How can I run a GWT application in full screen mode

Néstor Boscán

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Jun 17, 2011, 12:00:48 PM6/17/11

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How can I run a GWT application in full screen mode so the user doesn't have
control to minimize or change to another application.

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Néstor Boscán

A. Stevko

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Jun 17, 2011, 12:06:32 PM6/17/11

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Yes but this has little to do with GWT and everything to do with the browser and os features.

Switching applications is OS dependent.

Opening a browser full screen and removing the toolbars and navigation elements is basic browser features.

2011/6/17 Néstor Boscán <nest...@gmail.com>

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Marco

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Mar 6, 2012, 1:55:13 PM3/6/12

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Have you found a solution in the meantime?

@Stevko: Good to know but do you have a solution with example anyway?

JoseM

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Mar 6, 2012, 3:11:38 PM3/6/12

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Please don't post the same question on different threads..

But the real answer is that it can't be done anymore with modern browsers -- which is a good thing. I know that Chrome and/or Firefox both allow you to override javascript which tries to hide the address bar and other elements. I personally hate when websites used to do that and I would be more inclined to navigate away from the page and/or block the site if it did. In addition, doing a window.open like that could be interpreted as a popup by some browsers which will trigger a popup blocker and the window would not open at all (unless the user instructed it to do so).

If you want full screen you can ASK the user to go into full screen mode (such as by pressing F11), or you can deploy the application to computers which you totally control and turn into kiosks that run the browser in full screen moe.

On Tuesday, March 6, 2012 1:55:13 PM UTC-5, Marco wrote:

Have you found a solution in the meantime?
@Stevko: Good to know but do you have a solution with example anyway?

Alfredo Quiroga-Villamil

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Mar 6, 2012, 3:30:09 PM3/6/12

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I am not sure if this applies to the question asked here, but there are some cases where it is convenient to hide the address bar for example. This is particularly useful for mobile web apps where you want the app to look and feel like it's native and you want to do it serving it as a webpage, not using the phonegap or other's packaging mechanisms out there. I didn't read the whole thing but Marco you might want to take a look at:

https://groups.google.com/group/iscroll/browse_thread/thread/dc84f2f87a459d0?tvc=2&pli=1

Best regards,

Alfredo

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