one program, full screen, nothing else.

revil · n00b Joined: 06 Oct 2002 Posts: 68 Location: Japan

I figure this should be simple to do, but I don't know how to go about it.

When I load X, I want it to open one program and nothing else. That's the easy part. The hard part is how do get it maximized with no title bar (the bar with the maximize, minimize, close buttons, etc.). So the program is the only thing on the screen.

Any ideas?

reves · Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2003 1:46 am Post subject:

In order to start only one application you could enter only:

Klovnen · Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2003 1:51 am Post subject:

you can try the wm ratpoison (its in portage). its small and fast, has no *bars, and maxymies everything

Colibri · n00b Joined: 13 Jun 2003 Posts: 27

revil · n00b Joined: 06 Oct 2002 Posts: 68 Location: Japan

Thanks. I'll try some rat poison right away.... (x_x)

b-llwyd · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 9:45 pm Post subject:

another minimalistic WM which will be able to help you is pekwm. You can specify "autoproperties" for any window/program you like, and whenever that program starts, it will define the size/position/layout of the window. Really neat. (emerge -s pekwm)

scap1784 · Apprentice Joined: 25 Dec 2002 Posts: 225

tried ratpoison and when i try to run MozillaFirebird it says no window and everything else seems to be working fine. firebird works in gnome jsut fine too so i dunno.

G-LiTe` · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 06 May 2003 Posts: 147

Just fyi, gnome isn't really a minimal environment but it supports putting apps in fullscreen too (atleast metacity does). I wouldn't know the default shortcut (I got it set to alt+F3) but you can set it in Desktop Properties -> Keyboard Shortcuts. Very handy

nempo · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 7:04 pm Post subject: