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[Scott Kitterman <ubuntu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday, June 27, 2010 10:09:09 pm Frederik Nnaji wrote:
> The best way to present visual content is to use the entire screen for it.
> Imagine you would like to look at a single item, wouldn't the best way to
> look at it be to blank out every other information on the screen in favour
> of visual focus onto this one item?
> 
> Fullscreen does exactly that.
> 
> Gnome Terminal knows Fullscreen mode (F11), Open Office Writer knows F11,
> Gedit knows F11, Epiphany has rudimentary support, Firefox, , what have
> you..
> 
> Examples for apps that do not comply with this unspoken rule are:
> Nautilus
> Evolution
> Transmission
> Contact List
> 
> Fortunately, Compiz has "window rules" which can allow for toggling of
> fullscreen mode for any app.
> Unfortunately, this feature is buggy, as gnome-panel will sometimes cover a
> fullscreen app, instead of disappearing behind it or autohiding.
> 
> UNR used Maximus by default already in order to utilize the display screen
> real estate better..
> 
> how would you like a consistent DE with F11 to send any window that is not
> a yes/no dialog into fullscreen?

For netbooks I think it's great.   Plasma Netbook (which is the workspace 
shell we use in Kubuntu Netbook Remix) comes with a Kwin windeco that handles 
this very nicely.

Scott K