Firefox windows start maximized: how can I disable?

[dannyman]

Hello,

I have a Dell Mini 10, which shipped with Ubuntu. It is a very nice distro but I have one irritation: every time I open a new window in Firefox it maximizes itself. I can hit the maximize button again to make it normal size but really . . . !?

Can someone advise where this vendor configuration is likely to be set so that I might undo it? Thanks!

Sincerely,
-daniel

[Nate8nate]

All you have to do is unmaximize it then close Firefox by going to File->Quit instead of clicking the X. It should start at your defined size.

[dannyman]

Nate,

Thanks, but that is not it. I unmaximize, File: Quit, restart, and the new window is maximized.

If a popup opens, it is maximized.

Something in the desktop environment is kludged. :(

Sincerely,
-daniel

[jerrrys]

you can also try

View->Zoom->Reset.

[dannyman]

Thanks, Jerry. Alas, this isn't a font size issue: the Firefox _window_ is full-screen.

[Nate8nate]

Try shift-clicking the X button to close Firefox.

[Nate8nate]

By the way, do you use Compiz or Metacity for compositing?

[jerrrys]

ok dannyman...

been looking here

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Category:Issues_(Firefox)

and found this

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Firefox+window+is+too+large+or+opens+off+screen

[dannyman]

Thanks, jerrys!

I tried that but no dice. I'm pretty damn certain this is configured into Gnome somewhere . . . I know you can do stuff like this in other window anagers . . .

Cheers,
-danny

[jerrrys]

your right danny, i remember reading about a 'terminal' fix a couple of months back and it was in the forum. firefox was in the title, think ill do a quick search

[jerrrys]

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got it right this time TOP ONE

[dannyman]

For what it is worth, if I switch to xfce, and start Firefox, the window opens set to the appropriate size.

I tried digging around in gconf-editor but found nothing obvious. Many references to metacity, which sounds like either a city simulator or a growing tumor . . .

[dannyman]

Thanks again, jerrys. I was able to get in there with the "ccsm" command but that setting had no effect. (I even restarted the window manager . . .)

[jerrrys]

did you go here?

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[dannyman]

jerrys,

Yes, even if I disable that setting in gconf-editor and reboot, nada. :/

[dannyman]

Ah!

http://mydellmini.com/forum/ubuntu-netbook-remix/1525-windows-always-open-maximized.html

I did:


sudo killall maximus
sudo apt-get remove maximus

Problem solved.

NOTE: my approach has been somewhat "sledgehammer" . . .

[jerrrys]

:)