Fullscreen.

[ahdok]

Why is it that if you run an application in full screen (any application it seems) - and then go to a different monitor to do something else, it reverts to being a window. This seems to be standard behaviour for all applications on all platforms, and I'd rather keep it full screen unless I told it otherwise.

Comments

[rjw76]

I've found the same thing. Also, it's happened when I've been running virtual desktop programs on Windows, which is really irritating as what I want to do is run Sims 2 fullscreen on one desktop, and IRC and email in windows on the other...

[aardvarkoffnord]

Because the application (and the OS) cannot be sure of the resolution it was running at before. The window cannot be sure of the window is going to overflow the screen, and will hide all exit/resize/minimise buttons. The OS enforces Windowed mode on the app.

Believe me, this has been a source of MASSIVE PAIN on sharing docs and apps in places where people have different sized monitors. It is even worse on two vs one monitors - the window can maximise on a non-existant display.

[mas90]

You want a tiling window manager. ion3 ftw. :-)

However, I have resorted to running a separate (low-spec) PC for IRC, email and music. That way I can do whatever I like on my main monitor, including shut it down, without losing that stuff.

[ahdok]

Probably the fate of my current computer (it's a Mac Air.)