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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...

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September 27, 2014

misa3678
Participating Frequently
September 3, 2014
Now that Yosemite is coming out, the zoom button is becoming the full screen button. People will be expecting full screen when they click the green button. Not being able to manage Photoshop in Mission Control is very disruptive to my workflow!!
mickyhulse
Known Participant
June 19, 2014
Just so we're all aware, in Mavericks (and Mountain Lion) the full screen modes have improved. No longer is the second monitor useless; it's now its own desktop space. Anyway, just FYI for those of you that don't have dual monitor setup. Please Adobe, for God's sake, adopt full screen mode! Sheesh. 😠
mickyhulse
Known Participant
June 19, 2014
Not just Lightroom, but all Adobe apps please. 🙂
mickyhulse
Known Participant
June 19, 2014
God, hearing that about a Muse team member really bothers me for some reason.

Being able to use full screen mode is SOOO helpful for many reasons. It's a great way to keep apps organized. Personally, I prefer the full screen mode more than using desktops.

As was mentioned by Scott Smith above, moving apps to spaces is a real pain in arse. I mean, you can always tell an app to "always" open in a particular desktop, but then that means you always have to have that desktop laying around; when not using Adobe apps, that means extra swipes across an un-used space to get to a full screen app.

It's unfortunate that Adobe isn't aware of how useful full screen is. It's probably because their devs don't use full screen mode, BECAUSE THEIR APPS DON'T SUPPORT IT, so they don't know how cool it is. :)

Or, are all Adobe devs Windows users?

I hate to sound like a troll, but it really bugs me that Adobe apps clutter up my workflow.
Inspiring
June 19, 2014
I recently asked a Muse team member about Full-Screen mode. He said it was not on their radar.

Adobe doesn't seem to understand how nice Apple's Full-Screen mode. Not only does set the app to take over the full screen, but it gives the app its own, exclusive Desktop space.

Any method that Adobe introduces keeps the app on the same page, allowing apps to overlap each other and thus not allowing us to switch between apps with the keyboard shortcut Control-Left and Right Arrows or by a two-finger swipe on the mouse.

Adobe seems tone deaf to its users regarding this feature.
Inspiring
June 19, 2014
Things have changed quite a bit in OS X's full screen mode since Lion. It would be nice to see a reconsideration on this. Currently, I have to open Lightroom and then use Mission Control to move Lightroom into its own space. Even still, windows often spawn in that space and the Dock appears when switching between spaces.
mickyhulse
Known Participant
March 17, 2014
Wha? Really? I did not see a native OS X full screen button in Illy ... Where's it at? 🙂
Inspiring
March 17, 2014


... Illustrator has it, so why not Photoshop?
mickyhulse
Known Participant
December 26, 2013
PLEASE support full screen mode in CC apps.

Pretty please, with sugar on top?

Switching/swiping between desktops is super useful.