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I'd like to run a program in full screen mode without the overhead of a desktop environment but simply on a xserver instance.
This is fairly easy by running:
startx <program>
Trouble is that that program gets placed in the upper left corner and I have no clue how to let it use the full screen height and width.
Any hints?
hennr
Posted 2013-06-12T17:41:31.507
Reputation: 334
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Most X programs will accept the option "geometry" to state both window placement and size. This can also be set as an X resource. Usually the man page for the program will tell you which X resources you can set, or otherwise how to specify placement etc.
Other programs, such as Midori, will have a fullscreen option as an argument to the program:
midori -e Fullscreen
There is more information about options to Midori at the midori website.
Jenny D
Posted 2013-06-12T17:41:31.507
Reputation: 520
Thanks for the answer but unfortunately midori does not support the geometry option.
– hennr – 2013-06-13T08:17:37.193It would have helped a lot if you'd said which program you were talking about from the start... I've now added information specific to Midori. – Jenny D – 2013-06-13T08:19:11.440
Well, which program I run doesn't matter too much. I've tried running midori -e Fullscreen without any success already, these options don't count if running a bare xserver without a desktop environment. The -geometry option was a good idea though, but midori doesn't implement it. – hennr – 2013-06-13T09:31:13.057
It would have mattered to me, as it would have saved me the time I spent writing an answer that does not apply to your situation. But I understand that this may not be of concern to you. – Jenny D – 2013-06-13T09:34:56.670
I appreciate your time and help. "-geometry" could have been a correct answer. So please let's don't make this a flame war. – hennr – 2013-06-13T09:52:13.723
related: http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/129367/dedicated-purpose-single-application-linux-boxes
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