Solved Bug with full screen mode and title bar
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It seems that when I'm in full-screen mode, I LOSE a few rows of pixes of the web page at the top. It sometimes doesn't happen, but usually does.
Thanks for the wonderful tool!
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This bug should now be fixed in Vivaldi 6.2.
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Mac: 2021 16" MBP M1Max MacOS 12.1
Vivaldi Version: 5.0.2497.43 (Stable channel) (arm64)Tested in a new user profile as well. Issue persists.
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@thebeardedberry Hello and Welcome to the Vivaldi Community
What is a "forehead"?
Do you mean this part?
Try unchecking "Use native window" under Settings > Appearance.
(not on MacOS so can't be sure but it's a theory)
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@pathduck Thanks for the warm welcome!
Indeed, I do mean the part you circled. I also tried adjusting "Use native window" (I had it off to begin with) and the issue persists whether that is on or off.
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@thebeardedberry OK it says "requires a restart" did you also restart the browser after changing the setting?
Other than that I have no idea. Maybe some MacOS experts know what this is caused by.
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@pathduck I did restart, even restarted the whole machine to be sure.
A thought occurred to me earlier, this might be caused by the notch (and the way the menu bar can be persistent in fullscreen mode) in the new 2021 14'/16" macbook pros. Just a thought, i dont fully understand the under the hood mechanics.
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I'm seeing the same behavior on a 16" 2021 MBP M1Pro.
It appears to only happen when going full screen on the MBP's display (with the notch). When going full screen using an external display, no forehead appears. -
@thebeardedberry FYI, looks like a similar bug has also been reported and confirmed internally. I have added a link to this thread in VB-84125.
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@xyzzy Thanks for the heads up!
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Fullscreen mode is broken on MacOS and unusable. The height of the top window chrome is too tall and obscures the top of every webpage. This issue has persisted across multiple updates.
Unsuccessful Attempts to Resolve
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Changed Vivaldi settings for "Native" window on and off, and restarted between changes. No effect.
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On MacOS, toggles the auto-hide menu bar setting. Neither setting affected the issue.
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Toggled the bookmarks bar in Vivaldi. No effect.
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Toggled tab thumbnails, and all tab stacking options. Nope.
System Info
5.0.2497.35 (Stable channel) (arm64) Revision 4d8d501b3fc052c66885c54abb3d4f7202fed5f0 OS macOS Version 12.1 (Build 21C52) JavaScript V8 9.6.180.22 User Agent Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/96.0.4664.137 Safari/537.36 Command Line /Applications/Vivaldi.app/Contents/MacOS/Vivaldi --flag-switches-begin --flag-switches-end --disable-smooth-scrolling --save-page-as-mhtml Executable Path /Applications/Vivaldi.app/Contents/MacOS/VivaldiMacOS: 12.1 (21C52) Device: MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) Chip: Apple M1 Max Memory: 32GB External Monitor: No
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Update 2022-01-22
Fixed under specific conditions.
- Updated Vivaldi to
5.0.2497.48(Stable channel) (arm64)- Revision
bbf6d8ba590c5b19aadcb0c2407f66f4881d85aa
- Revision
- Set MacOS preference to hide menu bar in full screen (problem persists anytime the menu bar becomes visible).
- Turned off "Native Window" setting in Vivaldi and restarted.
While this does resolve the original problem, I personally HATE the the MacOS menu bar setting because it constantly moves things (like the address bar) out from under the mouse right as I'm trying to click on it.
On the newest MacBook Pros that have a "notch" at the top, the browser window shouldn't have to move because the menu bar doesn't actually take up any screen area β it doesn't slide into place. Only the title bar of the window appears.
- Updated Vivaldi to
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@eightygrit May I hazard a guess? I suspect you're over-shooting the address bar -- in other words, mousing past it, which triggers the system's show menu bar and full-screen's show title bar actions...
Assuming you're using a mouse!If you're relegated to a touch-pad, you might try this:
- Toggle the UI off (βF10)
- Use Quick Commands for navigation (βE)
Hope this helps.
Weird Tip: Use ^F2 to focus on the hidden menu bar and the arrow keys to navigate it...
Alternatively: Put the Address Bar at the bottom of the browser window...
(I've also found it useful to set Vivaldi shortcuts for toggle address bar and toggle tab bar -- ^A and ^T, respectively...)
One more weird tip: Maximizing the browser window (with the UI toggled off...) by double-clicking the title bar yields this:
The title bar will be replaced by the menu bar when the mouse pointer goes past it! No screen real estate wasted.
(Double-clicking the title bar again reverts the browser window to it's "original" size...)
Below is a maximized browser window with its UI toggled on and its address and tab bars toggled off; and the "hidden" menu bar activated...
β All screenshots are full-screen (ββ3) captures... β
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@oakdaleftl Thank you for your suggestions.
I suspect you're over-shooting the address bar -- in other words, mousing past it, which triggers the system's show menu bar and full-screen's show title bar actions...
Yes, of course I certainly do that all the time, but the bug I'm reporting exists independently of the cursor position on the screen. It's ever-present.
Unfortunately I need my UI to be visible. I do use β+E all the time, but I still need to be able to see the full address (as a web developer)
Put the Address Bar at the bottom of the browser window...
I can't do that because then it will fall behind the dock when I overshoot the bottom of the window.
Ultimately, I just need the bug to be fixed. It's been around for a very long time.
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Re: putting the browser's Address Bar at the bottom of the browser window: My bad! (as the kids say) I've had my Dock hidden on the right edge of the screen for so long ... I forget that this is, for most people, unusual.
@eightygrit said in Fullscreen Window Broken - Obscures top of every webpage:I can't do that because then it will fall behind the dock when I overshoot the bottom of the window.
Have you tried the maximized window, instead of "full-screen"? I've found it useful.
Still, I wonder: Why the UI takes so much screen real estate on your system....
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I'm having this same issue on both my 2017 (Intel) MacBook Pro and 2021 (M1) MacBook Pro
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I'm having the same issue, 14" 2021 M1 Macbook Pro. I've tried all the same things.
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Exactly the same issue here - 2021 16" M1 Macbook Pro. The problem occurs when the option "automatically hide and show the menu bar in full screen" is not checked in System Preferences, so as is stands you can't use Vivaldi in fullscreen with the menu bar showing on the new Macbook Pros.
It's worth noting that when the option auto hide and show the menu bar is checked, the address bar still moves down when you mouse to the top of the screen, which, as @eightygrit mentioned, it doesn't need to do on the new macbooks with a notch, it can just stay where it is.
Screenshot with the problem on a fresh install on the latest version:
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@andyriz I've tried to reproduce what you see... And I can't!
Where might the extra space in your title/tab bar be coming from?
The title bar should not appear in full-screen mode...until and unless you invoke the menu bar! (In other words: The "stoplight" should not appear, just the tab bar.)
Full-screen view
(Same with menu bar auto-show/hide on or off...)Do your other applications behave the same way?
With the window maximized (double-click the title bar), the menu bar -when invoked- obscures...as shown:
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@oakdaleftl thanks for testing it out yourself as well. I've included a couple of examples below so you can what happens on my machine. It doesn't happen on any other application and like I said this is a fresh install of Vivaldi, I cleared everything out with AppCleaner as well just in case there was anything weird hanging around, but the problem persists.
Just checking you're testing on a Macbook with a notch? Because the menu bar behaves completely differently on those compared to all other Macs - it sits either side of the notch above all application windows, even when they're in fullscreen. Also worth noting I'm on Monterey 12.1.
1. Behaviour with Auto hide menu bar off
2. Behaviour with Auto hide menu bar on1 is obviously not desirable at all. 2 is expected behaviour for many applications on Mac, where the address bar drops down to make room for the menu bar. This is not ideal behaviour on Macs with a notch though, as there is no need to make room for the taskbar, it will appear either side of the notch above the application window.
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@andyriz Ah! The Notch is the problem! (If you don't believe me, try using an external monitor...)
That "extra" space is the macOS's way of accommodating the Notch
... It's not a Vivaldi thing: Use Get Info to scale the app, as the article shows, and it'll seem to "disappear" the extra space.And don't forget to send Apple a congratulatory note...
