Firefox loosing its full screen on gnome. Anyone else see this.
from HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com to linux@lemmy.ml on 11 Feb 17:34
https://moist.catsweat.com/m/linux@lemmy.ml/t/855368

So im on zorin so basically ubuntu with gnome. Anyway I see this thing and it only happens with firefox but the switching between various windows I get back to firefox and it will be full screen size but not actually full screened so now I can see another window peeping over the top. Does not happen consistantly at all but like a minimum of once a day I notice it and click the window back to small and then full screen again to get it to use the whole real estate. Just seeing if anyone has seen behaviour like this or better yet knows something about it.

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jwiggler@sh.itjust.works on 11 Feb 17:53 next collapse

I think I have seen a similar issue. Mine is that sometimes my firefox gets stuck in the background and I can click the icon in my dock to maximize it. Nothing happens. I have to hit the Windows key to view all my windows in that particular workspace, then click firefox to get it to the front. Sometimes it doesn’t work and I have to close out Firefox and reopen. Is that similar to what you’re seeing ?

HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com on 11 Feb 18:06 collapse

actually that sounds way worse. I never have to close it out and I can always get to it. It just sorta looses its fullscreenness while in fullscreen. Its very odd.

PushButton@lemmy.world on 11 Feb 18:09 next collapse

I have a similar problem, but once resized, the problem doesn’t reoccur.

HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com on 11 Feb 18:12 collapse

Oh. I definately saw it twice per day. That is what got me to post something and find out if other folks see it. Never have it on any other application though. Only firefox and only on linux or maybe specifically gnome but I can't be sure.

PushButton@lemmy.world on 11 Feb 21:33 collapse

I am on niri right now, so I guess it isn’t gnome specific.

just_another_person@lemmy.world on 11 Feb 19:07 next collapse

Sounds like it might have something to do with some rendering settings related to hardware acceleration. Have a look here and see if toggling anything on or off helps: wiki.archlinux.org/title/Firefox#Hardware_video_a…

HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com on 11 Feb 22:15 collapse

The only thing I see with hardware acceleration is starting in safe mode. Am I missing something?

Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 12 Feb 06:16 collapse

Yes. I dont remember the word exactly but it might have the word “performance” or “hardware”

HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com on 12 Feb 14:33 collapse

ahh ok I see it now. my control f was not working because it was hardware video acceleration although I swear I just did acceleration and did not seem to find it but I may just have lost the context while looking at the parts. Its clicking now today with the section and trying the configs. thank you I will try them.

Xiisadaddy@lemmygrad.ml on 12 Feb 00:39 collapse

Do you use hide the top bar extension?

HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com on 12 Feb 00:46 collapse

no but I use some addons but the only ones I can think of which might effect the top is foxytabs and powertabs. They don't really change visuals though more oganization.

Xiisadaddy@lemmygrad.ml on 12 Feb 12:37 collapse

I meant the gnome extension not firefox

HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com on 12 Feb 14:35 collapse

oh. I will have to look into it as although I have not added it much of what zorin does is look in feel outside of added packages as its an out of the box distro.