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Safari won't enter fullscreen
I'm currently running Safari 5.1.4 on Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3, and after bringing it out of the fullscreen mode, I quit safari using Command+Q.
When I restarted my Mac, for some reason, Safari won't ...
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Lock fullscreen app positions
Is it possible (natively, or with a 3rd party tool), to lock the position of fullscreen apps in Lion?
My problem is... whenever I click on a fullscreen app in the dock, it takes me to that app, but ...
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How can I show the desktop from full screen apps?
Is there a way to show the desktop from full screen apps? I'm used to do it with F11 but it doesn't work if you are running full screen apps. The same is true for hot corners.
I need this ...
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Making all application windows stay fullscreen on relaunch
I usually have 4+ fullscreen windows open whenever I use Xcode 4. When I quit Xcode, and reopen it, only one or two of the windows open as fullscreen, and the rest all open in a single desktop as ...
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Open PDF in full screen from the command line
I've written a simple-minded "take a break" reminder which just opens a PDF notice. This works fine, but I wish I could open the PDF file in full screen mode from the command line. Does anyone know ...
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How do I open two/multiple fullscreen views simultaneously in 10.7 Lion?
When I open two Lion-supported-fullscreen apps in dual-monitor mode, one monitor shows one app while the other monitor shows a "fabric" pattern/texture. The other fullscreen app is available by swipe ...
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How to configure where Lion fullscreen apps open
I recently noticed that when I fullscreen an app, it opens as a new space all the way to the right, after all my desktops. I don't think this is how it worked before -- I seem to recall that it used ...
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Horizontal line appears in fullscreen mode
I have an issue when entering fullscreen mode in any application on my MacBook Pro with OS X 10.7.3, a white horizontal line ALWAYS appears at the top of the screen (as shown in the picture). What is ...
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How do I switch between desktops and full screen apps when accessing a remote machine via Screen Sharing?
When I'm accessing a remote machine with multiple desktops or full screen applications running, via OS X Lion's built-in screen sharing, how do I change desktops/full screen apps on the remote ...
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cmd + [num] doesn't change screen to go to app in fullscreen mode
Consider the situation where I have two spaces screens. From the second screen I open a terminal and make it fullscreen.
By doing so I expected cmd+3 to take me to the terminal app, but it doesn't ...
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Lion Fullscreen Desktop Switching Quirk
I make Java programs, many of which require input from the command line before they actually open a window. When I'm using the Terminal in fullscreen mode and I run java Program, it jumps over to an ...
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Prevent Xcode windows from exiting fullscreen after wake from sleep?
Often, when I log out of my computer, I'll enable "Reopen windows when logging back in". One of the first things I'll do when I log back on, is swipe over to my fullscreen Xcode project.
The Xcode ...
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Is there a way to run one application in Full Screen mode on one display and still be able to view and access applications on a second display?
When I make an app go full screen on my primary display - a 24" Apple Display - everything previously visible and accessible on my second display - my MacBook Pro screen - is hidden by the default ...
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TotalTerminal doesn't work with full-screen apps
TotalTerminal (former Visor) is an awesome plugin for Terminal that turns it into a Quake-style console that slides down on a key combination.
This is tremendously useful for development because I ...
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Two windows on Mac OS X full-screen
How can I open related windows of the same app in the same full screen workspace? For example, in Safari, when in fullscreen mode, if I click on Preferences it opens the window in another desktop.
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Problem with returning to iTunes when in full-screen mode
I've a problem with full-screen mode in Lion.
Let's say I opened iTunes and set it to full-screen mode. I start a video in iTunes and when I exit from the video it turns back to iTunes as it should ...
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OS X Lion Fullscreen App's Menu Bar - Increase wait time? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Add a delay to menubar dropdown in fullscreen apps
When you make an application full screen in Lion, you can move your cursor to the very top of the screen, wait about ...
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What is the shortcut for fullscreen mode in Lion?
Some apps allow their windows to be viewed in full screen, such as Google Chrome, which is really good.
Wondering if there is a shortcut to do it?
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Enable full-screen mode for applications on Lion
There some applications which I can not yet run in full-screen mode. I particularly would need the OSX Terminal app and possible the TextEdit. However, after the upgrade they remained the same, and ...
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Add a delay to menubar dropdown in fullscreen apps
In Lion, the menubar drops down way to fast when I'm in a fullscreen app. This mostly becomes a problem when I have multiple tabs open in Terminal. When I move to the top to change tabs, the menubar ...
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How do I play DVDs fullscreen on an external monitor in Lion?
MacbookPro6,2 running Mac OS Lion 10.7.2 attempting to run a DVD fullscreen on an external monitor. My laptop display is primary, but I would like the DVD to run fullscreen on the External (a lovely ...
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Is it possible to always start an application fullscreen?
After searching online for some time I was unable to find a real answer.
It it possible to start an application (i.e. Chrome) in a way that it always goes fullscreen?
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Is there a way to force Google Chrome to open in full screen?
When I'm working just on my MacBook Pro,I like to keep as many apps as I can in Lion's full-screen mode. One of these apps is Google Chrome. However, Chrome doesn't remember that I want it to appear ...
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Can I display the menu bar in full screen mode in Lion? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to always show menubar with fullscreen apps?
Is there any way to always display menu bar in full screen mode in Lion?
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Using Mission Control to switch between Safari and a full-screen Keynote presentation
I'm on a MacBook Pro running Lion. During a Keynote presentation that's running in full screen, I'd like to be able to switch to a different desktop with the four-finger-swipe gesture to demonstrate a ...
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Automatically change settings of Terminal when in full screen
I often use emacs from a terminal (emacs -nw), and when comparing two files side-by-side (C-x 3) it is often useful to go into full-screen mode. I'm using a 27" screen, so full-screen mode provides a ...
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Two full screen apps in OSX Lion when using multiple monitors
Is it possible to run two full screen apps at the same time in OSX Lion when using multiple monitors?
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How do I stay in the same desktop when I switch to a full screen app?
When I switch to a full screen mode app in OS X Lion, it automatically switches to Desktop 1. I prefer to automatically switch back to the Desktop that I was in before I switched to the full screen ...
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Why do full-screen applications change their order in Mission Control?
How are fullscreen apps organised? This is usually my workflow:
Dashboard / Desktop / Safari / Pages
I sometimes go to Pages and type some things and go back to Safari, and then I find that it ...
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How do I import photos from my iPhone when using iPhoto in full screen mode on Lion?
In non-full screen mode your iPhone shows up in the left side bar under the 'Devices' area. In full screen mode there is no left side bar. I tried File -> Import to Library... but there's no iPhone ...
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Is there a keyboard shortcut to jump directly to a particular full screen app in Lion?
When you full screen an application in Lion, it "flies out" of the desktop space it started in, and winds up at the end of the spaces list (assuming you have turned off auto-arranging).
As a result ...
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Lion Mail: Drag to Select vs. Drag to Move
I'm using Mail in Lion in three-pane full screen mode. Let's say I put my pointer over a message in the middle pane. I push the touchpad with my thumb to click and hold, and start to move the pointer ...
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Command+Tab doesn't switch between full-screen apps
If I put iCal.app or Mail.app or iPhoto.app in full-screen mode, I'm unable to access those apps via Command+Tab from my main desktop interface. This seems like an oversight.
What's also puzzling is ...
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Switch between full-screen windows of the same application in Lion
Is there a keyboard shortcut in Lion for navigating through my open full screen Xcode projects? ⌘~ is not working.
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Can you Access the Versions menu while in fullscreen apps?
In Lion, a document's version history is normally accessed by clicking the arrow next to a document's name in the title bar. However, the title bar does not appear when an app is put into fullscreen ...
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Enforce maximum content width in Safari (Lion full-screen on big monitor)
Web sites vary as to whether they enforce a maximum width for the content within the window. When running Safari full screen on Lion, is there a simple way (without rolling up my sleeves and playing ...
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Dock in Lion FullScreen
I would like to know if there is a way to have the dock always there when running an App fullscreen in lion?
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Application Exposé with fullscreen window?
Application Exposé (sometimes known as Application Windows) is a wonderful feature. One that I have wished for very hard! However, it seems it isn't available when an using an application window in ...
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MenuBar doesn't show up in full screen mode
I'm trying to use the full screen mode in Lion, but I can't get the menubar to show up at all. I push my cursor up to the top of the screen, wait a second, and nothing. Some apps will seem like ...
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Non-modal dialog in full-screen Mail.app
When used in full-screen mode, Lion’s new Mail.app has a modal (= always in foreground, disables rest of application) dialog for composing and viewing messages.
Can I disable this? It’s quite ...
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Keyboard shortcut for Spotlight doesn't work in full screen Google Chrome on Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion)
I've noticed that the Spotlight Search keyboard shortcut (cmd space) doesn't work if I'm running Google Chrome (12.0.742.122) as full screen application in Lion.
Is this a Chrome-related bug or is ...
