Getting Firefox out of full-screen

[Steve Hayes]

Sorry if this is the wrong place ot ask, but I could not find a
comp.webbrowsers or alt.comp.webbrowsers group....

The menus and space for entering URLs have disappeared from Firefox.
Perhaps I pressed a wrong key somewhere -- how can I get them back?


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On 22/07/2019 05:44, Steve Hayes wrote:

Sorry if this is the wrong place ot ask, but I could not find a
comp.webbrowsers or alt.comp.webbrowsers group....

The menus and space for entering URLs have disappeared from  Firefox.
Perhaps I pressed a wrong key somewhere -- how can I get them back?

F11 key

It's a toggle key  - on/off.

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[J. P. Gilliver (John)]

In message <ekfajehj68voslu1g...@4ax.com>, Steve Hayes

<haye...@telkomsa.net> writes:
>Sorry if this is the wrong place ot ask, but I could not find a
>comp.webbrowsers or alt.comp.webbrowsers group....
>
>The menus and space for entering URLs have disappeared from Firefox.
>Perhaps I pressed a wrong key somewhere -- how can I get them back?
>
>

I think it's F11 for toggling full screen - somewhere around there,
anyway. Though in full-screen mode, I think if you also move the mouse
somewhere (near top of screen is it?) the address box/bar reappears.
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[Steve Hayes]

On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:02:00 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
<G6...@255soft.uk> wrote:

>In message <ekfajehj68voslu1g...@4ax.com>, Steve Hayes
><haye...@telkomsa.net> writes:
>>Sorry if this is the wrong place ot ask, but I could not find a
>>comp.webbrowsers or alt.comp.webbrowsers group....
>>
>>The menus and space for entering URLs have disappeared from Firefox.
>>Perhaps I pressed a wrong key somewhere -- how can I get them back?
>>
>>
>I think it's F11 for toggling full screen - somewhere around there,
>anyway. Though in full-screen mode, I think if you also move the mouse
>somewhere (near top of screen is it?) the address box/bar reappears.

Thanks very much. That worked.

[J. P. Gilliver (John)]

In message <3addjelrj2ln9gha7...@4ax.com>, Steve Hayes

<haye...@telkomsa.net> writes:
>On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:02:00 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
><G6...@255soft.uk> wrote:
>
>>In message <ekfajehj68voslu1g...@4ax.com>, Steve Hayes
>><haye...@telkomsa.net> writes:
>>>Sorry if this is the wrong place ot ask, but I could not find a
>>>comp.webbrowsers or alt.comp.webbrowsers group....
>>>
>>>The menus and space for entering URLs have disappeared from Firefox.
>>>Perhaps I pressed a wrong key somewhere -- how can I get them back?
>>>
>>>
>>I think it's F11 for toggling full screen - somewhere around there,
>>anyway. Though in full-screen mode, I think if you also move the mouse
>>somewhere (near top of screen is it?) the address box/bar reappears.
>
>Thanks very much. That worked.
>
>

You're welcome! (I just checked - it [F11 and mousing to top edge] work
even in my old Firefox 27; I have the feeling they might have been there
in all Firefox, and even perhaps back in Netscape.)

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[Ian Jackson]

In message <8tv$cwk$grNd...@255soft.uk>, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
<G6...@255soft.uk> writes

>In message <3addjelrj2ln9gha7...@4ax.com>, Steve Hayes
><haye...@telkomsa.net> writes:
>>On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:02:00 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
>><G6...@255soft.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>In message <ekfajehj68voslu1g...@4ax.com>, Steve Hayes
>>><haye...@telkomsa.net> writes:
>>>>Sorry if this is the wrong place ot ask, but I could not find a
>>>>comp.webbrowsers or alt.comp.webbrowsers group....
>>>>
>>>>The menus and space for entering URLs have disappeared from Firefox.
>>>>Perhaps I pressed a wrong key somewhere -- how can I get them back?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>I think it's F11 for toggling full screen - somewhere around there,
>>>anyway. Though in full-screen mode, I think if you also move the mouse
>>>somewhere (near top of screen is it?) the address box/bar reappears.
>>
>>Thanks very much. That worked.
>>
>>
>You're welcome! (I just checked - it [F11 and mousing to top edge] work
>even in my old Firefox 27; I have the feeling they might have been
>there in all Firefox, and even perhaps back in Netscape.)

The F11 thing is useful to know (which I didn't). F12 also does some
interesting things.
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Ian