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#1 2006-11-03 14:05:46

Speaker
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Registered: 2006-11-03
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How to start an app from the panel in fullscreen mode?

Hi,

Could somebody, please, tell me how to set up a panel launcher so that the app is automatically started in fullscreen mode? Maybe I am dumb and it is dead simple, but I have read the docs and found no hint. BTW, the app I want to launch is Xterm with Midnight Commander started automatically (command line 'xterm -e mc').

Thanks!

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#2 2006-11-04 16:52:19

TomE
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Re: How to start an app from the panel in fullscreen mode?

wmctrl can do this

for maximized (what it looks like when you click the maximize button)
"xterm -e mc & sleep 1 && wmctrl -r :ACTIVE: -b add,maximized_vert,maximized_horz"

for full screen (when you press Alt+F11)
"xterm -e mc & sleep 1 && wmctrl -r :ACTIVE: -b add,fullscreen"

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#3 2006-11-05 16:21:00

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Re: How to start an app from the panel in fullscreen mode?

TomE:

Thanks for the suggestion. However, is does not seem to work for me. I cut/pasted the command line you suggested for maximizing to a panel launcher. The xterm window comes up for a moment (*not* maximized as far as I can see) and is closed immediately  :-( Any idea?

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#4 2006-11-05 16:41:49

TomE
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Re: How to start an app from the panel in fullscreen mode?

have you got wmctrl installed?
If you have try putting it in a script. and running the script from the launcher.

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#5 2006-11-07 22:59:56

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Re: How to start an app from the panel in fullscreen mode?

Will Xfce have this feature for its own later?


Xubuntu 6.10 "Edgy Eft" Xfce 4.4 beta 2 with ATI Radeon Mobility 9600

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#6 2006-11-19 12:09:41

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Re: How to start an app from the panel in fullscreen mode?

It doesn't work for me too


Xubuntu 6.10 "Edgy Eft" Xfce 4.4 beta 2 with ATI Radeon Mobility 9600

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