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Make GIMP 2.8 open in a maximised window (plus “Edit with GIMP” problems")
I'd like to know how I can make GIMP 2.8 (the latest stable release) open in a maximised window. Every time I open it I have to click on the maximise button so that I can see the complete window and ...
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Browser windows automatically go fullscreen when maximized
This problem has been annoying me for quite some time now, and I cannot seem to find any way of fixing it myself. Hopefully you, the internet, will be able to shed some light on this problem.
First, ...
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Windows 7 - Minimize, maximize, close button disappeared
Running a Windows 7 64 bit VMWare 8 guest on a Windows 7 64 bit host.
The buttons disappeared from all programs, this is not the case of F11 on IE.
This happens in a virtual VM machine (so probably ...
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Can't maximize window fully?
I'm in stock Windows 7, and something has happened such that I can't maximize windows fully. The Maximize operation functions, but behaves as though the top X pixels of my display aren't relevant. I ...
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How to start Firefox maximized or fullscreen without any additional extensions?
How can I start Firefox maximized or fullscreen without any additional extensions?
If I open it, maximize and then close it, it still does not open maximised.
The OS is linux - Ubuntu 11.10 32 bit
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Application window suddenly changed size and 'maximize' options are disabled?
I was wondering if this has ever happened to anyone.
I was playing an old computer game (Bulldozer II).
During mid-play (level 47) the application resized, part of the application window (see ...
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How can I force gvim in awesome to fill the screen?
I know this is a common problem but I've never found an answer that really works.
When I start up gvim, the following sequence of events takes place:
GVim window opens
A rule in my rc.lua sets ...
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How can I make Chrome application shortcuts start maximized?
Chrome no longer seems to open my application shortcuts (pinned to the Windows 7 taskbar) in a maximized window. I didn't used to have this problem -- in the past, I'd simply create a new application ...
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MacOS X Lion Terminal and auto-maximize
Sometimes when I'm working in Terminal, it auto-maximizes the window. It is frustrating because I'm referring to another window that gets obscured when the auto-maximize occurs. What can I do to ...
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How can I maximize the window of a DOS application? [closed]
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Is it possible to make consoles full screen?
I have Windows XP installed on my laptop and can't maximize the window of my 16bit application.
When I try Alt-Enter, it ...
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Windows un-maximize after disconnecting second monitor
When I am in dual-monitor mode and I disconnect the second monitor (either unplug or Window + P), the windows which were maximized on my primary monitor are no longer maximized. They are still full ...
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How do I open gnome-terminal in a maximized window by default?
I am using Ubuntu 11.04. When I launch gnome-terminal, how do I make it open in a maximized window by default?
Currently it's only taking part of the screen and I always have to maximise the window.
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Right click causes some OSX apps to maximize
I'm having a strange problem with my MacBook. I'm currently running Lion, but I got it with Snow Leopard and as far as I can tell it's always done this.
In some applications, when I right-click ...
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Maximized Windows are Unmaximized When Plugging In External Monitor
I have a laptop with Windows 7; I usually keep all my programs maximized (Firefox, Explorer, Notepad++), but whenever I connect my laptop to my external monitor for an extended display, all of my ...
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Strange problem when a maximized app is running in remote desktop window
I am getting odd behavior under certain circumstances. Seems pretty specialized to me, but QA says it's a release stopper so I have to figure it out.
What happens is this: I am in design mode. I ...
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Shortcut to maximise/restore windows in Macbook [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Mac OS X Shortcut Maximize window
What's the keyboard shortcut to maximise/restore windows in Macbook? Something similar to Windows where we can do this by ...
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Set an app to Full Screen mode, but keep windowed?
When an app is put into full screen mode you typically get rid of the navigation/menu bars, making more space available. But you lose the option to view other apps at the same time. Is there any way ...
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Win7's “restore down” by dragging window title bar… in XP?
In Windows 7 you can drag the title bar of a window that has been maximized and the window will "restore down" and let you drag it. Is this behavior possible in XP?
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How do I full-screen a window in one monitor and do other things on the other monitor
I have windows 7 installed on my laptop, which is a Dell studio XPS 16. I recently set up a second monitor for it.
I've noticed that when I open up full screen applications, like a game or media ...
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How to make Windows maximize act like Mac OS X
In Windows the maximize button maximizes the window.
In Mac OS X the "maximize" button zooms on the window - makes the window size fit the document size. How do I make (using a 3rd party software I ...
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Windows 7: every popup window is maximized
I know this is a quite odd question, and I don't really know how to provide more elements to help you find a question. All I can say is that, suddendly, every window that has the chance to maximize ...
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Can two windows be linked together?
On a widescreen monitor the win+<- and win+-> hotkeys for maximizing windows to the left/right half of the screen becomes quite handy when e.g. TeXing and viewing the corresponding pdf at the same ...
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Metacity: Remove title bar from XTerm windows and true maximize
In IceWM I can tell XTerm windows to have no title bar and be truly maximized in ~/.icewm/winoptions:
xterm.XTerm.dTitleBar: 0
xterm.XTerm.startMaximized: 1
With "truly maximized" I mean, that the
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Keystroke to maximize along the vertical only in Windows 7?
You can maximize a window in Windows 7 using the Win+UpArrow keystorke. You can also maximize the window along the vertical by double-clicking the upper or lower bits of the window chrome of a ...
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Windows 7 Dell Latitude Maximize issue
I run windows-7 on my dell latitutde E6500. Whenever I maximize any window it works fine (it uses the full screen space). But after sometime (It happens often, but not sure how it gets triggered) ...
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Windows toolbar is ignored when maximizing
Since a couple of days I have the following problem on my XP machine.
When I maxize a window, it fills up my entire screen, including the windows taskbar. I've tried the following:
Reboot my PC
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Keep Livestream Video maximized on second monitor
I have two monitors, I work with the first and watch livestreams on the second one. If I maximize the video on the second one and return to work on the first monitor, the video gets minimized again.
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Windows 7 Gadgets dock?
I've got four gadgets on my Windows 7 desktop. I want them to dock against the edge of the screen, such that maximized windows don't cover them (the "Always On Top" option doesn't meet my needs).
Is ...
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Mac OS X Shortcut Maximize window
Is there really no way that I can maximize or unmaximize a window in Mac OS X with just the keyboard? (Currently using 10.6.3)
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How to start gVim maximized?
How to make gVim automatically maximize it's window when I open it? And a cross-plataform solution, I'm trying to use the same configs in a Linux and Windows machine...
I've tried the hack :set ...
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How to maximize a window that maximize button is disabled for it?
I have a program that Maximize button is disabled for it!
But I'm gonna maximize it somehow,
I've tested Ctrl + Enter, It doesn't work on it! I also tested Alt + Space, It doesn't work too.
Is there ...
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I can't “unmaximize” my window
I've got a windows app (I don't think it matters which one, but in case you're wondering, it's SQL Server Profiler) that I can't put back into "windowed" mode. I can maximize or minimize it, either ...
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Windows Maximizing When Trying to Drag
Someone said they wanted to turn off the "aero snap" thing in Windows 7 because they did not like their windows maximizing when they tried to drag them. I have the same problem with my windows ...
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Word does not maximize to full screen
This is an odd one. I've got a user on a widescreen Dell laptop. Everything is working great but when he maximizes word it leaves about a centimeters worth of space at the top of the screen where the ...
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Ubuntu Karmic, Maximize delay problem
I have tried various ubuntu versions, Ubuntu Karmic Koala 9.10 x86, Ubuntu 10.04 beta DVD, Ubuntu 9.10 AMD64, Mandriva 2010 x86, also a Fedora version and after installing compiz on all OS's, ...
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Double click title bar to minimize window (as in OS X)?
I am an OS X user at home, and now the PC I use in my new job is running Vista.
What I miss from OS X is that I used to double click the title bar to minimize a window, but now that leads to maximize ...
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How to open Windows Explorer maximized in Vista
Every time I open Windows Explorer it is NOT maximized so I have to double click on the window header.
Is there someway to have it open maximized by default?
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Open every window maximized on Windows XP
Is there any way (free application preferable, or registry hack) to force Windows XP to open every application (window) maximized?
