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Bug 325482 - RFE: cmdline opt for running app fullscreen with no borders
RFE: cmdline opt for running app fullscreen with no borders
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Product: libgnome
Classification: Deprecated
Component: general
HEAD
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: libgnome maintainer
libgnome maintainer
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2006-01-02 05:15 UTC by Ross Campbell
Modified: 2010-05-20 20:02 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement


Description Ross Campbell 2006-01-02 05:15:56 UTC 
I want to have an option for all gnome apps so that I can start the app in
fullscreen mode with no window borders so that I can launch any gnome app on my
DVR / media center and have it work well on a TV without a traditional mouse.

Currently, many apps require special options to run fullscreen, and many do not
support running fullscreen. I would consider having GNOME apps support this with
the menu bar along the top to be a great option.
Comment 1 Kjartan Maraas 2006-10-23 10:26:51 UTC 
Sound like a good idea to me
Comment 2 Christian Persch 2007-01-08 18:00:10 UTC 
Shouldn't this bug be moved to libgnomeui?
Comment 3 Leonardo Ferreira Fontenelle 2007-04-27 01:10:09 UTC 
IMHO this should be implemented in gnome-open, which AFAIK is part of libgnome.
Comment 4 Kjartan Maraas 2008-09-10 15:57:28 UTC 
Well, not all apps are started via gnome-open so I don't think it makes much sense to do it there. Furthermore gnome-open doesn't really have any notion of anything besides starting a process and then the program that got started by gnome-open would have to be able to make itself fullscreen anyway... Maybe gtk+ is the right place for this now?
Comment 5 Christian Persch 2008-09-10 16:34:37 UTC 
I don't think gtk is the right place for this. 

The right solution is to use devilspie for this.
Comment 6 Ross Campbell 2008-09-10 16:59:49 UTC 
IMHO, devilspie is an interesting way to achieve my request, but it doesn't really add the generic functionality I think all gnome apps should have.

I really want a generic, consistent way to start any gnome (or gtk+) app with a commandline flag in fullscreen mode. I want to be able to document this, and don't want to require that other users install devilspie and configure it for my commandline options to work for them.
Comment 7 Leonardo Ferreira Fontenelle 2008-09-11 00:26:49 UTC 
Forgive me, I don't remember why I suggested gnome-open.
Comment 8 André Klapper 2010-05-20 20:02:17 UTC 
Not planned to be implemented as libgnome is dead.