Safari problem

cymatty · 17 Nov 2007 at 19:25

I am liking the look of this browser however I have a problem.

I cannot for the life of me get this to fill the screen if I press the green button in the top right it judt strecthes it top to bottom.

I would show you a screenshot but do not know how to on a mac.

Lowe · 17 Nov 2007 at 19:26

Drag the bottom right hand corner out so it fills the screen...

Mr Jones · 17 Nov 2007 at 19:28

Shift + Command (Apple) + 3 for immediate screenshot.

Anyway, you've got to drag it into full screen - it's the only annoying thing about some apps on OS X - they go "full screen" to the width of the website you're on, or the default, around 800x600 ish.

Put the top left to the corner, drag and bottom right to the corner, done. Itll always re-open to that setup from now... (unless you change it)

cymatty · 17 Nov 2007 at 19:29

Doh that worked, why does it not just go full screen straight away.

(goes off grumbling about the software being silly and not himself)

Cheers

Spyhop · 17 Nov 2007 at 19:38

I think the thinking is not to waste space. It only takes as much space as it needs to display all the content. Makes sense, especially with big wide displays. I always think web pages look fairly ridiculous when they're maximised on my display in Windows.

Though there should at least be menu option to do a full maximise if you want to!

cymatty · 17 Nov 2007 at 19:42

wush said:
Though there should at least be menu option to do a full maximise if you want to!

Yeah I looked for one and didn't see one so thought there was a software fault.

Sic · 17 Nov 2007 at 19:56

Dr Jones said:
Shift + Command (Apple) + 3 for immediate screenshot.

shift+cmd+4 - space ***!

artaxerxes · 18 Nov 2007 at 11:23

Fullscreening apps is from the Windows paradigm. Mac OS X has a different aim, multi-tasking. The window maximises intelligently to be the size required for the task at hand. It just depends on what you are used too, which you expect to happen, it is not a deficiency.

Sic · 18 Nov 2007 at 11:54

artaxerxes said:
Fullscreening apps is from the Windows paradigm. Mac OS X has a different aim, multi-tasking. The window maximises intelligently to be the size required for the task at hand. It just depends on what you are used too, which you expect to happen, it is not a deficiency.

that doesn't really change the fact that some people prefer to browse full-screen. I have a 'space' reserved for web browsers, and they're always full screen. Having said that, in Windows I never browse full screen!

theheyes · 18 Nov 2007 at 12:21

I see the logic of both ways but as a person who uses both windows and osx I find myself using the windows maximize button far far more than the mac expand button so I think that says something.