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pqh · 2017-12-13 14:52:51+00:00

I had this problem and the solution was to use the game's `f` keybinding for fullscreen instead. Or open the game in a separate window, because ALT-F4 is the only way to close it.

joenathan | karma 969 | avg karma 2.57 · | 2011-09-11 21:10:44

The lack of a proper full screen mode really kills this game for me, I end up click outside of the window and inadvertently switching to a different application.

alexdumitru | karma 202 | avg karma 1.84 · | 2020-10-31 23:59:36+00:00

Is that possible? I can get out of fullscreen with no problem.

drivebyacct2 | karma 10952 | avg karma 2.47 · | 2013-02-14 17:35:51

So, I normally have issues with fullscreen applications - in Windows and Wine. Fullscreen in Linux hasn't been an issue, but I'm pretty sure that's because the Valve/Source games run in "Windowed Fullscreen" so the window manager still gets to control it when you've released the mouse (ie, pressed Esc and are at the menu).

tl;dr: Try adding '-windowed' to the launch options for TF2 and see if that helps at all. (Steam -> Games -> Right Click "Team Fortress 2" -> Launcher Options and add "-windowed" minus the quotes obviously.

(edit: For the original thread, it also works decently well on my Macbook Air with Intel graphics)

13.04 on both of machines, though it was working last week on 12.10 before I rebuilt my machines.

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milkmiruku | karma 75 | avg karma 0.77 · | 2012-08-22 22:32:56+00:00

done. as noted there, Ctrl-w | Ctrl-w _ to fullscreen does leave the other windows crushed at the edge, but i guess there might be a better method?

Causality1 | karma 4388 | avg karma 1.77 · | 2021-12-02 16:30:13

I tried that, but it makes fullscreen applications like games behave very oddly and inconsistently and required constant fiddling.

larusso | karma 440 | avg karma 1.74 · | 2022-04-26 06:47:38

> No way to fullscreen a window without moving it into a separate workspace. All

When you hold ALT while clicking the maximize button it should work. There used to be a setting for this when they introduced it.

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wicket | karma 869 | avg karma 5.05 · | 2020-09-22 19:10:38+00:00

I don't know what desktop environment/window manager you are using, but in i3 I can just press $mod+f to exit fullscreen and it will appear as a normal desktop app.

mjgoeke | karma 108 | avg karma 1.8 · | 2013-08-22 16:52:13

Alt+W (Windows) brings up the window menu, from there just deselect fullscreen

fimdomeio | karma 1648 | avg karma 4.42 · | 2020-11-12 18:43:03

Since that feature was introduced I think I only ever used it by mistake. I think it would make a lot more sense if pressing alt would allow for fullscreen and normal click would be maximize.

psweber | karma 273 | avg karma 1.98 · | 2014-08-12 21:27:42

OR

- Hit down arrow in bottom right corner of (crappy little) compose window

- Select "Default to Full-Screen"

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visitor4rmindia | karma 426 | avg karma 3.11 · | 2010-02-28 11:05:28

Here you go:

    (defun fullscreen ()
      (interactive)
      (let (f w l r cb b)
        (setq cb (current-buffer))
        (setq b (switch-to-buffer "*NOSUCHBUFFER*")) ;Temp buffer otherwise
        (setq f (make-frame '((fullscreen . fullboth)))) ;settings don't take effect
        (select-frame-set-input-focus f)
        (setq w (frame-width f))
        (setq l (/ (- w 80) 2))
        (setq r (- w (+ l 80)))
        (seq-default left-margin-width l
                      right-margin-width r)
        (delete-other-frames f)             ;Only one main window
        (kill-buffer b) ;Kill temp buffer - now original buffer will get new margins
        (switch-to-buffer cb)))
    
    (defun fullscreen-off ()
      (interactive)
      (let (f cb b p)
        (setq cb (current-buffer))
        (setq b (switch-to-buffer "*NOSUCHBUFFER*")) ;Temp buffer
        (setq-default left-margin-width nil
                      right-margin-width nil)
        (kill-buffer b)
        (delete-other-frames (make-frame))
        (switch-to-buffer cb)))

brigade | karma 2680 | avg karma 3.36 · | 2020-02-18 05:28:00

If the game offers "borderless fullscreen" or "fullscreen windowed" then that's what you want. There are 3rd party utilities that can force it for games lacking the option, but I can't speak to how well they work.

LeoNatan25 | karma 3174 | avg karma 2.35 · | 2017-08-07 15:27:38+00:00

Yes, that is what I said in this thread in the first place; in fullscreen, the window manager needs only draw the player window.

iso1631 | karma 5532 | avg karma 1.87 · | 2023-03-20 14:12:20

enable/disable a menu or toolbar then. Not sure what full screen would do either

remram | karma 7409 | avg karma 1.74 · | 2022-01-16 19:29:06

Even minimized, the crashed fullscreen window stays on top. Apart from the Alt+Tab indicator, that is. I wish Task Manager could be on the same layer as that...

calcifer | karma 3833 | avg karma 5.87 · | 2020-11-03 23:42:25

Right click -> full screen

tedks | karma 1663 | avg karma 1.7 · | 2013-11-07 18:29:51+00:00

Maximize is control-win-uparrow -- I'm not sure if you meant that or fullscreen.

sciurus | karma 16280 | avg karma 4.91 · | 2012-05-13 20:27:10+00:00

If you have a numpad, in Unity you can use ctrl-alt-[0-9].

    Ctrl-Alt-Numpad 7 - Place window in top left corner of screen.
    Ctrl-Alt-Numpad 8 - Place window in top half of screen.
    Ctrl-Alt-Numpad 9 - Place window in top right corner of screen.
    Ctrl-Alt-Numpad 5 - Center/Maximize the window in the middle of the screen. In 12.04 this toggles between maximize and restore state
    Ctrl-Alt-Numpad 1 - Place window in the bottom left corner of the screen.
    Ctrl-Alt-Numpad 2 - Place window in the bottom half of the screen.
    Ctrl-Alt-Numpad 3 - Place window in the bottom right corner of the screen.
    Ctrl-Alt-Numpad 0 - Maximize the current window.

Camillo | karma 3406 | avg karma 3.17 · | 2016-07-14 23:50:37+00:00

You can maximize without going fullscreen by holding down option when you click the green button.