"Full screen view" enables a computer user to see the contents of a file, video or web content without tool bars, menu bars and the status bar. In most videos on the web, there is a button to select "full-screen" and when this mode is selected the video plays over the monitor fully with no tool bars ...

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Disable Unity edge effects when running VirtualBox in fullscreen

I'm running Windows 8 from a VirtualBox machine inside Ubuntu 13.04, and I'm having some problems navigating in the virtual machine. Many of the navigation options in Windows 8 (the new start menu, ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 & Ehanced Desktop Zoom

With The new release of Ubuntu 13.04. Does the sidebar and top bar enlarge now when you zoom in using the Compiz enhanced desktop zoom. I saw that the new version uses Unity 7 so I'm really hoping the ...
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Horizontal title bar shadow while in full screen

While in full screen the horizontal shadow of the title bar (I am not too sure about its name) appears on top of everything. How can I get rid of it? It's quite distracting while coding in Guake mode ...
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fullscreen virtualbox: ubuntu version of virtualbox-ose-guest-x11 fails to install on 12.04.02

I tried to get virtualbox to run an Ubuntu 12.04.02 64-bit on fullscreen in my Windows 7 host machine, and read that I require a virtualbox-ose-guest-x11 for it. When I try to install it on the guest ...
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Google-chrome --restore-last-session can not start chrome full screen

I first start chrome with --kiosk option . Then I restart chrome whith --restore-last-session option. chrome successfully opened the last web,but there comes the question -- chrome started not in ...
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Restore monitor settings (turn 2nd monitor back on)

I have a program which does not quite play nice: it's a fullscreen program, and when it starts, it turns off all monitors except the primary monitor. Is there some way to for instance create a start ...
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How can I get chromium-browser to run fullscreen (not kiosk) in 12.04?

I have created a restricted user which logs in automatically and Chromium runs the default home page with the screen starting maximized but I want it to run in fullscreen (F11) mode. I tried kiosk ...
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Fullscreen bug using dual monitors on top of each other (GNOME3)

OK, so I have this weird bug. I have set up my monitors on top of each other As you can see the screens aren't totally aligned which is the way I want it. Now, here's the bug: I can't fullscreen ...
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Flash Video in full screen system failure

I have recently reinstalled Ubuntu 12.04 and replaced hard drives and video cards (both nvidia) but changed drivers as I went from a 7600gt with the 173 driver to GT 640 with 310 driver. I had some ...
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Tabs in fullscreen Chrome/Chromium

I love Chrome and Chromium, but when I go full screen, I can't get to my other tabs anymore, which I can with Firefox. So my questions are: Am I alone or is this universal? Is there a fix? Is ...
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Full screen with gnome-player and VLC not working properly

I've got this problem since the very first minute I installed Lubuntu from scratch. Full screen mode is not working properly in both gnome-player and VLC (see image attached)[1]. Any idea, suggestion? ...
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Prevent a fullscreen game from disabling the volume control keys

I just installed Puddle which automatically goes to full-screen when you start it. As soon as it starts, the keyboard shortcuts for increasing/decreasing the volume (Fn+F5 and Fn+F6) stop working. (I ...
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How can I make LibreOffice writer have window decorations again in Gnome 3?

I'm not sure whether I've discovered a feature or a bug of LibreOffice Writer v. 3.5.4.2 in Gnome 3.4 on Ubuntu 12.04. Either way, I can't figure out how to get things back to how they normally are. ...
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Guest Additions installation ubuntu 12.10 on virtualbox 4.2.6

After Ubuntu Guest installation with windows 7 host I want to get full sized screen desktop interface by installing guest additions. After reboot, desktop is some kind of zoomed in, only partially ...
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How do I display the whole desktop in Virtual Box fullscreen mode?

I am running Ubuntu 12.04 in VirtualBox 4.2.6 on a Windows 7 host. After installing Ubuntu I wanted to get the VB interface in fullscreen. I therefore installed guest additions from Virtual Box ...
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teeworlds game wont open in full-screen mode

I used to play teeworlds game a lot in later ubuntu versions but now after I upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04 I installed it as always from the ubuntu software centre but it wont open in fullscreen mode ...
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How can I have one application sit above a panel?

(((Anticipating the "Why are you using Compiz with XFCE?!?!?!?!" comments))) I am using the following setup: XFCE panel on top and bottom of screen Compiz as a window manager. I have an application ...
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Unity elements sometimes appear while full screen in Virtualbox - how to stop it?

Launcher is great, and it helps me finds stuff. I have the latest release of 12. But when I'm full screen in VirtualBox running another operating system and I hit some key combination I haven't yet ...
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AOD270 Aspire One N2600 video lag [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Fullscreen youtube videos lagging a lot I am new to linux and am noticing lags with youtube videos on fullscreen on this laptop. Acer Aspire One AOD270. My research ...
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Can I set command line executed games to open in a window instead of fullscreen?

I really enjoy some of the free Linux games and just downloaded Cave Story, one of my all-time favorites. However, I can only play the game in full screen, 800X600 Resolution. I was wondering if I ...
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Gnome session in ubuntu doesn't remove top panel in fullscreen apps

For instance, in dosbox or wine apps configurated for fullscreen. This is highly annoying. I've noticed that apparently Unity (which i don't use) doesn't have this complaint, probably since Unity is ...
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Brainworkshop won't go fullscreen

I am unable to run brain-workshop in full-screen mode. After correctly changing the config.ini file to launch the script in full screen mode all I get is a window of the same size as before but with ...
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Fullscreen Still Has Taskbars at Top and Bottom

I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 and running the Gnome Classic desktop. Whenever I go fullscreen, the taskbars at the top and bottom which hold the menus, notifications, etc. are still visible. This only ...
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Can I display Chrome/Chromium tabs in the top panel?

Is it possible to display chrome/chromium tabs in the top panel of ubuntu 12.10?
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Youtube controls (sound, etc) not functional in full-screen mode: is that normal? [closed]

When playing youtube videos full-screen, I can't mouse-interact with the player controls, except for the slider (only single-clicking on the video works as play/pause, but not double-click, ...
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Youtube Flash 64 bits very slow on fullscreen mode (Sandy Bridge) [closed]

I've been trying to get a decent speed on Youtube Flash videos since Ubuntu 11.10 but I still get the same slow down. It seens to be a 64bit only problem. I've already tried to use FlashAid on Firefox ...
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Again problem with youtube fullscreen on dual monitors [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I fix Flash issues? My problem is same (I think) to How to make YouTube fullscreen actually fullscreen? and I tried to enable\disable HTML 5, but it doesn't fix ...
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Minecraft Fullscreen not working

I upgraded to Quantal recently, and Minecraft seems to not want to run in fullscreen. When I go to fullscreen it, the screen will go black for a second, as if it was about to go fullscreen normally, ...
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I want to be able to use the unity menu with Citrix full screen

I use Citrix Reciever at work, with both XenApp and XenDesktop. Many times at the same time. Since the unity Menu stil apeirs on the top anyway, I'd like to be able to use it. Now I can see it, but ...
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Games display across both monitors when opened

I am not sure what setting to change for this but I open games like Dungeon Crawl or a Steam game and the game wants to take up both screens. Is there a way to have the game open just on one screen ...
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Alt+Tab doesn't work when Citrix is in full screen

I am using 12.04 and in my work we connect to a Citrix XenDesktop. I've installed Citrix Receiver, using this link and it all works perfectly. But, I have a problem. Alt+Tab doesn't work in full ...
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Strange behaviour when minimizing virtualbox in fullscreen mode

I have the same problem like mentioned in this thread. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=12257698 When virtualbox is running in fullscreen mode, and I'll minimize it to go back to Unity, ...
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How do you hide the panels in 12.04 2d?

I run mythbuntu, and the panels in 2d apparently cannot be hidden? Is there a way to do this?
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When multitasking a fullscreen app, cant get mouse to lock back in the application: Ex. SPAZ game

When I am running a fullscreen application, for example the game SPAZ from the HumbleBundle 6, if some popup comes or if I press the super key to come back to desktop and minimize the game, I am ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Full Screen without Unity Hub

I couldn't find an answer for this, so I thought I would try here. My problem is, I have some games on Wine that play in full screen mode but I can't really get them in full screen mode. When they ...
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Launchbar + panel overlaps when showing a dialog box in fullscreen

I'm developing a program for 12.04 that will run on full-screen, so I would like to have full control of what appears on the screen. However, when I show another window (possibly a dialog/message ...
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When exiting full screen, the normal display is zoomed in. How do I fix this?

Whenever I exit a program that's in full screen mode (PrBoom and Gens+ mainly), the screen is zoomed in to absurd rates. Is there any way to fix this without rebooting my computer?
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Keyboard becomes largely unresponsive, especially in full screen movie player [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What should I do when Ubuntu freezes? Occasionally the keyboard stops working and the top bar (with battery, login, etc) becomes unresponsive. I have to suspend & ...
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Bumblebee with external monitor: How to start programs in full screen?

As posted here, I have the problem with bumblebee that I can't start programs on the external monitor so that the whole display is filled. I found out that with glxspheres -fs (for example) I get the ...
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Firefox flash player fullscreen mouse doesn't disapear 12.04? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I fix Flash issues? In Ubuntu 12.04, Firefox's flash-player, full screen mode. When I want to watch a video that is not YouTube, the mouse pointer should ...
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How do I get full-screen to maximize on just one window in a multi-monitor setup?

Also asked @ launchpad: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+question/196690 On Kubuntu 11.10 and below, when I went full-screen (flash, game, whatever), the app full ...
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Fullscreen youtube videos lagging a lot

In my PC, I can watch youtube videos without any problem. However, they lag so much on fullscreen, that it's basically impossible to watch them. How can I fix this?
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Kiosk Ubuntu autologin and conect to MobileBroadband

I have a problem with ubuntu 12.04 I try the Kiosk mode. So I want to turn on after start Xorg in xintrc mam-defined start Google Chrome and Opera in full screen. In an earlier version of my work ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 and Chromium full screen issue

I'm currently running Chromium 18.0.1025.168 (Developer Build 134367 Linux) on Ubuntu 12.04 with dual screens if I change to full screen I can't change back. If I drag the mouse to the top of the ...
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How to move flash video window to the primary display?

How can I move my flashplayer video (fullscreen) to my primary monitor? I'm using Kubuntu 12.04 and two displays. Didn't find anything with Google. If you need more info let me know.
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Flash videos go haywire in fullscreen mode in Google Chrome 20 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I fix Flash player in Chrome 20? Whenever I go fullscreen on a youtube video, there is a moment of static, then the controls continuously jump all over the ...
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Video's won't go into full screen

Whenever I try to play a video in full screen, it does nothing. I press the button, it flashes as if the video disappears, and then returns to how it was before. I have successfully gotten into full ...
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Run a wine application fullscreen on a single monitor from dual-monitor setup

I have a dual-monitor system, running Ubuntu 12.10 with Gnome 3 desktop. I want to run a fullscreen wine application on one monitor (I'll call it "secondary"), while another ("primary") will not be ...
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Bars do not disappear watching videos full screen

I just installed Ubuntu 12.04. I switched to the classic view because I didn't feel comfortable with the unity. When I watch videos or movies, I double-click (as always) to make them full screen. But ...
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fullscreen using multimonitor

I've got a laptop with an extra external screen attached to it. Whenever I try to maximize a window on the second screen by dragging it to the top of it the window maximizes to my laptop screen. Is ...

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