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From: Axel Kohlmeyer (akohlmey_at_gmail.com)
Date: Tue Dec 04 2012 - 09:47:31 CST

On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 4:25 PM, Sabine Reisser <sabine.reisser_at_kit.edu> wrote:
> Hi Axel,

hi sabine,

please always send a copy of your replies to the mailing list, too. thanks

> thanks for the quick answer. Removing the window frame works, but the menu
> bars are still there (see attachment). Is there a way to enlarge the window
> so they disappear, too?

yes, but that is not so simple.

this is not VMD's fault, but due
to your desktop environment deciding
it knows better what you want and
that placing an undecorated window
on top of the window stack is not
what you want, even if you asked for it.

(mind you, the view of the desktop environment
people is the opposite. they rather require you
to use a non-ICCCM window manager "hint".)

you can try to set the configuration of the two
panels to "auto-hide", replace the window manager,
or you can try to switch to a different (more minimal)
desktop environment altogether. i've done the first
with some success and the second with more success.
on the picture on the left in this post, you see how
far you can get with the first approach in a multi-screen
setup using a special hack for projecting on cylindrical
surfaces with overlapping projector displays:

https://sites.google.com/site/akohlmey/news-and-announcements/vmdmulti-projectoroutputforinteractivemd

it worked for the purpose, but it was not 100% satisfactory.

ciao,
    axel.

> Cheers
> Sabine
>
>
>
> On 12/04/2012 03:54 PM, Axel Kohlmeyer wrote:
>>
>> hi sabine,
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Sabine Reisser<sabine.reisser_at_kit.edu>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> hopefully an easy question with a simple answer:
>>> how can I make the VMD display window really full-screen? Not only
>>> maximized, but I want the window frame and my linux top and bottom bars
>>> to
>>> disappear also.
>>>
>>
>> full screen is available, but is a bit of a hack
>> and only works on unix-like machines (you are
>> using linux, so it should work).
>>
>> you have to set the environment variable
>> VMDFULLSCREEN to 1 and then resize
>> the display to some size (which is irrelevant).
>>
>> e.g. on the VMD console you can use the following commands:
>>
>> global env
>> set env(VMDFULLSCREEN) 1
>> display resize 100 100
>>
>> this will produce an undecorated window that
>> is put on top of all other windows, i.e.
>> covers the entire screen. one caveat,
>> this does not work with some window
>> managers in multi-screen mode (xinerama
>> or twinview) who "correct" the settings
>> to just one screen.
>>
>> please let us know, if this hack works for you
>> or if you have any additional questions.
>>
>> axel.
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Would be great if someone could help.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Sabine
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Dr. Axel Kohlmeyer akohlmey_at_gmail.com http://goo.gl/1wk0
>> International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste. Italy.
>>
>
> 

--
Dr. Axel Kohlmeyer  akohlmey_at_gmail.com  http://goo.gl/1wk0
International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste. Italy.