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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How can I always show a progress bar in VLC on macOS?
I would like always for a progress bar to be shown onscreen when playing video full-screen in VLC app on macOS, so that I can always know at any glance approximately how far into the runtime I am.
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Can’t type in Sublime Text in full-screen or distraction-free modes
If I enter either full-screen mode or distraction-free mode (via their commands under the menu bar’s View menu, or via their keyboard shortcuts), I can no longer type. All keypresses that don’t ...
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"Immersive Fullscreen Toolbar" breaks drag-and-drop to open new tab on Chrome/macOS
Enabling the experimental flag "Immersive Fullscreen Toolbar" on macOS unfortunately breaks drag-and-drop to search or open link in a new tab. The feature still works on windowed mode, but ...
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How to have a 16:9 fullscreen application inside an ultrawide monitor?
I have a 32:9 monitor at the moment, but I want to run fullscreen applications at 16:9, for games, youtube, etc. while having the rest of the monitor also be used. I have already tried displayfusion ...
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Ubuntu not displaying in VMware full-screen until logged in
I have Ubuntu installed on VMware, but the screen doesn't go full screen until I log in (even though VMware is in full-screen mode). [Screenshot attached below]
After logging in, the screen fills ...
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Setting to Stay in Fullscreen/Slideshow Mode of photoviewer on Delete of Image
In windows 7, I use Picasa Photo Viewer in fullscreen mode to cull photos. I can view them in full screen, nav with keyboard arrows and delete an image with del key (all while it stays fullscreen).
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Is it possible to show a window in "fullscreen mode" in a Windows 11 dock area?
Docking windows to Windows 11 dock areas works well, but the window remains in its normal state, showing the menu bar etc.
Is it possible to activate the fullscreen mode (F11) of a window, by ...
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Disable Mouse Exit Edge Fullscreen when moved to top
I'm using Edge fullscreen and I'd like to disable the "Move mouse cursor to top" disable Edge fullscreen feature. Then the only way would be using the F11 key. I'm finding myself ...
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Bring back mouseover-to-show tabs in fullscreen Chrome?
I remember chrome used to show the tabs even in full-screen mode if you mouse-over the top of the screen. That doesn't seem to work anymore and all I get when I mouse-over the top of the screen is an ...
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Can TuxPaint be made full screen in Windows without changing the CLI arguments?
In my school we have TuxPaint on our Windows computers. It opens in a very small window (compared to the size of the monitors).
I've read that you can make TuxPaint full screen by opening it with the -...
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Google Chrome crashes upon entering fullscreen
I'm using the most recent version on a fully-updated system. The crash is caused by both F11 and sometimes simply opening the video in fullscreen (e.g., YouTube).
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Virtualbox Client hangs (mouse) in fullscreen only
Host machine: Debian 12.0 (x86_64)
Guest machine: Linux Mint 21.1 (x86_64)
VirtualBox version: 7.0.10
Guest Additions installed (7.0.10)
Extension Pack installed (7.0.10)
Everything works fine using ...
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How can I force Chromium to never open a new tab?
I'm configuring a kiosk with a Raspberry PI and FullPageOS which must use a mouse with a wheel (for now). The OS works as expected and the page opens in full screen with no way to use other Chromium ...
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Is it possible to configure edge full-screen speed?
When you press F11 on the Edge browser to show the sites in full screen, if the mouse hovers over the top border, the address bar shows up and takes a lot to hide back. How can we make it hide/show up ...
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How to fill black borders of VM without VMWare tools. VMWare player 17 free
Hello I've been trying to setup my VM so that it fills in the black borders that surround it. I can get it to do this by installing the VMWare tools, but the problem is that when I do this it breaks ...
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Windows 10 Edge not fullsceen on startup [closed]
How can I get PowerShell open browser fullsceen (as if you pressed F11)?
I am using a PowerShell script which works fine if I execute, I'm also using a program called Autostart tool to automate the ...
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How to exit full-screen mode if Ctrl-Shift-Alt F key does not work?
I'm using a cloud service through SSH jump host using MobaXterm. After login, in the command line, I start vncserver using the command
vncserver -localhost no -geometry 3840x2160 :5
and connect to a ...
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How to see an RDP session in 4K monitor full screen when the remote session is configured to full HD
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I have a 4K monitor in my home desktop computer.
I have a Azure VM remote computer which is capable to 4K.
I do not want to run my remote computer's session in 4K because it is slow and choppy....
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Mac Dual Monitor without apple menu bar and Prevent Second monitor to go black while one is fullscreen, is possible?
I spend long hours working on my macbook and usually use a second monitor on which I put youtube videos (fullscreen) to pass the time while I work.
It has always bothered me that the apple menu bar ...
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Kiosk mode with specific profile Microsoft Edge
I would like to setup a Kiosk with Microsoft Edge with the following requirements:
Opens full screen
Locked on a domain (no browser interface visible)
Use a specific profile with same localStorage &...
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Open Hyper-V Linux VM Full Screen
I have a Centos 7 Linux VM running in Hyper-V. I have adjusted the kernel line to set it to the host's resolution of 1920x1080. This works well, in the sense that the VM opens in a window of that size....
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Firefox stays in browser full screen after minimizing the browser that had a full screen video open
Behavior on my Firefox:
Go to youtube or any video website
Click the full screen button on a video
Minimize Firefox
When maximizing Firefox, the previously full screen video is no longer full screen, ...
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Trick to not show title bar in Edge Full Screen when moving the cursor past the top of the screen?
This is probably a weird one, but here's my scenario:
I have a small monitor under my two primary monitors. On it, I keep a network dashboard in MS Edge full screen. You can see my screen layout below....
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Qemu zoom to fit shortcut or cli switch?
I'm using qemu regularly and I find myself in the need to toggle or switch "Zoom to fit" on and off. From the menu bar, under the option "View" we got all kinds of options, like &...
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Firefox 106.0.3 ignoring `#fullscr-toggler { display:none!important; }` in `userChrome.css`?
I'm trying to use the Jupyter lab web interface on a smaller screen; I need the browser to be full-screen for it to be useable. Jupyter Lab uses its own HTLM-rendered menu at the top of the page. ...
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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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Display Mode Collage Missing from Graphics options
There are a few similar threads here but haven't solved my issue.
In all of the graphics options I can not find collage to make a game full-screen across two same resolution displays.
PC: Dell ...
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Windows Fullscreen API, browser behaviour
This turned out to be a more difficult thing to achieve than I expected.
Using Windows 10, I want to be able to resize fullscreened browser windows. F11 enables fullscreen mode, in the past I could ...
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doing something on second monitor makes fullscreen app invisible
I am having an issue, because whenever I have a fullscreen app on the primary monitor, in my case, Minecraft, and I go over to switch podcasts, my Minecraft goes invisible until I click back over. Why ...
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RDP client with really full screen without any bars
I using RDP client for connect to workstation. My client workstation has 1 screen FullHD 13" with 125% dpi, and 3 other FullHD 24" screens with 100% dpi. Only RDP Client from MS Store can ...
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Launch Chrome full screen to a specific URL using PowerShell?
How do I launch a Chrome browser in a full screen window with a specific URL as the webpage to open using PowerShell?
start "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --...
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How to allow screensaver while fullscreen app is active
Wondering how do I allow a timed screensaver to activate while a fullscreen app is active. For example, a YouTube video is playing fullscreen which normally would prevent the screensaver from ...
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How to set application to display to open on second monitor through Windows or 3rd party application?
So my main usecase is the following: I would like to see my tray icons, clock and notifications on my second monitor. For this I need my second monitor to be the "main" display in windows. (...
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How to fit images to window in XnView?
How can I tell XnView MP to stretch small images so they fit the window?
The program is resizing the big images to fit the window but it doesn't stretch the small images to fit the window.
Is there an ...
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How to edit preferences when in fullscreen mode?
In VLC media player, I tried pressing Ctrl+P to open up the preferences dialog when in fullscreen mode, but has no effect. The same goes for opening the codec information via Ctrl+J.
Does anyone know ...
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Java Dedicated GPU on Fullscreen not working after the update on the 25th of April
I have a Dell E5440 with a dedicated Nvidia GPU. I used to play Minecraft on an external monitor with no problem till Java got an update a few days ago.
Since the last Java update, when I switch the ...
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Can we change Windows 10 behavior to be MacOS like?
I’m using Windows 10 but am more comfortable as a Mac User and I really miss some behaviors I’ve come to expect. I own a 32'' 4K monitor and now with Windows 10, my windows get maximized at full ...
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Hiding navigation bar outside full-screen mode
I would like to have a non-fullscreen window of Mozilla Firefolx with a hidden navigation- and tool-bar. Is there a way to do this? Or alternatively, are there browsers that can do this?
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Windows 10 is it possible to put photos/images in fullscreen with the photo app?
This question was already asked at the Corporate's forum (Comment mettre Photos en plein écran ? ou contrôler le diaporama), but lacked in my opinion a satisfying answer and it's locked now.
Any ...
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Opensuse full-screen inside Hyper-v
I was having problems trying to configure my hyper-v display resolution with an opensuse machine. My "fullscreen" was really small and it's hard to find the solution so I'd like to add the ...
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How to stretch/scale the view in VirtualBox fullscreen mode?
VirtualBox: 5.1.28
Host: Win 10, 1920x1080
Guest: Win XP, 800x600
A simple illustration of what I want:
In "fullscreen" mode the whole screen is black and there is a small 800x600 viewport ...
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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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how to remove loading text from full screen video [closed]
Sometimes when viewing fullscreen video on a website, the site appears to be attempting to download a tracking pixel or some other data I don't care about in the background. Chrome wants to show me ...
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How to emulate fullscreen for a website?
I've got a website that works only in fullscreen.
Its not due to compatibility issues, but the developer has made it in a way so that when we enter the website it automatically enters fullscreen, and ...
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Is there any way to split vertical monitor into two on Windows 10 and use fullscreen mode on videos?
I have a secondary monitor that I use in a vertical orientation. I would like to put one window in the upper half and another in the lower. I was able to achieve this by using PowerToys FancyZones but ...
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ESC Closes Both Fullscreen Windows On Firefox 79.0
I have 2 monitors. When I have a fullscreen stream on both of them, I'll usually default to using Esc to exit the fullscreen I'm watching (and which technically is the window in focus) but this ...
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Webex on Mac: select display for fullscreen view
I am using Webex Meetings on Mac with three displays. I have the Webex app running on my main display. I see other person shared screen. I want to see it full screen, so I double click it. It opens on ...
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Changing VirtualBox VM running macOS guest on macOS host to full screen?
How do I change the VirtualBox VM macOS High Sierra guest to full screen? When I click Full-Screen mode under the top menu bar under View it has huge black borders around the VM, while the VM is ...
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Close the tab while in full screen mode on Chrome
Is it possible to close the current tab while in full screen mode on Chrome?
Ideally the focus would change to the other tab that is next to the closed one.
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Can't switch to fullscreen at Kali Linux
I can't go to fullscreen at Kali Linux after I log in. Before the login VirtualBox is automatically resizing. At the first times it was working. I don't know why it got broken. I installed Guest ...
