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synthead

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Registered: 2006-05-09

Posts: 1,337

Launching an application maximized under XFCE4?

I would really like to start my shell maximized under XFCE4.  Is there an option for this?

Leonid.I

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From: Aethyr

Registered: 2009-03-22

Posts: 999

Re: Launching an application maximized under XFCE4?

"man terminal" is your friend...

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vacant

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From: downstairs

Registered: 2004-11-05

Posts: 816

Re: Launching an application maximized under XFCE4?

"man terminal" is your friend...

Not always. In "Preferred Applications" -> Terminal Emulator, setting a custom command of "terminal --maximize" doesn't work when you launch "Terminal Emulator" from the XFCE4 Applications Menu. I edited .local/share/xfce4/helpers/terminal

[Desktop Entry]
NoDisplay=true
Version=1.0
Encoding=UTF-8
Type=X-XFCE-Helper
X-XFCE-Category=TerminalEmulator
X-XFCE-CommandsWithParameter=terminal --maximize "%s"
Icon=terminal
Name=terminal
X-XFCE-Commands=terminal

change the last line to

X-XFCE-Commands=terminal --maximize

Leonid.I

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From: Aethyr

Registered: 2009-03-22

Posts: 999

Re: Launching an application maximized under XFCE4?

In "Preferred Applications" -> Terminal Emulator, setting a custom command of "terminal --maximize" doesn't work when you launch "Terminal Emulator" from the XFCE4 Applications Menu.

Yeah, I usually create a 1-line bash wrapper. Not really sure if this deserves a bug report.

I edited .local/share/xfce4/helpers/terminal

[Desktop Entry]
NoDisplay=true
Version=1.0
Encoding=UTF-8
Type=X-XFCE-Helper
X-XFCE-Category=TerminalEmulator
X-XFCE-CommandsWithParameter=terminal --maximize "%s"
Icon=terminal
Name=terminal
X-XFCE-Commands=terminal

change the last line to

X-XFCE-Commands=terminal --maximize

Nice, thanks for sharing

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nsmathew

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From: Asia

Registered: 2012-08-18

Posts: 31

Re: Launching an application maximized under XFCE4?

Thanks, this helped me as well!

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