Window full-screen size when Firefox starts

[J-Paul BERARD]

With Ubuntu 17.10 Wayland (64 bits AMD), Firefox opens always with the window in full-screen size. If you reduce the size before closing it, next time, it will open in full-screen size.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: firefox 56.0+build6-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.1
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC2: jpaul 1618 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: jpaul 1618 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC1: jpaul 1618 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20171003222101
Channel: Unavailable
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Nov 6 15:49:44 2017
Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
 # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite)
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-30 (554 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.0.254 dev wlp4s6 proto static metric 600
 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlp4s6 scope link metric 1000
 192.168.0.0/24 dev wlp4s6 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.0.10 metric 600
Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
MostRecentCrashID: bp-7494d4c2-9262-44e6-8fb2-3ca0d2161203
Plugins: Shockwave Flash - /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so (adobe-flashplugin)
PrefSources: prefs.js
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=56.0/20171003222101 (In use)
RelatedPackageVersions: adobe-flashplugin 1:20171025.1-0ubuntu1
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: firefox
SubmittedCrashIDs:
 bp-7494d4c2-9262-44e6-8fb2-3ca0d2161203
 bp-80a96d18-eeb9-455f-b7c6-046ac2160509
 bp-8e0dc06d-4cc6-4ab7-8618-421d12160508
Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-10-23 (14 days ago)
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[David laight (david-laight)]

Same problem here.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Bob Englert (rjenglert)]

Same thing occurs for me using Ubuntu 17.10 with xorg

[Ubfan (ubfan1)]

Ubuntu 18.04, Firefox 59.02 64 bit has the same problem. Nvidia driver 390.48 in use.

[Ubfan (ubfan1)]

If the Firefox windows is larger than some limit when closed, it will open in full-screen mode next time it is opened. If smaller than this limit, the size at close will be used as the size when reopened.

[Jozef Mikušinec (mik-jozef)]

Happens to me, too, but with all windows, not just Firefox. Ubuntu 18.4. Didn't happen with 17.4.

[jordan.sc (jordanjsc)]

Ubuntu 18.04, latest Firefox as of today, always opens up maximized. For what it's worth, it does not happen with any other apps *with the exception* of Chromium and Chrome, which both open maximized. (Intel Graphics).

[Kirill Kuzminykh (cykooz)]

Almost all applications (Firefox, Nautilus, Google Chrome, PyCharm, Skype, Calendar and other) opens in maximized size if it window size was larger than some value (more than about 80% of display width and height) when application was closed.

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Ubuntu 18.04, NVidia drivers, Gnome Shell

[Olivier Tilloy (osomon)]

This looks more like a feature of the window manager, rather than application-specific bugs.

[Olivier Tilloy (osomon)]

(I added a mutter source package task to reflect this)

[Oliver Brakmann (obrakmann)]

This is indeed a mutter "feature". Use 'gsettings set org.gnome.mutter auto-maximize false' to turn it off.

[Kirill Kuzminykh (cykooz)]

Thank you Oliver. Your advice has helped me.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu.
Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) reached end-of-life on July 19, 2018.

See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

We appreciate that this bug may be old and you might not be interested in discussing it any more. But if you are then please upgrade to the latest Ubuntu version and re-test. If you then find the bug is still present in the newer Ubuntu version, please add a comment here telling us which new version it is in and change the bug status to Confirmed.