How do I set what "maximize"means for a window?

For some applications (eg terminal) when I double-click the title bar, it expands to fill the screen (height and width). For some (eg chrome) it expands down to fill the height, but doesn't change width. For still others, (eg emacs) it cycles between height, full screen, and original size. I would LIKE to have control over each app, but turning everything into the 3 step cycle would be ok too. I run macOS El Capitan. How do I change this?