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Windows seem to snap to a grid when they are moved with a mouse while the Shift key is pressed. How can I disable this? (feddit.org)

submitted 2 months ago by bneu@feddit.org to c/linuxmint@lemmy.ml

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I want to use the Shift key for a different window snapping tool, so this behaviour annoys me. I can't find any setting or documentation for this, nor is it listed on any keybind list.

Tested on a fresh install. Linux Mint 22.2 Cinnamon Cinnamon Version 6.4.8

The extension for fancy window snapping: https://github.com/BasGeertsema/fancytiles

It's a perfect alternative to FancyZones on Windows and works well when set to a different keybind.

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[–] gibdos@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I can confirm this behavior on my machine. And after a (far too) long internet search, I think it might be connected to this Muffin bug report from 2023.

I checked every single setting window and tab and scoured the gsettings with dconf editor and as far as I can tell, there is no way to disable this strange window snapping behavior when dragging a window with SHIFT held down.

Of course, the fact that people keep confusing snapping with tiling did not help in my search.