Locking a program in full screen (MBA Lion)

[Pep]

Is it possible to lock a program on full screen view?

I use parallels to run Windows XP, but when I go to top right to close a program the odd time I click the arrows which takes it from full screen to a half window. This then screws up my organisation on the desktop as it reorders it all! Annoying as hell!

 

[Tom]

No.

 

[Munson]

If you open the app in (on top of) its own desktop, then there shouldn't be any problems. I think?

 

[Adam.]

For parallels I use Spaces with 2 windows.

I keep my windows desktop in full screen on space 2 and use alt + arrows to change between them.

 

[Pep]

Roy, Adam, not sure I know what you mean.

Image below, I've gone to do program close on the top left, but sometimes if i scroll too far the parallels toolbar comes back into play, and I hit the reduce screen button or whatever; top right highlighted in blue.
If there's a way I can stop that coming up then it will be nice!

 

[Munson]

Oh sorry. I misunderstood.

No.

^That.

 

[sn00p]

Yes.

This was an irritation for me too.

Virtual Machine/Configure/Full Screen

Enable active corners and set the action on all of them to nothing.

Now it will behave exactly how you want.

To access the menu bar you'll need to swipe out of the space and then right click on parallels in the dock and you will get the menu bar as a menu.

 

[Pep]

snoop, legend thanks

 

[Adam.]

ctrl + alt brings up my menu bar while in full screen.

 

[sn00p]

ctrl + alt brings up my menu bar while in full screen.

Heh. Didn't realise that either, with the hot corners enabled and without actions the menu bar doesn't appear, but the cursor changes and then you can go to the top of the screen and the menu bar appears. Escape or click to get out of it without selecting an action from the menu.

Good stuff.