Questions tagged [fullscreen]
Fullscreen is a display mode in which a particular application occupies an entire screen, usually without any visible controls, title bars or other UI elements.
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Full screen/multi desktop WITH menu bar
This is driving me absolutely insane. I recently got a Macbook running macOS Sierra, and I do like the fullscreen app/multiple desktop feature as well as the 3 finger swipe gesture to switch between ...
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Windows program to remove titlebar, frame, etc from a window?
I like playing computer games in windowed mode, as opposed to full screen. I don't like staring at the title bar, frame, and other UI junk. I also don't like seeing other stuff on my desktop around ...
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Fullscreen Vista's Command Prompt, or Replacement
Opening the command prompt ("cmd") on Vista into full screen causes the application to take up 100% vertical space, but only about 50% horizontal. Is there not a way I can make this fullscreen? If it'...
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How can I use the Windows 7 command prompt in fullscreen? [duplicate]
I use some DOS applications in Windows 7.
Before Windows 7, I could press Alt+Enter to run the application in full screen, but with Windows 7 I can't do this anymore.
I get the message:
This ...
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Force a non-metro app to run fullscreen outside the desktop? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Suspend Modern UI app to taskbar
In Windows 8, is there a way to make a normally desktop-only app run outside of the desktop? For normal apps that can be fullscreen, I'd ...
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Show tabs in Chrome full screen mode?
Firefox can do it, can Chrome?
Here's what I'm looking for:
Firefox - always show the tabs in fullscreen mode
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How can I take screenshots of YouTube videos in full screen?
I am trying to take a screenshot of a YouTube video in fullscreen.
When I pause the video and wait a moment, only the bottom UI bar (play/pause/seek) disappears. The top UI bar (Like/Share/More Info) ...
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Disable "press 'esc' to exit full screen" in flash videos
This is not a duplicate of this question
I watch videos on YouTube, Netflix, etc. Whenever I enter full-screen mode, I get the annoying "You've entered full screen mode. Press 'esc' to exit full ...
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Prevent display from turning off due to inactivity when watching full screen video (windows 7)
In power options the monitor is configured to turn off (go to power saving mode) after 10 minutes of inactivity. The problem is it also turns itself off when I watch long YouTube videos in full screen....
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Is it possible to make consoles full screen?
Is it possible on to switch a console to full-screen in Windows XP on a single monitor? Meaning on a dual monitor that only the left (or right) screen displays the console while the other one remains ...
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full-screen browsing with IE10 on Windows 8 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it possible to use the IE10 App without making Internet Explorer the default browser?
I have updated to Windows 8 and got Internet Explorer 10, but I don't get the full ...
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Two-page view in full screen for Adobe Acrobat
Since i'm using a wide screen, i want to view two page in full screen while reading PDF. I can view two page in Reading Mode or normal view. however, whenever i switch to full screen mode, acrobat ...
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Launch Google Chrome in Fullscreen mode
How can I launch Google Chrome in fullscreen mode from a shortcut?
I have tried the CLI arguments --start-maximized and --kiosk, but both do not activate the regular fullscreen mode (i.e. when you ...
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How can I disable animations in Firefox when going full screen?
I would like to disable the transition animation when I hit F11 to go full screen on Firefox.
The animation slowly pulls up all the tabs and bars off the screen instead of immediately hiding ...
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Is there a way to start the flash player (or program) in full screen through the shortcut target command?
I am trying to start flash on start up in full screen. Are there any commands that i can execute in the shortcuts target path to tell the program to start in full screen? (Not maximized)
So something ...
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Seems like both Firefox and Safari on Mac cannot show the webpage in a full screen mode?
Seems like both Firefox and Safari on Mac cannot show the webpage in a full screen mode?
On the PC, it would be F11 for Firefox or IE... but on the Mac, the F11 is for volume control (sound), and ...
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Firefox - always show the tabs in fullscreen mode
Full screen can be more fun if I can always see my tabs (by default you can see when you hover your mouse around that area) and my taskbar.
I know how to make taskbar always appear. Any idea how to ...
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Remote Desktop doesn't maximize to fullscreen
I have a problem with Remote Desktop connection in Windows 7. When I connect to remote computer I would like to switch to fullscreen like I did in previous versions - just by clicking maximize. When I ...
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Disable firefox fullscreen warning with html5 stuff?
Whenever I go fullscreen in html5 things it puts a message at the top saying you're now in fullscreen, the problem is that this message totally stops you being able to do anything else until it ...
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Can I make Google Chrome allow fullscreen by default? [duplicate]
On the Google Chrome permissions page, it says that you can change Fullscreen permissions.
However, when clicking the permissions, I can only change to allow on this page or ask:
I want to be able ...
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Force fullscreen games to in window mode?
I have a few games that don't offer window mode in the options.
Is there any way to force the games to play in window mode instead of fullscreen?
Going to .exe's properties checking the compability ...
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How can I disable the fade to black animation when going fullscreen on a video in firefox?
When setting a video to fullscreen, it does this annoying fade-to-black animation.
I am posting this as finding an up-to-date solution was quite difficult, so I figured I'd share it to make it easier ...
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Vi only show 16 lines, how to show full screen?
My vim only show 16 lines, using terminator, how can i make it back to full screen?
It is very annoying. Don't know what settings has to change.
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Fullscreen Emacs in OSX
Is there any way of using Emacs in fullscreen mode in OSX.
I'm currently using Emacs from http://emacsforosx.com/
Edit: This question is not relevant anymore since the release of Emacs version 24.4. ...
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Full-screen mode in Firefox on Mac OS X?
Does anyone know of a solid solution for adding a full-screen mode to Firefox (3.5) on OS X? I've come across a few possibilities involving either Javascript bookmarklets or outdated add-ons, but ...
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Making Firefox fullscreen-like without actually maximizing the window
When using multiple windows on the same monitor, I like to have Firefox and my IDE open side to side (like with Win+Arrow) and it would be cool to have Firefox in a "fullscreen-like" style, where the ...
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using ubuntu-server in full screen mode - VirtualBox
I have installed ubuntu-server 11.10 in virtual box. but unfortunately the screen is small. I installed VirtualBox guest additions to see it full screen(like what I do for windows). Now it is ...
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How to let full-screen be on specific monitor?
I have two displays, they're arranged as:
+----------+
| |
+--------+ B |
| A | |
+--------+----------+
With an application, say Adobe Reader, I can ...
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Emacs fullscreen on Mountain Lion without Toolbar
The newest version (24.3) of Emacs.app includes support for Mountain Lion's fullscreen. However, even after disabling the toolbar (tool-bar-mode 0), the space for the toolbar is not used by Emacs, it ...
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How to stop VLC from blanking screens when in full screen mode?
I'm on a Mac OS X multi display setup watching movies using VLC. Whenever I enter full screen mode, the other monitors fade to black. Is there any way to prevent this?
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Windows 10 fullscreen in only portion of the screen
I was wondering if it was possible to make it so that when you fullscreen an application in Windows 10, it would only take up part of the screen. I am planning on purchasing a 34" monitor and I ...
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Full screen flash lags on Windows 7
I have been experiencing an issue since I've up upgraded to Windows 7 where all flash videos have horrible frame rates when run in full screen mode. I have tried multiple browsers and i have the ...
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Flash is now full screen press ESC to exit
Really annoying "advice" while using flash software in full screen.
Even when you have selected to allow full-screen this popup will occur. Kind of a drawback in presentation software.
There is ...
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No fullscreen for opening PPS PowerPoint files
Is there any way to prevent the PowerPoint player from opening PPS file in fullscreen mode? Or is there a replacement for this player that can do this and is a full replacement for the player?
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Fullscreen Browser [closed]
I'm looking for a fullscreen browser for linux. It doesn't have to have any controls. It suffices if I can control the page on startup by passing a commandline argument.
If possible, I'd like to ...
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How to add system time to VLC toolbar?
I am using VLC Media Player to run video and audio file. I want to know whether it's possible to add the current system time to the toolbar of VLC Player. It would be easier to check the system time ...
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VLC fullscreen - dual screen
I work on Windows Vista. There is a TV plugged in to the computer, so that I have two screens.
How can I tell VLC (latest version, 1.1.11) to put my movies on the second screen when I change it to ...
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VMWare - Start guest in full screen (bat file or by configuration)
The question is simple, and the Title says it all.
I want to launch my guest VM in full-screen with a bat file, or with a configuration setting (whatever possible).
Tried some solution that I found ...
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How to stop command line program from running in full screen mode?
I have a command line program that has somehow got set to run in full screen mode. I want to make it run in a window instead. How do I do this?
The details probably aren't relevant, but it's the ...
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Unable to login in Kali Linux after mounting Virtual Box Guest Addition File to open in full screen
How can I fix this issue? It occured after mounting Virtual Box Guest Addition file into Kali Linux to open in full screen. I can't login now. As I click on login, a massage shows-- VBoxClient : ...
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Fullscreen Taskbar Removal
I am having trouble removing the taskbar while switching to fullscreen in games. It used to automatically remove them, but now the taskbar stays while blocking off a section of the bottom Is there ...