Re: Fullscreen mode [was Re: [Usability] Mac-style menus?]

[David Feldman <mailing-lists interfacethis com>]

> Most of these advantages can be gotten by running applications in
> fullscreen mode (my friend likes it so much better in fullscreen he 
> runs a
> window manager called ratpoison where everything is fullscreen, well 
> sort
> of), although unfortunately it seems defeat has been snapped from the 
> jaws
> of victory as in most cases the active area of the menus/buttons are 
> not
> flush with the top edge of the screen.

Also, in fullscreen mode don't you lose some of the advantages of a 
windowing system? Like windows?

--Dave