[ricktdotorg]

agree re: many of your gripes, but specifically re:

> How do I minimize a window that I do not want in the foreground?

i use Alt+X for this, mapped via Settings --> Keyboard --> Shortcuts --> Windows --> Hide Window

[thesuperbigfrog]

Ok, but how do you do it with the mouse?

This is GNOME, not ratposion WM (https://www.nongnu.org/ratpoison/).

There should be a way to minimize using the mouse.

[d_tr]

Don't windows in GNOME have a minimize button by default? And then you use the overview to bring the window back if you want? Am I missing something?

[thesuperbigfrog]

>> Don't windows in GNOME have a minimize button by default? And then you use the overview to bring the window back if you want? Am I missing something?

No. By default there are no maximize and minimize buttons. They were explicitly removed:

https://digitizor.com/gnome-3-maximize-minimize-buttons/

You can add them back with gsettings changes or "tweaks":

https://trendoceans.com/how-to-get-minimize-and-maximize-but...

[imtringued]

You right click on the title bar like windows.