[Bf-committers] Linux, Windowed by default (patch, needs discussion)

[sheep]

I agree entirely, I think anyone who wants it full screen rather than 
just a maximised window will know how to
make a shortcut that opens it however they like.

James, aka BlendedSheep

Campbell Barton wrote:
> Hi, We need to discuss making windowed default on linux (rather then 
> fullscreen)
> - obvious reasons, make it easy for the new user and advanced users 
> can make it fullscreen if they like.
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> The patch makes blender work like Windows (mac too?)
>
> blender -W # will run fullscreen, otherwise windowed
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> http://projects.blender.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=127&aid=6391&group_id=9 
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> Below is some discussion from the bf-funboard ML
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> Kent Mein wrote:
> > I wouldn't have a problem with this, I have an alias setup so that I
> > always open blender in a window.  I also think that most linux
> > users are use to applications starting up non fullscreen, and if
> > every other platform starts up windowed I think its a good idea to 
> change it.
> > (Especially if it removes a couple of lines of code in the source, 
> simpler
> > is better)
> >
> > If its not changed I can live with that though too. ;)
> >
> > Kent
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> Jason van Gumster wrote:
> > My personal preference is to go borderless and fullscreen (in fact, I
> > often find myself wishing this were possible on other OS's).  However,
> > whatever the default behavior is doesn't bother me as long as I
> > have some way to get to my precious borderless set up. :)
> >
> >   -Fweeb
> (Davide Vercelli - Agree's)
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