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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

Stephen Shankland
Known Participant
March 22, 2012
I'm not craving this feature, but I suspect it will be the task-switching interface of the future for OS X. Perhaps even someday the menu bar will disappear, as on iOS. Windows 8 is getting more full-screen-friendly, too.
Participating Frequently
March 20, 2012
agreed. with Lion out for half a year now, i think it's really ridiculous for Lightroom 4 to ship now without proper ful screen support. imho, it shows a lack of respect for the platform.
Inspiring
March 20, 2012
I agree. I am using the Lightroom 4 trial, and one of the main things holding me back from purchase is the lack of native Lion full screen support. A company as large as Adobe should be able to add these kinds of features fairly quickly 😞 Here's to hoping for support in 4.1!

I also agree with Roberto. While the black borders with arrows for showing and hiding the panels makes sense for a beginner user, it should be an option to turn this off when in full screen mode. I wish I had that screen real estate for my pictures!
Participating Frequently
February 5, 2012
Lightroom should have a true "Full Screen" mode. No borders of any kind.
I should be able to use 100% of my screen to see my photos.
There is no need for borders. The panels could still be accessed by moving the pointer to the edge of the screen.

Participant
February 5, 2012
Since Lion is now a few months old, and Lightroom is coming out with a brand new version, it would be great to have Lightroom support full-screen apps in Lion. The Lightroom full-screen feature currently isn't able to take advantage of quickly switching between full-screen apps, which is a HUGE negative. Right now it's the only feature of Aperture that would force me to go back.

Participant
July 29, 2011
I would also very much like this feature.