How to make VLC going second desktop when going fullscreen?











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Since the last Yosemite update (and by extension, El Capitan), VLC doesn't go on a second desktop anymore when I press the fullscreen button on the upper left of the window as it used to do :/



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  • It ought to fullscreen on whichever screen it's currently on
    – Tetsujin
    Dec 22 '15 at 18:04










  • I know, and I'd like it to open on a second screen
    – azertguigui
    Dec 22 '15 at 18:08










  • then drag it to the 2nd screen before you fullscreen it
    – Tetsujin
    Dec 22 '15 at 18:13










  • Haha, I want it to be automatic, otherwise that's easy Thank you for your help
    – azertguigui
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  • It ought to be, the second time you do it
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Since the last Yosemite update (and by extension, El Capitan), VLC doesn't go on a second desktop anymore when I press the fullscreen button on the upper left of the window as it used to do :/



Thank you for your help :-)










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  • It ought to fullscreen on whichever screen it's currently on
    – Tetsujin
    Dec 22 '15 at 18:04










  • I know, and I'd like it to open on a second screen
    – azertguigui
    Dec 22 '15 at 18:08










  • then drag it to the 2nd screen before you fullscreen it
    – Tetsujin
    Dec 22 '15 at 18:13










  • Haha, I want it to be automatic, otherwise that's easy Thank you for your help
    – azertguigui
    Dec 22 '15 at 18:14










  • It ought to be, the second time you do it
    – Tetsujin
    Dec 22 '15 at 18:16













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Since the last Yosemite update (and by extension, El Capitan), VLC doesn't go on a second desktop anymore when I press the fullscreen button on the upper left of the window as it used to do :/



Thank you for your help :-)










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Since the last Yosemite update (and by extension, El Capitan), VLC doesn't go on a second desktop anymore when I press the fullscreen button on the upper left of the window as it used to do :/



Thank you for your help :-)







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  • It ought to fullscreen on whichever screen it's currently on
    – Tetsujin
    Dec 22 '15 at 18:04










  • I know, and I'd like it to open on a second screen
    – azertguigui
    Dec 22 '15 at 18:08










  • then drag it to the 2nd screen before you fullscreen it
    – Tetsujin
    Dec 22 '15 at 18:13










  • Haha, I want it to be automatic, otherwise that's easy Thank you for your help
    – azertguigui
    Dec 22 '15 at 18:14










  • It ought to be, the second time you do it
    – Tetsujin
    Dec 22 '15 at 18:16


















  • It ought to fullscreen on whichever screen it's currently on
    – Tetsujin
    Dec 22 '15 at 18:04










  • I know, and I'd like it to open on a second screen
    – azertguigui
    Dec 22 '15 at 18:08










  • then drag it to the 2nd screen before you fullscreen it
    – Tetsujin
    Dec 22 '15 at 18:13










  • Haha, I want it to be automatic, otherwise that's easy Thank you for your help
    – azertguigui
    Dec 22 '15 at 18:14










  • It ought to be, the second time you do it
    – Tetsujin
    Dec 22 '15 at 18:16
















It ought to fullscreen on whichever screen it's currently on
– Tetsujin
Dec 22 '15 at 18:04




It ought to fullscreen on whichever screen it's currently on
– Tetsujin
Dec 22 '15 at 18:04












I know, and I'd like it to open on a second screen
– azertguigui
Dec 22 '15 at 18:08




I know, and I'd like it to open on a second screen
– azertguigui
Dec 22 '15 at 18:08












then drag it to the 2nd screen before you fullscreen it
– Tetsujin
Dec 22 '15 at 18:13




then drag it to the 2nd screen before you fullscreen it
– Tetsujin
Dec 22 '15 at 18:13












Haha, I want it to be automatic, otherwise that's easy Thank you for your help
– azertguigui
Dec 22 '15 at 18:14




Haha, I want it to be automatic, otherwise that's easy Thank you for your help
– azertguigui
Dec 22 '15 at 18:14












It ought to be, the second time you do it
– Tetsujin
Dec 22 '15 at 18:16




It ought to be, the second time you do it
– Tetsujin
Dec 22 '15 at 18:16










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Having the same weird issue here. What has proven to kind of work for me on El Cap is using the green fullscreen button on the top left corner first (creates basically a black desktop with VLC controls in it) and then CMD+F twice when in fullscreen VLC (puts the content inside and the controls on top). To get it back to windowed mode CMD+F, switch to another Desktop, back to fullscreen VLC and click the green fullscreen button again... A bit fiddly and certainly annoying. it seems like the VLC interface doesn't respect the way Mac OS handles fullscreen right now. Anyway, I hope that workaround works for you. You could still create a second desktop like the commenters before me suggested, would probably be easier.






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    I just found the fix to this. Basically you just have to go in to the settings and select "show all" in the bottom left, expand "Interface", expand "main interfaces", go into macosx and select "use native full screen mode" (or something along those lines, using different localization here).
    – justsomerandomdude
    Feb 5 '16 at 20:27






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    "use native full screen mode" is the right answer
    – snowbound
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Head over to Videos -> Full screen video devices and select resolution of the screen you wish to maximize to.






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    Just go into Preferences, click the video tab and in the Fullscreen video device choose the screen you want VLC to be in.



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      If you right click on the VLC icon on the dock, you can navigate to the "Options" menu and assign VLC to a specific desktop. That way, it will always open to that space (which can be treated as a specific monitor) if it is available. See this support article for more details.






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      • Maybe this was removed or something but there is no option to assign the Desktop for me in macOS Sierra.
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      Having the same weird issue here. What has proven to kind of work for me on El Cap is using the green fullscreen button on the top left corner first (creates basically a black desktop with VLC controls in it) and then CMD+F twice when in fullscreen VLC (puts the content inside and the controls on top). To get it back to windowed mode CMD+F, switch to another Desktop, back to fullscreen VLC and click the green fullscreen button again... A bit fiddly and certainly annoying. it seems like the VLC interface doesn't respect the way Mac OS handles fullscreen right now. Anyway, I hope that workaround works for you. You could still create a second desktop like the commenters before me suggested, would probably be easier.






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        I just found the fix to this. Basically you just have to go in to the settings and select "show all" in the bottom left, expand "Interface", expand "main interfaces", go into macosx and select "use native full screen mode" (or something along those lines, using different localization here).
        – justsomerandomdude
        Feb 5 '16 at 20:27






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        "use native full screen mode" is the right answer
        – snowbound
        Jun 26 '16 at 6:08















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      Having the same weird issue here. What has proven to kind of work for me on El Cap is using the green fullscreen button on the top left corner first (creates basically a black desktop with VLC controls in it) and then CMD+F twice when in fullscreen VLC (puts the content inside and the controls on top). To get it back to windowed mode CMD+F, switch to another Desktop, back to fullscreen VLC and click the green fullscreen button again... A bit fiddly and certainly annoying. it seems like the VLC interface doesn't respect the way Mac OS handles fullscreen right now. Anyway, I hope that workaround works for you. You could still create a second desktop like the commenters before me suggested, would probably be easier.






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      • 6




        I just found the fix to this. Basically you just have to go in to the settings and select "show all" in the bottom left, expand "Interface", expand "main interfaces", go into macosx and select "use native full screen mode" (or something along those lines, using different localization here).
        – justsomerandomdude
        Feb 5 '16 at 20:27






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        "use native full screen mode" is the right answer
        – snowbound
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      Having the same weird issue here. What has proven to kind of work for me on El Cap is using the green fullscreen button on the top left corner first (creates basically a black desktop with VLC controls in it) and then CMD+F twice when in fullscreen VLC (puts the content inside and the controls on top). To get it back to windowed mode CMD+F, switch to another Desktop, back to fullscreen VLC and click the green fullscreen button again... A bit fiddly and certainly annoying. it seems like the VLC interface doesn't respect the way Mac OS handles fullscreen right now. Anyway, I hope that workaround works for you. You could still create a second desktop like the commenters before me suggested, would probably be easier.






      share|improve this answer












      Having the same weird issue here. What has proven to kind of work for me on El Cap is using the green fullscreen button on the top left corner first (creates basically a black desktop with VLC controls in it) and then CMD+F twice when in fullscreen VLC (puts the content inside and the controls on top). To get it back to windowed mode CMD+F, switch to another Desktop, back to fullscreen VLC and click the green fullscreen button again... A bit fiddly and certainly annoying. it seems like the VLC interface doesn't respect the way Mac OS handles fullscreen right now. Anyway, I hope that workaround works for you. You could still create a second desktop like the commenters before me suggested, would probably be easier.







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        I just found the fix to this. Basically you just have to go in to the settings and select "show all" in the bottom left, expand "Interface", expand "main interfaces", go into macosx and select "use native full screen mode" (or something along those lines, using different localization here).
        – justsomerandomdude
        Feb 5 '16 at 20:27






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        "use native full screen mode" is the right answer
        – snowbound
        Jun 26 '16 at 6:08














      • 6




        I just found the fix to this. Basically you just have to go in to the settings and select "show all" in the bottom left, expand "Interface", expand "main interfaces", go into macosx and select "use native full screen mode" (or something along those lines, using different localization here).
        – justsomerandomdude
        Feb 5 '16 at 20:27






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        "use native full screen mode" is the right answer
        – snowbound
        Jun 26 '16 at 6:08








      6




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      I just found the fix to this. Basically you just have to go in to the settings and select "show all" in the bottom left, expand "Interface", expand "main interfaces", go into macosx and select "use native full screen mode" (or something along those lines, using different localization here).
      – justsomerandomdude
      Feb 5 '16 at 20:27




      I just found the fix to this. Basically you just have to go in to the settings and select "show all" in the bottom left, expand "Interface", expand "main interfaces", go into macosx and select "use native full screen mode" (or something along those lines, using different localization here).
      – justsomerandomdude
      Feb 5 '16 at 20:27




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      "use native full screen mode" is the right answer
      – snowbound
      Jun 26 '16 at 6:08




      "use native full screen mode" is the right answer
      – snowbound
      Jun 26 '16 at 6:08












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      Head over to Videos -> Full screen video devices and select resolution of the screen you wish to maximize to.






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        Head over to Videos -> Full screen video devices and select resolution of the screen you wish to maximize to.






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              Just go into Preferences, click the video tab and in the Fullscreen video device choose the screen you want VLC to be in.



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                  Just go into Preferences, click the video tab and in the Fullscreen video device choose the screen you want VLC to be in.



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                      If you right click on the VLC icon on the dock, you can navigate to the "Options" menu and assign VLC to a specific desktop. That way, it will always open to that space (which can be treated as a specific monitor) if it is available. See this support article for more details.






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                      • Maybe this was removed or something but there is no option to assign the Desktop for me in macOS Sierra.
                        – Jonathan van Clute
                        Mar 21 at 23:52















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                      If you right click on the VLC icon on the dock, you can navigate to the "Options" menu and assign VLC to a specific desktop. That way, it will always open to that space (which can be treated as a specific monitor) if it is available. See this support article for more details.






                      share|improve this answer





















                      • Maybe this was removed or something but there is no option to assign the Desktop for me in macOS Sierra.
                        – Jonathan van Clute
                        Mar 21 at 23:52













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                      If you right click on the VLC icon on the dock, you can navigate to the "Options" menu and assign VLC to a specific desktop. That way, it will always open to that space (which can be treated as a specific monitor) if it is available. See this support article for more details.






                      share|improve this answer












                      If you right click on the VLC icon on the dock, you can navigate to the "Options" menu and assign VLC to a specific desktop. That way, it will always open to that space (which can be treated as a specific monitor) if it is available. See this support article for more details.







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                      • Maybe this was removed or something but there is no option to assign the Desktop for me in macOS Sierra.
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                      Maybe this was removed or something but there is no option to assign the Desktop for me in macOS Sierra.
                      – Jonathan van Clute
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                      Maybe this was removed or something but there is no option to assign the Desktop for me in macOS Sierra.
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                      Mar 21 at 23:52


















                       

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