Firefox + F11 = Happy Poster :-)

Sakrysta · September 22 2009, 03:58 PM

Just wanted to say I discovered the F11 key the other day, and now I don't have to page down to see the first content on each page of the board anymore.

I am very happy.

It's not something I'll use all the time with every website, but it is nice to have the extra browser real estate, especially on my netbook, where even YouTube videos barely fit vertically in the window.

Okay, so to broaden this a little bit, got any clever tricks you use to make surfing more enjoyable?

judge alba · September 22 2009, 06:26 PM

never knew about that thanks for posting it

Starbreaker · September 22 2009, 06:33 PM

I've got a netbook too. I have to hide my taskbar and use fullscreen most of the time just so I can see everything. I'm kind of upset there's not a smaller resolution.

Robert Maxwell · September 22 2009, 06:36 PM

I'm not a fullscreen kind of browser guy, I guess. If a page doesn't fit neatly into my window, I adjust the text size. If that doesn't work, I go elsewhere!

Capn Flukie · September 22 2009, 09:06 PM

I use fullscreen on my netbook a lot as well. It works in IE also, btw.

Sakrysta · September 22 2009, 09:17 PM

^Good to know. I avoid IE like the plague, so I wasn't sure if it was a Firefox thing or something more broad.

Geckothan · September 22 2009, 09:37 PM

Opera can do it too, but I never use it. 1920x1200 is enough space for two browsers next to eachother (though they're a little too narrow for some badly designed sites) and a few terminals at the bottom of the screen

Fullscreen browsing in widescreen/large resolutions is the suck.

Major Chord · September 22 2009, 11:09 PM

That's odd...it does nothing for me. Although, since I have a 1440x900 resolution screen, I doubt it would be useful anyway...

Capn Flukie · September 23 2009, 12:17 AM

^ for some reason, it doesn't quite work sometimes, so just go to View>Fullscreen. ESC to exit fullscreen.

Brent · September 23 2009, 03:33 AM

F11 has existed for as long as I can remember, same as F5 for refreshing

Sakrysta · September 23 2009, 03:10 PM

I was pretty sure it was something I was just oblivious to. I never used the higher function keys until recently, when I re-assigned F9 & F10 to be my home and end keys on my netbook. My netbook doesn't have dedicated home & end keys - can you believe it?!?!

So, I guess I found F11 by accidentally hitting it instead of F10, and VOILA!

September 22 2009, 03:58 PM	#1
Sakrysta Vice Admiral	Firefox + F11 = Happy Poster :-) Just wanted to say I discovered the F11 key the other day, and now I don't have to page down to see the first content on each page of the board anymore. I am very happy. It's not something I'll use all the time with every website, but it is nice to have the extra browser real estate, especially on my netbook, where even YouTube videos barely fit vertically in the window. Okay, so to broaden this a little bit, got any clever tricks you use to make surfing more enjoyable? __________________ This is our small proof, not only that things can be done differently in this business, but that the greatest expression of rebellion is joy. - Joss Whedon, in his Emmy acceptance speech for Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

September 22 2009, 06:26 PM	#2
judge alba senior street judge Location: judge alba	Re: Firefox + F11 = Happy Poster :-) never knew about that thanks for posting it __________________ Swift as the wind. Gentle as a forest. Fierce as fire. Firm as a mountain. Strike as powerful as thunder.

September 22 2009, 06:33 PM	#3
Starbreaker Fleet Admiral	Re: Firefox + F11 = Happy Poster :-) I've got a netbook too. I have to hide my taskbar and use fullscreen most of the time just so I can see everything. I'm kind of upset there's not a smaller resolution.

September 22 2009, 06:36 PM	#4
Robert Maxwell Cherry Chassis Location: The Track	Re: Firefox + F11 = Happy Poster :-) I'm not a fullscreen kind of browser guy, I guess. If a page doesn't fit neatly into my window, I adjust the text size. If that doesn't work, I go elsewhere! __________________ Your crash was, like, spectacular! My world simulation project! Also: Women and Men: Self-Image and Rape Culture

September 22 2009, 09:06 PM	#5
Capn Flukie Fleet Admiral Location: Flukie	Re: Firefox + F11 = Happy Poster :-) I use fullscreen on my netbook a lot as well. It works in IE also, btw. __________________ I am an enigma, wrapped in a riddle, stuffed with wild mushrooms, and served on a bed of fresh greens.

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September 22 2009, 09:17 PM	#6
Sakrysta Vice Admiral	Re: Firefox + F11 = Happy Poster :-) ^Good to know. I avoid IE like the plague, so I wasn't sure if it was a Firefox thing or something more broad. __________________ This is our small proof, not only that things can be done differently in this business, but that the greatest expression of rebellion is joy. - Joss Whedon, in his Emmy acceptance speech for Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

September 22 2009, 09:37 PM	#7
Geckothan Fleet Captain Location: People's Republic of Britainistan	Re: Firefox + F11 = Happy Poster :-) Opera can do it too, but I never use it. 1920x1200 is enough space for two browsers next to eachother (though they're a little too narrow for some badly designed sites) and a few terminals at the bottom of the screen Fullscreen browsing in widescreen/large resolutions is the suck. __________________ You're a classic example of the inverse ratio between the size of the mouth and the size of the brain. RIP Star Trek 1964-1999

September 22 2009, 11:09 PM	#8
Major Chord Choir Boy Extraordinaire Location: Major Chord	Re: Firefox + F11 = Happy Poster :-) That's odd...it does nothing for me. Although, since I have a 1440x900 resolution screen, I doubt it would be useful anyway... __________________ One of Jeremiah Peabody's Polyunsaturated Quick-Dissolving Fast-Acting Pleasant-Tasting Green and Purple Pills

September 23 2009, 12:17 AM	#9
Capn Flukie Fleet Admiral Location: Flukie	Re: Firefox + F11 = Happy Poster :-) ^ for some reason, it doesn't quite work sometimes, so just go to View>Fullscreen. ESC to exit fullscreen. __________________ I am an enigma, wrapped in a riddle, stuffed with wild mushrooms, and served on a bed of fresh greens.

September 23 2009, 03:33 AM	#10
Brent Admiral Location: TARDIS	Re: Firefox + F11 = Happy Poster :-) F11 has existed for as long as I can remember, same as F5 for refreshing __________________ "Would you mind not standing on my chest? My hat's on fire." - The Doctor My Let's Play Series of STO - http://www.youtube.com/user/JustGaming4Us

September 23 2009, 03:10 PM	#11
Sakrysta Vice Admiral	Re: Firefox + F11 = Happy Poster :-) I was pretty sure it was something I was just oblivious to. I never used the higher function keys until recently, when I re-assigned F9 & F10 to be my home and end keys on my netbook. My netbook doesn't have dedicated home & end keys - can you believe it?!?! So, I guess I found F11 by accidentally hitting it instead of F10, and VOILA! __________________ This is our small proof, not only that things can be done differently in this business, but that the greatest expression of rebellion is joy. - Joss Whedon, in his Emmy acceptance speech for Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog