![]() For those using Eclipse, Alex Blewitt has provided an unofficial update to support full-screen mode in OS X Lion that works perfectly in Eclipse 3.7 Indigo, although unfortunately not in previous versions of Eclipse. I only wish more third party applications, such as Microsoft Office and TextMate (the best Mac text editor) supported it automatically, but we will have to wait for a software update from the vendors. The addition of full-screen mode throughout the OS is probably the single most important feature Apple has release in OS X Lion. By introducing full-screen mode, Apple has essentially increased the screen size of all existing Macs, making the 11″ feasible as a true laptop replacement for the first time. ![]() Surprisingly, the height of the window was nearly the same. I was in the Apple Store over the weekend and compared the new 11″ MacBook Air running Safari in full-screen mode with a 13″ MacBook Air running the same application in windowed mode. As a user, I like the new interface and beauty with which it works. As a developer, I’m impressed by the clever re-use of existing functionality in an entirely new way. The beauty of Apple’s implementation of full-screen mode is that it auto-magically creates and removes Spaces as the user switches into and out of full-screen mode. Spaces utilizes multiple virtual desktops in which to launch applications. There are still some things I am not too fond of, but overall I have a much more favorable view of the new OS X after spending two weeks with it.Īpple originally released Spaces with Mac OS Leopard 10.5, but until OS X Lion 10.7 I had never really used it. Now, two weeks later, I am much more appreciative of OS X Lion and wondering how I lived without certain features, such as full-screen mode. I also pointed some features users might not like. In my release-day review of Apple’s Mac OS X Lion, I shared my initial impressions of the operating system while highlighting the key differences from previous versions.
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