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July 21, 2011
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P: Support for native full-screen mode on macOS

  • July 21, 2011
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I must say that full screen apps is a wonderful idea. I can start in such a way some of the apple apps (safari, imail, numbers) - I like switching between them. It will be desirable to enable this option for Ligtroom & Photoshop (both CS and Elements) to behave in similar way under new Mission Control stuff...

317 replies

Inspiring
January 30, 2015
OSX 10.10 actually, but your point still stands. When the official response was first given, a good chunk of third party apps did not support this feature, but now most do. It's really expected at this point, and Adobe stands out like a sore thumb.
Inspiring
January 30, 2015
The biggest fact that HAS changed is we are now at OS X v10.11 ... 10.7 is an afterthought at this point. Other developers are not only listening to users about Full Screen mode in OS X ... they are embracing it. These other developers also have far fewer resources and do not measure their revenue in increments of billions of dollars.

One has to marvel at the difference in attitude.
Inspiring
January 30, 2015
The green button was never a maximize button (http://www.macyourself.com/2011/02/06...) and in Yosemite it now is the full screen button in apps that support it.
Inspiring
January 30, 2015
The green button is still a maximize button, and still does what it should.
Inspiring
January 30, 2015
Yeah, I considered that, although ultimately decided against mentioning it because I felt I would run the risk of being called cynical. Either way, Adobe's issue here is being too platform agnostic. There is a reason people never assosciated Java apps with quality, and Adobe apps sometimes feel a lot like Java apps, minus the portability.
Inspiring
January 30, 2015
I think Adobe's response about only the very top features will be addressed is a bit of bunk. I think the real rule at Adobe is that their Mac and PC versions must be exactly the same, not matter how loudly their users scream. Some bull-headed people at Adobe refuse to even consider anything that violates this golden rule.
Inspiring
January 30, 2015
Except now the green button has become the full screen button on Yosemite. More people will, in time, start to wonder why Adobe apps don't use this feature. Also, the original response assumes that OSX full screen will have to "replace" the existing full screen mode, which I don't think is necessarily the case.
Inspiring
January 30, 2015
No, the situation really hasn't changed - all the facts remain the same.
Inspiring
January 30, 2015
That was 3 years ago. The situation has changed.
Inspiring
January 30, 2015
Please read the previous official responses. This has already been answered, in detail.