sorry folks, thats f11 ! -jmz On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 3:36 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: >  Thanks to all of you! > >  Pressing f12 solved my problem, but I will try to get a better > understanding of the things everyone mentioned.  I'm not really a > Gnome expert, current circumstance has moved me to Gnome desktop for > my regular laptop. > >  -jmz > > On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 2:54 PM, Dazed_75 wrote: >> You might also check to see if you are running maximus or some other addon >> that is mostly intended for netbooks to maximize your use of screen real >> estate.  BTW, that is standard for distros like ubuntu NBR (UNR) >> >> On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 12:45 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>>  Whenever I maximize Firefox in Ubuntu, it takes up my whole desktop. >>>  Its really irritating because I have to press Alt-F9 to minimize it, >>> as the window controls are gone (it super maximizes it, the header on >>> the window is not visible nor is the other Gnome desktop controls). >>> Any ideas on why this is happening?  This is the Gnome environment. >>> >>> thanks, jmz >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> -- >> Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry >> >> The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, >> that I wish it always to be kept alive. >>  - Thomas Jefferson >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss