How do you make apps start maximised?

[Carl H]

Is there a way that I can get an app to start maximised when I start it from the icon on my panel?

With some apps, you can add -maximized or similar to the launcher command, but not every app supports this.

It's Emacs that I want to start maximized, if that helps.

[pauper]

In GNOME you can bind a key sequence to make an application become fullscreen
or maximized via:

System--Preferences--Keyboard Shortcuts

Look for

Window Management: Toggle fullscreen mode or Toggle maximization state

For something more elaborate check out "devilspie" and "wmctrl".

sudo apt-get install devilspie wmctrl