to use the taskbar across the bottom, and goes back to normal when i press ‘esc’, or click on the window where I wish focus, or click on one of the items in the taskbar at the bottom. It also opens the next workspace if I click on the colored portion at the right edge.
When I just click on the browser window that I have open, it closes, disappears; and the [whatever it is called] on the right covers the entire monitor screen so that only the screensaver photo is visible.
You have switched to the next workspace.
That is a feature that enables multiple workspaces where different app windows can be opened and not cover each other up.
Switching between those workspaces is done easily with crtl-alt-right arrow or ctrl-alt-left arrow
You need to become familiar with how the workspaces are managed as it essentially provides a new clean desktop in each one.
If you were to use the gnome-extensions-app and enable the bottom bar that shows all running apps there would be icons at the right end of that bar to allow switching workspaces with a mouse click.
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OOOOhhhhhh!
Thank you very much, Jeff.
How did you say that I close the extra workspace?
Unless there is a specific reason to disable it there is no reason to avoid the extra workspace. It is useful to almost everyone.
In the gnome settings → multitasking panel you can control the workspace configs.
Switching between workspaces → read the posts above in this thread again.
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