Firefox dominates the monitor with no radio buttons to minimze or maximize the page

[Patrick Smart]

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

Version: 8.10
Firefox version: 3.0
Monitor: ViewSonic VA702b
Firefox is actually over-filling the screen so the minimise, maximise and close buttons are off the screen at the top. There is no way to resize the Firefox screen, making it impossible to switch from this app to any other. The only course open is to close Firefox any time another app is to be accessed, not at all convenient or desirable.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-9-generic i686

[Chris Crisafulli (itnet7)]

Thanks for reporting this bug and helping to make ubuntu better, Is there a chance when this is happening to you that you may be in Fullscreen mode? Can you press F11 to see if it toggles to normal view allowing you access to the min. max. and close buttons?

[Chris Crisafulli (itnet7)]

Patrick,

I have subscribed to this bug, Please read my earlier comment and let me know if this was the issue or not. Also have you added any plugins recently?

Thanks for your time,

Chris C.
Thanks,

Chris C.

[Patrick Smart (psmart)]

Chris Crisafulli wrote:
> Thanks for reporting this bug and helping to make ubuntu better, Is
> there a chance when this is happening to you that you may be in
> Fullscreen mode? Can you press F11 to see if it toggles to normal view
> allowing you access to the min. max. and close buttons?
>
>
Thank you,thank you. That was so incredibly simple I'm embarrassed.
Likely I inadvertently struck this key in the not too distant past and
had no idea. I guess this moves the issue from bug to user stupidity; I
don't mind subscribing to that as long as there's someone kind enough to
help out. Again thank you very much.
Patrick

[Patrick Smart (psmart)]

Chris Crisafulli wrote:
> Patrick,
>
> I have subscribed to this bug, Please read my earlier comment and let me
> know if this was the issue or not. Also have you added any plugins
> recently?
>
> Thanks for your time,
>
> Chris C.
> Thanks,
>
> Chris C.
>
> ** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
>
Well, perhaps it is a bug; the f11 keystroke is required at every launch
of Firefox. All other apps present themselves
as usual.
Still the solution, if not permanent, is satisfactory in any case as it
restores the functionality missing in the first place.
Only Stumble Upon has been added and that was immediately after install
in mid-November. I wasn't aware of the issue
we're discussing until a little more than a week ago.
Thanks again,
Patrick

[Chris Crisafulli (itnet7)]

Patrick,

This happens to more people than you think, Your description was really good, so I encourage you not be gunshy when reporting issues in the future. Thanks for quickly replying back so that I could mark this bug as invalid. Hope you have a great Holiday!

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

actually another dupe of bug 276640