GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 512968
Add F11 for fullscreen
Last modified: 2021-05-19 11:37:18 UTC
Many GNOME apps use F11 to toggle a fullscreen mode, so should Evo. Other information:
but what is fullscreen then? no gnome-panels anymore? what's with the menu bar?
Even if it's just losing the window decorations and covering up the GNOME panel, it's an improvement on plain old maximize.
This was reported downstream at Ubuntu (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+bug/543953) This behavior is inconsistent with other gnome apps. (http://library.gnome.org/devel/hig-book/stable/principles-consistency.html.en)
(In reply to comment #3) > This behavior is inconsistent with other gnome apps. > (http://library.gnome.org/devel/hig-book/stable/principles-consistency.html.en) Ok, I've just got to say that this is about the most annoying non-responsive response possible. See, in my first message, I say: "Many GNOME apps use F11 to toggle a fullscreen mode, so should Evo." In other words, I've already said I think the -current- behavior is inconsistent. And your quote of chapter and verse says not a thing to the contrary. Here's a short list of apps that have full screen toggles, all as F11: gimp gnome-terminal galeon epiphany firefox inkscape vlc totem No doubt you can find endless GNOME widgets that don't have full screen toggles, but most of them aren't so desperately in need of screen real estate as Evo.
Specs are specs and definitely stronger than a "Many apps do $something so we should also do $something."
Matt Mackall, I was trying to agree with you :)
I'm +1 on this if we can agree on what should or should not be there. I'm thinking keep the toolbar but drop the menus?
Ahh, sorry Ben, I misread the email preamble as the bug being closed. I'll spare André the follow-on rant. (In reply to comment #6)
(In reply to comment #7) > I'm +1 on this if we can agree on what should or should not be there. I'm > thinking keep the toolbar but drop the menus? Browsers tend to drop the menubar and status. Firefox scrolls the buttons and tabs off the screen too. Video players typically drop everything (of course). Graphics editors often drop everything, but Gimp doesn't any more by default. Evince drops the menu and has no status bar. So long as there's an obvious way to exit fullscreen mode (a new button on the toolbar, say), I'd say drop the menu and status bar. Along with the GNOME panel and window decorations, that's over 100 pixels saved. More like 150 if you've got default-sized top and bottom panels.
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