Full Screen View in OS/X Apps?

[AndyG]

Anyone else think this is a desirable feature, especially for browsers? Or is it only something that an ex-Windows user would want? On my 12.1 iBook I'd love to have the full screen for my browsing, both to maximise space and also to remove "distractions" like the menu/title/status/dock etc.

Andy

[hazmat]

I also think it's a good idea, and I would say defintely possible since iMovie and iDVD at least will hide the Dock when active.

[wdw_]

iDVD isn't full screen.

I definatley want full screen in IE.

[hazmat]

Originally posted by wdw_
iDVD isn't full screen.

Oh, true. iMovie is though, so it's possible to do. IE is defiicient in so many areas, though, that I think it would be more something like OmniWeb or Chimera that would do it.

[rinse]

i dont want that. uggh.

i like the menu system and window widget fine just the way they are. a full screen system could lead to the windows way of thinking with an ever changing menu across the top of the screen with little uniformity across the OS.

[hazmat]

Originally posted by rinse
i dont want that. uggh.

i like the menu system and window widget fine just the way they are. a full screen system could lead to the windows way of thinking with an ever changing menu across the top of the screen with little uniformity across the OS.

I think calling that a Windows way of thinking is like saying that a desktop filled with icons so you can't find anything and windows all over your screen so you have no idea what is what and a totally sloppily organized hard drive so you need Sherlock to find anything a 'Mac way of thinking'. I see that all the time on Macs. I see people in Windows keeping things maximized a lot, yes, but not so often. I think a full screen option would be very welcomed by a lot of people. Certain web pages would work well like that. Like when some of you put up full screen captures. Lessens the need for scrolling.

[dixonbm]

Personally the way apps go full screen in windows usually bugs the hell out of me, especially when I want to copy something from a different app while typing in another. Although it would be nice if the green plus button would make browsers full screen, especially when nothing else matters.

-Dixon

[RacerX]

I usually have two or three apps open that I am working on at once, so seeing the other app is important to me.

Also the Desktop is like a desktop to me, and windows are like sheets of paper. I wouldn't want all my letters and memos on poster size paper covering my real desktop, and I don't want my windows covering my screen.