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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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"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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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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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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Zoom option greyed out: "Enter full screen when a participant shares screen"
In a Zoom meeting, my desktop Mac app's meeting window automatically enters Full Screen mode every time a meeting participant shares their screen.
This is very annoying if I am working in a separate ...
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Drag Mac OS full screen window out of full screen mode
Trying to get used to using Mac as my main workhorse. One annoying thing is window management and workflow between windows which of its many failings Windows seems to do better at generally moving ...
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How to type in Google Chrome's New Tab Page in Full Screen Mode
For me, Chrome's "new tab page" doesn't work in full screen mode, in the sense that my typing has no effect - the omnibox and the search box seem dead. Clicking on the omnibox to give it focus has no ...
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How to switch to desktop immediately when in fullscreen Chrome in macOS？
I like using Chrome in fullscreen mode and sometimes I want to switch to my desktop from Chrome immediately. I found the "hot corners" or "keyboard shortcut" I set are not working.
Is there any way ...
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How to re-enable proper full screen mode in chrome with display of toolbar on hover on macos?
Chrome 69/70 breaks fullscreen mode on mac. Whereas previously you could use a tab in fullscreen mode and hover near the top to reveal all the tabs, now tabs toolbar are either permanently visible in ...
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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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4k Monitor fullscreen video playback in a pip window
I’m blessed with having a 43” 4k monitor at work, and as well, at home. I have both a MacBook Pro Retina and windows desktop computer hooked up to them. I love working on the monitors but I have one ...
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VirtualBox Installing Guest Additions Not Allowing Full Screen Mode
I'm running a Windows 8.1 VM in Virtualbox on OSX. I want my Windows 8.1 to be able to display full screen but of course to do so you have to install guest additions. Which I then did, but after ...
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How to hide all toolbars in Google Chrome without going full screen?
I would like to hide everything except the webpage content in Google Chrome. This means I want to hide tabs, omnibar, bookmarks bar and so on.
I've found out that the Presentation Mode is quite nice ...
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iTerm2 fullscreen causes an empty line at the bottom
When I fullscreen an iTerm2 window, an empty line appears at the bottom of the terminal window. How do I get rid of it?
Compare these two screenshots:
Windowed (appears as expected)
Fullscreen (...
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How to make VLC going second desktop when going fullscreen?
Since the last Yosemite update (and by extension, El Capitan), VLC doesn't go on a second desktop anymore when I press the fullscreen button on the upper left of the window as it used to do :/
Thank ...
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Run/Debug in Android studio on OSX in fullscreen mode always switch desktop
I am facing a rather frustrating behaviour when I'm running an android app or simple unit tests. I use Android Studio 1.3 in fullscreen mode on OSX 10.10.4 and every time I start the app or tests it ...
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OS X command to make current terminal window full screen
I am trying to make a bash script to open up my working environment. I want
1) Open up Terminal.app and type a command like "time_to_work"
2) This command will:
a. open up sublime text
open ~/...
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How can you minimize full screen apps in OSX Yosemite?
I like keeping my windows full screen. However, when any application is full screen, the yellow button in the upper left becomes grey and is not clickable. How can I minimize the window without ...
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Launching Applications In Fullscreen From Terminal in OSX 10.9 Mavericks
It's my first venture into the world of tmux, and the end goal is an executable script that directly starts tmux (instead of launching Terminal and then starting up tmux from there) in fullscreen mode ...
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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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Get out of custom fullscreen app
I'm developing a full screen app that I just launched that has apparently completely stolen the keyboard to the point where nothing can get me out. Not command-option-esc, not command-option-shift-esc,...
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Shortcut To Full Screen App In Lion
I postponed getting OSX Lion for as long as I possibly could. Now that I have it, I'm having lots of difficulties getting it to perform how I want.
On Snow Leopard my typical setup for working was 4 ...
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iterm2 cannot toggle fullscreen when in 'top of screen' mode
I'm trying to toggle fullscreen in iTerm2 by pressing "cmd+enter".
Unfortunately it doesn't work when 'top of screen' style is selected in the profile settings (as shown in the attached png). When I ...
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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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How to make Safari full-screen? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Seems like both Firefox and Safari on Mac cannot show the webpage in a full screen mode?
I need help, how do I get Safari browser into full screen mode? Do I need to download ...
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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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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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OSX Writeroom like focus mode for other apps?
I like the way WriteRoom let's you focus on writing. Screen black: only a prompt. Is there a OSX utility that makes the same focus mode available to other app. For instance when you are writing an e-...
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Why does DVD Player in OS X 10.5 "Leopard" exit full-screen mode during playback?
When playing a full screen movie with the built-in DVD Player in OS X 10.5 "Leopard", not with Front Row, the movie will occasionally exit fullscreen mode automatically. No message box has popped up, ...
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Break free of a fullscreen app on Mac OS X
How do you break free of a fullscreen app on Mac OS X?
There are some, mostly games, that when they become unresponsive won't allow you to switch to another app with Command-Tab, and I know no ...
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Reading full screen on a mac
On Windows, if I want to enjoy a rtf book, I use MS word and use the full screen reading view.
What is a similar/inexpensive solution on the mac.
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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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