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qtluong
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March 28, 2019
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LR Classic on Mac OS 10.14 stuck in full screen mode

  • March 28, 2019
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I cannot get out of full screen mode and resize the LR window so it takes up only part of the screen.

If I move the cursor to the top, the normal menu bar (Apple Lightroom File .... ) appears, but it does not have the red / green normal buttons for resizing the window.

Meanwhile, Window > Screen Mode shows "Normal" checked.

Escape key, restart of LR, or even reboot do not change a thing. I had the same problem with an earlier version of LR. Upon upgrading to the latest version, the problem was fixed for a while, but it reappeared again. I am running LR Classic 8.2 on Mac OS 10.14. Thanks!

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    Correct answer affectionate_days01AC

    That would have been a trap for me, not solving my problem and destroying my customization,  The correct answer was: Cmd+Opt+F keyboard combo.

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    Bob Somrak
    Bob Somrak
    Legend
    March 28, 2019

    There are TWO screen mode settings in the Window menu on my Mac 10.14.4.   Try the one below Zoom All.  The screen modes menu items seem to operate independently.  I never use full screen but just noticed this.

    M4 Pro Mac Mini. 48GB
    Ian Lyons
    Community Expert
    Ian LyonsCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 28, 2019

    Bob,

    The menu item below 'Zoom All' alternates between Exit and Enter Full Screen. It's used to toggle between the two modes.

    Bob Somrak
    Bob Somrak
    Legend
    March 28, 2019

    I am well aware of that Ian Lyons but this menu item operates independently from the other "Screen Mode" in Lightroom and my suggestion may solve the issue.  Notice one menu say "Enter Full Screen" and the other says you are already in "Full Screen".   Command-Option-F gets you out of the bottom one but does not get you out of the top one.   Its either a bug or the top one is an APPLE system command and the bottom one is a Lightroom command.  I never use screen mode but did this to see what the OP's issue was.   I was surprised to see these to menu items and even more surprised to find out they worked differently.

    M4 Pro Mac Mini. 48GB
    JP Hess
    JP Hess
    Inspiring
    March 28, 2019

    I'm not a Mac user, never have been, never will be. Have you tried using Cmd+Opt+F keyboard combination to see It will restore the screen to your liking?

      vincent solomito
      vincent solomito
      Inspiring
      March 1, 2020

      thanks but does not help.

       

      vinsolo

      Akash Sharma
      Akash Sharma
      Legend
      March 28, 2019

      Hi qtluong,

      Sorry that you cannot get out the Full screen mode in Lightroom Classic CC.

      I'd recommend that you restore Lightroom app preferences to default as mentioned in this article How to set Lightroom Classic CC preferences and let us know if that helps.

      Thanks,

      Akash

      vincent solomito
      vincent solomito
      Inspiring
      March 1, 2020

      no, thank you. Others have said that Adobe says this is a bug, affecting only mac os.

       

      vinsolo

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