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Anyone using Full Screen Apps?
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I do for single screen setups, but for my dual screen setup it wastes a whole display, showing only the linen background on the second display. Instead I just use a bunch of desktops (4), which were what my spaces were converted into.
If only they'd let us name those desktops.
If only they'd let us name those desktops.
It's certainly nice to have on a smaller laptop screen, but on today's big desktop display it's not really necessary. For me, it's mostly useful for programs such as Photoshop, Aperture, Logic, WMs etc. And Aperture already has a fullscreen mode for photos built in, which is enough for me, and VMWare's Fusion has it as well.
What I would like however, is a setting that would automatically hide and show the menu bar. That would free ups some space and be very useful at times. I had a plugin that did that in 10.5, but it stopped working in 10.6.
What I would like however, is a setting that would automatically hide and show the menu bar. That would free ups some space and be very useful at times. I had a plugin that did that in 10.5, but it stopped working in 10.6.
I like it on laptops with their small displays but don't see any use for them unless working in the behemoth IDEs like the Adobe Creative Suite or anything else that has tons of toolbars. Of course, Adobe being 100% non-native crap we most likely won't see anything but half-assed implementations for their stuff.
It still boggles me that fullscreen doesn't work on multiple monitors. I can't believe Apple wouldn't consider something like that.
It still boggles me that fullscreen doesn't work on multiple monitors. I can't believe Apple wouldn't consider something like that.
Love full screen.
Not all the apps will do all the swipe gestures though (aperture and MS remote desktop client and I'm sure others) you have to swipe UP for those if you've set them full screen.
The ability to create new desktops and bring apps up in those screens (like aperture and RDP) is perfect with that 3-fingers-up gesture.
Not all the apps will do all the swipe gestures though (aperture and MS remote desktop client and I'm sure others) you have to swipe UP for those if you've set them full screen.
The ability to create new desktops and bring apps up in those screens (like aperture and RDP) is perfect with that 3-fingers-up gesture.
conceptually its a useful idea, but as most people have already mentioned, there are just SO many annoyances to how they actually implemented it.
i know a lot of people seem to be hopeful that apple will address certain usability quirks with fullscreen, mission control, etc through updates, but generally speaking apple is only going to fix outright bugs, not bad ideas. i have the awful feeling we're going to be stuck with these half-baked solutions as is until 10.8 / osXI / iOSX. sigh.
i know a lot of people seem to be hopeful that apple will address certain usability quirks with fullscreen, mission control, etc through updates, but generally speaking apple is only going to fix outright bugs, not bad ideas. i have the awful feeling we're going to be stuck with these half-baked solutions as is until 10.8 / osXI / iOSX. sigh.
Mail looks awesome in full screen on my 13" macbook display. Some messages leave white margin on the right, but most fill up the screen nicely. I wouldn't go back to Snow Leopard mail if you paid me.
Lion Full Screen and Multiple Monitors Don't Play Well
I don't know if the Apple people are all working on iMacs, or what, but all the new full screen implementation simply does not work well with multiple monitors.
To answer the question of this thread, it's a resounding NO. I never have used full screen apps and I hope never to be forced into it. I began using multiple monitors in the mid 90's, and that's the way I prefer to work. I organize all of my apps into appropriately-sized windows and arrange them across my monitors so that I can see a glimpse of everything at the same time. I don't like switching between apps, and I don't like switching between virtual desktops. If I feel I need more space, I'll hook up another monitor.
One thing that's REALLY bothering me about Lion is the new Quicktime Full Screen mode is stuck on the primary monitor, and worse yet, it blacks/greys out all the other monitors. Whoever thought of that STUPID IDEA? Did you think I went through all the expense to get multiple monitors hooked up so that I could enjoy the cool looking blank space on them when one app goes into full screen mode? DUMB! It's hard for me to believe there isn't someone at Apple who has invested in a Cinema display that is now completely useless when hooked up to a MacBook and can't watch their full screen videos with it.
I dunno. I just don't get it.
I don't know if the Apple people are all working on iMacs, or what, but all the new full screen implementation simply does not work well with multiple monitors.
To answer the question of this thread, it's a resounding NO. I never have used full screen apps and I hope never to be forced into it. I began using multiple monitors in the mid 90's, and that's the way I prefer to work. I organize all of my apps into appropriately-sized windows and arrange them across my monitors so that I can see a glimpse of everything at the same time. I don't like switching between apps, and I don't like switching between virtual desktops. If I feel I need more space, I'll hook up another monitor.
One thing that's REALLY bothering me about Lion is the new Quicktime Full Screen mode is stuck on the primary monitor, and worse yet, it blacks/greys out all the other monitors. Whoever thought of that STUPID IDEA? Did you think I went through all the expense to get multiple monitors hooked up so that I could enjoy the cool looking blank space on them when one app goes into full screen mode? DUMB! It's hard for me to believe there isn't someone at Apple who has invested in a Cinema display that is now completely useless when hooked up to a MacBook and can't watch their full screen videos with it.
I dunno. I just don't get it.
I love fullscren ical.
I use ical mainly for viewing purpose: I import my planning every month and then can check it, which happens quite often.
Here with fullscreen ical and autoresume of opened apps on login, everytime i'm on my imac I just have to make a swipe on the magic trackpad to see my planning.
But for the moment that's nearly the only fullscreen feature I use
I use ical mainly for viewing purpose: I import my planning every month and then can check it, which happens quite often.
Here with fullscreen ical and autoresume of opened apps on login, everytime i'm on my imac I just have to make a swipe on the magic trackpad to see my planning.
But for the moment that's nearly the only fullscreen feature I use