Full screen composer on 11.6 inch chromebook

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The discussion revolves around an issue with the full-screen composer on an 11.6-inch Chromebook. Ellibereth reported that when they fullscreen the composer, it goes out of the screen and they have to refresh the page to navigate out. After posting screenshots of the issue, pmusaraj was unable to reproduce it on a Mac and suggested checking the browser version and trying Shift + F11 to exit full-screen mode. codinghorror suggested trying incognito mode to rule out browser extensions or plugins.

Ellibereth discovered that the issue occurs when the Chromebook is in “tablet mode” (i.e., without a mouse plugged in), and the tabs behave differently. pmusaraj made a small CSS fix to address the issue, and Ellibereth confirmed that it works.

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I’m on a 11.6 inch chromebook (Amazon.com: acer Chromebook R 11 Convertible, 11.6-Inch HD Touch, Intel Celeron N3150, 4GB DDR3L, 32GB, CB5-132T-C1LK, Denim White : Electronics) and when I full screen the composer it goes out of the screen. To navigate out I have to refresh the page, see:

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Can you post a screenshot of a full screen browser window?

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I can’t reproduce this on a Mac, I tried a variety of ways, like opening the browser window on an external monitor (larger than the laptop), going full screen on the composer and then moving the window to the smaller screen.

Not sure why the Chromebook would be different… what is the browser version on the Chromebook?

(As a user, you can also use Shift + F11 to exit full screen mode.)

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Are you running any browser extensions or plugins? Try in incognito mode to rule those out.

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Update: It turns out my chromebook thinks it’s a tablet when there is no mouse plugged in. When the mouse is plugged in chrome goes back to having the “traditional” tab header and everything works - the problem above arises when there is no mouse plugged in and chrome is in “tablet mode” where tabs act like this (they only appear when you swipe down on the top of the browser):

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Can you try this now here on meta @Ellibereth? I made a small CSS fix that should prevent this issue from happening, even when the Chromebook thinks it is a tablet.

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@pmusaraj, works like a charm, thanks a bunch!

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