i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Tue, 01 Dec 2015 07:13:10 +0000Fullscreen to hide i3bar and border onlyhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/7447/fullscreen-to-hide-i3bar-and-border-only/Fullscreen mode of some applications with i3wm is the same as application's internal fullscrenn mode, for example, in Firefox, what I get with F11 and Mod+f are the same, but what I expect when pressing Mod+f is just maximizing current window and hiding i3bar and border, without hiding any firefox component. Is it possible to make i3wm's fullscreen mode behaving like this?Wed, 25 Nov 2015 15:52:06 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7447/fullscreen-to-hide-i3bar-and-border-only/Comment by Rotech for <p>Fullscreen mode of some applications with i3wm is the same as application's internal fullscrenn mode, for example, in Firefox, what I get with F11 and Mod+f are the same, but what I expect when pressing Mod+f is just maximizing current window and hiding i3bar and border, without hiding any firefox component. Is it possible to make i3wm's fullscreen mode behaving like this?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7447/fullscreen-to-hide-i3bar-and-border-only/?comment=7498#comment-7498This might be a Firefox bug. Using Chrome - F11 goes full screen and hides the URL and tab bar etc. Whereas, mod+f maximises Chrome keeping the UI intact.Sun, 29 Nov 2015 07:57:57 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7447/fullscreen-to-hide-i3bar-and-border-only/?comment=7498#comment-7498Comment by Anon1234 for <p>Fullscreen mode of some applications with i3wm is the same as application's internal fullscrenn mode, for example, in Firefox, what I get with F11 and Mod+f are the same, but what I expect when pressing Mod+f is just maximizing current window and hiding i3bar and border, without hiding any firefox component. Is it possible to make i3wm's fullscreen mode behaving like this?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7447/fullscreen-to-hide-i3bar-and-border-only/?comment=7488#comment-7488try mod+a (focus parent) then mod+f, or for firefox you can disable interface autohiding in about:config parameter "browser.fullscreen.autohide"Fri, 27 Nov 2015 17:42:01 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7447/fullscreen-to-hide-i3bar-and-border-only/?comment=7488#comment-7488Comment by peterN for <p>Fullscreen mode of some applications with i3wm is the same as application's internal fullscrenn mode, for example, in Firefox, what I get with F11 and Mod+f are the same, but what I expect when pressing Mod+f is just maximizing current window and hiding i3bar and border, without hiding any firefox component. Is it possible to make i3wm's fullscreen mode behaving like this?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7447/fullscreen-to-hide-i3bar-and-border-only/?comment=7482#comment-7482At first I was puzzled by this as well. Meanwhile I got used to it and find it ok/logic. Getting some more background info on this would be nice.Fri, 27 Nov 2015 07:35:18 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7447/fullscreen-to-hide-i3bar-and-border-only/?comment=7482#comment-7482Answer by Loong for <p>Fullscreen mode of some applications with i3wm is the same as application's internal fullscrenn mode, for example, in Firefox, what I get with F11 and Mod+f are the same, but what I expect when pressing Mod+f is just maximizing current window and hiding i3bar and border, without hiding any firefox component. Is it possible to make i3wm's fullscreen mode behaving like this?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7447/fullscreen-to-hide-i3bar-and-border-only/?answer=7512#post-id-7512 Thanks to @Anon1234, I'm happy with Firefox's fullscreen mode now with config: "browser.fullscreen.autohide" set to false.Tue, 01 Dec 2015 07:13:10 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7447/fullscreen-to-hide-i3bar-and-border-only/?answer=7512#post-id-7512