Questions tagged [fullscreen]
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How to have normal notifications over full screen applications in Gnome 3?
In my workflow I use applications in fullscreen mode most of the time. The only serious drawnback I have in that is the way Gnome 3 handles desktop notifications, I can't get any normal notification, only when I'm switching from one application to…
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Looking for a centred, full-screen terminal
There exist out there several different 'distraction-free editors' for writing: these provide a fullscreen, minimal environment with the goal of forcing oneself to focus on the task at hand.
I want to do something similar with vim. While I can…
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How to make Firefox auto launch at startup in fullscreen on Linux Ubuntu?
Firefox Ready
Objective
I want my ubuntu to start and show a Duck Duck Go in fullscreen.
Motivation
The first thing that I do on my PC is launch the Firefox and do stuff. For other stuff I hit the ctrl+alt+T and do things in the terminal. I want…
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How to keep YouTube video fullscreen after moving mouse to other screen in Awesome WM?
I've managed to get YouTube Flash videos fullscreen by using two tips, but whenever I move the mouse pointer to a different screen (thereby changing the application focus) the fullscreen mode is canceled. Is there some way to ensure that only…
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How to detect if user is watching a full screen video?
Current Situation
I'm suspending my laptop after a 30 minutes of idle state. I'm using this code inside this script to detect the idle duration.
Original Problem
VLC (and I'm pretty sure that any other video player that prevents screen saver from…
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Virtualize in multiple TTY (VT*)
I want to get virtual machine in a TTY (VT*) in fullscreen like GDM3 can take a TTY (VT*) for the graphic part of linux
I want DISPLAY (heard as the output of a graphic server, here the VMs) to be redirected in a TTY (VT*), and not in a window like…
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Fullscreen works in Chrome but not in Firefox in XMonad
I have searched for people in similar situations, but mostly found out about people who could not make Chrome go fullscreen, but for whom Firefox would.
In my case, I can only get fullscreen to work in Chrome, and not in Firefox. What I mean is that…
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How to configure certain programs to always open in full screen?
Under LXDE desktop manager Alt+F11 can be used to switch a program to full screen.
I use this shortcut so often that'd I rather have certain programs always open in full screen instead of doing it manually.
Is it possible to define some system…
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How to open konsole in fullscreen mode?
Is there a command or better yet a setting in the config file to allow me to open konsole (the KDE terminal emulator) in fullscreen mode?
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Is it possible for i3 to hard-set full-screen size?
Often times with applications full-screen mode does exactly what I want, cutting out optional items (like URL bars, bookmarks, play/pause buttons, status bars, menu bars, etc). The problem is the size isn't constrained to anything and takes the…
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How to force `screen` to clear the terminal after commands like `htop`
I have recently started using screen in order to be able to split my terminal vertically and horizontally. However, it does not clear the terminal automatically. For example, when I open a file using vim and then I close it, the screen fills the…
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How to keep my cursor focus when switching of workspace if I have a fullscreened window on another screen?
Let's say I have,
On screen 1:
workspace A: a web browser, extended (not full-screened with F11, just maxed out).
workspace B: a terminal with Vi for example.
On screen 2:
a web browser, full-screened.
When I switch, with Ctrl+Alt+↑or↓, from…
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Alt-tab menu not showing when in fullscreen
When I use Sublime text 3 in fullscreen (F11) mode and use alt+tab, the menu doesn't show. This is rather frustrating, since I'm unable to predict which window I'm switching to. Is there any way to change this behaviour or some way I can change my…
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Floating panel over fullscreen windows in tile WM
I want to create kiosk using GNU/Linux. I need to show GUI one application full screen.
I've found that ratpoison suits my needs. But I also want to allow user to see and change keyboard layout and display digital clock on a panel. It's clear that I…
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Fullscreen on mirrored displays with different geometries
I am using XFCE and I have (finally) recently upgraded from Debian buster to bullseye. Since the upgrade I have a strange issue when using dual monitors.
I regularly plug my laptop to a bigger monitor and simply mirror the displays despite their…
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