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Any way to make a window full-screen?

Full screen

msandover said:
MacBook user here. So that of course says there's very limited screen real estate. I like full windows to look at. So I do this (it's based on keeping all the apps you like to use open):

1) Use the window's lower right-corner thing to pull open any window where it makes sense to use the full screen (some automatically avoid the Dock, others do not; you have to watch and do the right thing...)

2) use command-tab then to switch around among all your open apps (and thus open fullsize windows)

Be aware that some apps have smaller windows which look silly when pulled open to fullscreen. Others have app windows which don't even pull open so you can't do it on everything, but it works just fine most of the time.

Also another fun thing: if you have all windows open to fullscreen to begin with then simply switch from one app to another by clicking on the Dock app icon you want to switch to, if you hold down OPTION-COMMAND at the same time as you click the app you want to switch to it comes up with all other windows hidden (the same has bringing up the app then doing control-command-h "hide others")
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http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/30591/right-zoom
 
Wide screen at home and at work. I can't stand Full Screen view! My co-worker thinks I'm nuts. But then, he has conversations with himself all day.
 
Dead simple on a MBP with BetterTouchTool, which is an app that ALL Mac laptop owners should have. I have BTT set up to maximize any window when I do a five finger tap. A five finger slide to the left maximizes the window to the left half of the screen, ditto for right, up and down and those respective screen halves. I could not be happier.
 
Its simple one thing where Windows is better. It is a nice feature and would be good on the mac - I don't know why it's not there as mac has got many great little features. Im finding new ones all the time just by playing around with the macbook touchpad.

I have no life.
 
If you're after a free one, Hyperdock lets you maximise the screen by dragging the window to the top of the screen. Actually, given its free there are quite a few good things about it that are commendable.
 
Ever since I switched to Mac, I stopped maximizing windows. I like always have a portion on my desktop in view this way I can easily drag and drop files to/from the desktop.
 
are you serious??

miles01110 said:
This itself could be construed as an "obnoxious reply." I don't think OS X's maximize behavior needs fixing at all, so we can agree to disagree.
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Do you really think the poster was after anyones opinion? I swear, some people on here have major personality issues. The fact is it's beyond obnoxious when someone asks a simple question and instead of answering it people give a passive aggressive answer that has nothing to do with the post. And how on earth do you people think its a bad thing to give people options? Just because the almighty Mac doesn't offer the choice it must be because the other option is stupid/wrong... YUCK! (P.s. I love Macs, can't stand Dbags)
 
BetterTouchTool = Awesome

Bisz said:
Dead simple on a MBP with BetterTouchTool, which is an app that ALL Mac laptop owners should have. I have BTT set up to maximize any window when I do a five finger tap. A five finger slide to the left maximizes the window to the left half of the screen, ditto for right, up and down and those respective screen halves. I could not be happier.
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Totally agree with Bisz, BTT works great (I borrowed your idea and had set 5 finger tap to maximise windows.) They also have Windows 7 style window snapping if you want. So many options and really maximises your trackpad experience :D

And it's free !
 
Well it took Adobe only almost two decades to introduce application frame to Mac. My biggest gripe as a designer was working with Adobe software that stacks your image or a file on top of a cluttered and glittery aurora desktop instead of against nice neutral background like in Windows. That was super annoying but its a thing of the past now.

In the end I really believe that File, Edit, View interface if super outdated on Mac or Win. There are alternatives out there that just need to be adopted by users.

Oh and btw isnt Lion introducing fullscreen applications? Thank god
 
ok so you can hide the dock and then you can drag a window all the way down..you get a pretty good full screen except the tools bars..not bad :)
 
To the OP. I have found that BetterTouchTools has a full screen feature. When enabled you can drag a window to the top of your screen at the menu bar and it it will resize the window to fill the screen. It helps if you hide the dock, if you do not then the window will end above the dock.

Hope that helps
 
Thanks for the RightZoom heads up. Maximizing the screen is important for any web designer.
 
ANy way to make a window full screen?

thanks bengtc for the link which works fine. Its just a pity one has to scroll through the normal "windows is rubbish" responses from mac users to get to something that answers the question.

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/30591

RightZoom, maximizes any window, just add the app to your login items.
 
You can go up to the top selection bar and choose View: Enter Presentation Mode.

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If You select View: Enter Presentation Mode, you can get to fullscreen mode. :)
 
RKO said:
You resurrected an old thread, where as a forum search would have provided you with the following answer - http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/internet_utilities/safaristretch.html
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I just registered on this forum for the sole purpose of replying to your obnoxious reply.

As someone who works in IT, I am well aware techie people generally are not the most socially-gifted. It is what it is, and I'm not knocking them. They spent the majority of their lives working on computers, sheltered from the daily interaction with their peers. As a result, their social skills are often stunted.

That said, a little civility and tact can go quite far.
 
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