[Solved] Is it possible to always start dt in fullscreen (F11)?

Software darktable
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I’ve searched for it here and in the manual but found no hint for this.
I find myself near to always press F11 after starting dt…
In darktablerc I found these:
ui_last/fullscreen=TRUE
ui_last/maximized=FALSE
ui_last/view=0
Only I’ve no clue what they do and I’m reluctant to play around with darktablerc

Found this one though: ui_last/no_april1st=true
Guess it will be set each and everyday I use dt :joy:

Kind regards, Jetze

Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS

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For me it starts in fullscreen if it was in fullscreen when I last closed it.

This is in Gnome 49 (Wayland) using the Flatpak from Flathub.

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For me DT always starts in full screen mode (Fedora/Gnome/Wayland). I wish ART would do the same.

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Lucky fellows!

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I’m also on Fedora, so I guess the conclusion is need to replace your OS. :wink:

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Back to Windows then…? :smirk:

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I see on these forums so many complains from people on Windows and much less for Linux. I think the call to action should be obvious. Personally my last Windows was 2000. That year I got a nasty virus (not through my fault) and Nikon proprietary software started to corrupt NEF files. I switched to Open Source (FreeBSD first, then various Linux versions) and never looked back.

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Though I moved over to Linux way later then you did I am very happy I did and I do not look back to it either.

Never the less I start disliking a bit pressing F11 each time I start darktable.
I will make a copy of darktablerc and will mess around a bit.

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Funny,

I changed

to ‘TRUE’ and then started dt.

It had no effect.

Quit dt and went to see darktablerc. In the background dt reset this setting back to ‘FALSE’. So no progress as I do not know this is the setting I need to change and I do not know why dt resets it’s value.

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It is a good practice first to stop DT and only then edit the config file.

Maybe you need to edit this value:

ui_last/fullscreen=TRUE
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Because dt reads the darktablerc on startup (only) and writes it on exit. So any changes you make while dt is running will have no effect, and be lost when you exit dt. This is the case for many, if not most programs I know, btw. If the program acts differently, it’s described in the instructions/manual (I know, no one reads program manuals :stuck_out_tongue: )

So stop darktable before making changes to its config file.

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I presume that you use Gnome.

In KDE, I use the “More actions” option from the window title bar menu to set permanent window properties.

Personally, I’m not keen on full screen, but I set it to maximised on a specific virtual screen.

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I use Compiz. I forget which module (Window rules?) but it is possible to set ‘always run full screen.’ I have another rule that says that it should run at 100% brightness.

But always run is not the same as always start and it makes it impossible to window the application, which I do sometimes want to do. Compiz is powerful, there is probably a way: I haven’t revisited that for a long time. I have a gaming-mouse button set to “F11” and never need to touch the actual F key. This is good enough for me.

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This works for me. Thanks for the hint :+1:

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I’m not sure if you know this or not, but darktable used to play a game on April 1st every year, and some people thought that the app was broken so the game is disabled by default. This setting is what disables it. You can set it back to false and wait for April 1st…

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Thanks all for thinking along!

I only made the changes when dt was stopped. I only started dt after saving the changes. So this situation was as far as I know not in case here.

This value in my darktablerc was and is already set to ‘TRUE’

True.

I think the world only turns 1/1.000.000 of a second slower because of this - not really a standstill. Unless somebody knows - I am gong to leave it.

But: Thanks a lot to all above for all help provided! Kind regards Jetze

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Very nice David!

I did read about it but was unaware of this setting. And in the meanwhile truly did forget what happens. Will set it to FALSE now and wait and see.

Hope it will be fun! Kind regards Jetze

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If you are on KDE Plasma you can solve such problems via the windows rules.

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Thanks Uli, I’m on Gnome…

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If it is only DT, then I would agree with you.

However, I use the window rules in KDE for multiple applications, so I get them a specific size in a particular virtual screen. It has been so long since I set these up, I can’t remember what version of KDE I first did it with.

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