Re: Etch Gnome Acroread -- full screen behavior
Thanks, Liam, I can confirm that that works well.
Also thanks for that earlier comment about the gconf keyboard/xkb
workaround.
--Martin
On Wed, May 10, 2006 at 11:15:32PM +0100, Liam O'Toole wrote:
> On Wed, 10 May 2006 09:21:29 -0400
> Clint Harshaw <charshaw@presby.edu> wrote:
>
> > Hi everybody,
> >
> > I'm running Etch with Marillat repo (all updated as of this morning
> > May 10), and have noticed some recent undesirable behavior within the
> > last couple of weeks regarding how Gnome handles a request for
> > Acroread to present .pdf slides in full screen.
> >
> > Previously, when displaying .pdf slides in full screen using Ctrl+l,
> > the slides would fill the screen. Now, when displaying full screen,
> > the Gnome panels remain on the top and the bottom of the screen.
> >
> > I have uploaded a screenshot of the behavior at this url:
> >
> > http://www.penguinsolutions.org/screenshots/acroreadfullscreen.png
> >
> > Anyone have an idea about how get Acroread full screen to really be
> > full screen?
> >
> > I would use evince or gpdf, but evince simply does not display some
> > of the presentations I've written in latex-beamer accurately and gpdf
> > leaves a grey surrounding box, instead of blacking out the remaining
> > viewing area outside the slides.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Clint
> >
>
> Use metacity's fullscreen mode. You will need to set up a keyboard
> shortcut using Desktop > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts. In this way
> you can toggle fullscreen mode for any application.
>
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>
> Liam
>
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