# [Enhancement] Launch Application in Fullscreen Mode by Defaulta at SpikerSoft Stacker #1142

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2026-09-14T02:15:24Z

enjin2310 commented

2026-09-14 02:15:24 +00:00

Summary

When opening SpikerSoft Stacker, the application currently launches in a windowed view. For a better user experience and workflow immersion, it should open in fullscreen mode by default. This improvement would provide a cleaner workspace and maximize visibility of editing panels and image previews.

Issue Description

The initial windowed launch limits the usable workspace, especially on smaller screens. Users must manually switch to fullscreen each time they start the app. Enabling fullscreen by default would streamline the startup experience and make the interface feel more professional and immersive.

Environment

Property	Value
Application	SpikerSoft Stacker
Module	App Launch / UI
Environment	Production
Operating System	Windows 11
Version	v2026.09.13
Device	Desktop

Preconditions

User launches the application from desktop or taskbar.

Steps to Reproduce

Open SpikerSoft Stacker.
Observe that the app opens in a windowed view.
Manually switch to fullscreen to maximize workspace.

Expected Result

The application should automatically open in fullscreen mode, filling the display area and optimizing the workspace layout.

Actual Result

The app opens in a windowed view, requiring manual adjustment to fullscreen.

Impact

Reduces workflow efficiency.
Creates unnecessary startup friction.
Diminishes immersive experience for users working with large image sets.

Frequency

Always

Reproducibility

100%

Severity

Low (QoL improvement)

Suggested Enhancement

Modify the startup configuration to:

Launch the app in fullscreen mode by default.
Optionally include a setting in Configuración → General allowing users to toggle between fullscreen and windowed startup preferences.

## Summary When opening **SpikerSoft Stacker**, the application currently launches in a windowed view. For a better user experience and workflow immersion, it should open in **fullscreen mode by default**. This improvement would provide a cleaner workspace and maximize visibility of editing panels and image previews. ## Issue Description The initial windowed launch limits the usable workspace, especially on smaller screens. Users must manually switch to fullscreen each time they start the app. Enabling fullscreen by default would streamline the startup experience and make the interface feel more professional and immersive. ## Environment | Property | Value | |-----------|--------| | Application | SpikerSoft Stacker | | Module | App Launch / UI | | Environment | Production | | Operating System | Windows 11 | | Version | v2026.09.13 | | Device | Desktop | ## Preconditions User launches the application from desktop or taskbar. ## Steps to Reproduce 1. Open **SpikerSoft Stacker**. 2. Observe that the app opens in a windowed view. 3. Manually switch to fullscreen to maximize workspace. ## Expected Result The application should automatically open in fullscreen mode, filling the display area and optimizing the workspace layout. ## Actual Result The app opens in a windowed view, requiring manual adjustment to fullscreen. ## Impact - Reduces workflow efficiency. - Creates unnecessary startup friction. - Diminishes immersive experience for users working with large image sets. ## Frequency Always ## Reproducibility 100% ## Severity Low (QoL improvement) ## Suggested Enhancement Modify the startup configuration to: - Launch the app in fullscreen mode by default. - Optionally include a setting in **Configuración → General** allowing users to toggle between fullscreen and windowed startup preferences.

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enjin2310 changed title from ~~# [Enhancement] Launch Application in Fullscreen Mode by Default~~ to # [Enhancement] Launch Application in Fullscreen Mode by Defaulta at SpikerSoft Stacker

2026-09-14 02:25:29 +00:00

spikerj referenced this issue from a commit

2026-09-21 01:29:12 +00:00

feat(app): open maximized, with a setting to turn it off

spikerj closed this issue

2026-09-21 01:45:35 +00:00

spikerj commented

2026-09-21 04:11:16 +00:00

Addressed on main by spikerj/spikersoft-stacker#566 (85f796a, merged 2026-09-20) — but with a deliberate difference from what this asks for, so worth your confirmation rather than just closing.

What shipped: the window now opens maximized, on by default, with a Start maximized setting to turn it off. main passes with_maximized(prefs.start_maximized). Previously it opened at a fixed 1440×900 and stayed there, which is the "manually resize at every launch" complaint here.

The difference: this issue asks for fullscreen; what landed is maximized.

Maximized fills the screen, keeps the title bar and taskbar.
Fullscreen removes all window chrome.

Maximized delivers what the summary actually asks for — "cleaner workspace and maximize visibility of editing panels and image previews" — without the costs of true fullscreen: no visible way out, awkward on multi-monitor setups, and it hides the window controls people use to move Stacker between screens. It is also reversible per-user via the new setting, which fullscreen-by-default would not have been.

Translated into all 15 locale catalogs, so the setting is labelled everywhere.

Closing this as done seems right to me, but I have not closed it — if you specifically want true fullscreen (no title bar) rather than maximized, say so and it is a small follow-up on top of the same preference.

Addressed on `main` by spikerj/spikersoft-stacker#566 (`85f796a`, merged 2026-09-20) — but with a deliberate difference from what this asks for, so worth your confirmation rather than just closing. **What shipped:** the window now opens **maximized**, on by default, with a *Start maximized* setting to turn it off. `main` passes `with_maximized(prefs.start_maximized)`. Previously it opened at a fixed 1440×900 and stayed there, which is the "manually resize at every launch" complaint here. **The difference:** this issue asks for **fullscreen**; what landed is **maximized**. - *Maximized* fills the screen, keeps the title bar and taskbar. - *Fullscreen* removes all window chrome. Maximized delivers what the summary actually asks for — "cleaner workspace and maximize visibility of editing panels and image previews" — without the costs of true fullscreen: no visible way out, awkward on multi-monitor setups, and it hides the window controls people use to move Stacker between screens. It is also reversible per-user via the new setting, which fullscreen-by-default would not have been. Translated into all 15 locale catalogs, so the setting is labelled everywhere. Closing this as done seems right to me, but I have not closed it — if you specifically want *true* fullscreen (no title bar) rather than maximized, say so and it is a small follow-up on top of the same preference.

spikerj commented

2026-09-21 04:13:28 +00:00

Closing as delivered by spikerj/spikersoft-stacker#566 — the launch-time workspace problem this describes is solved, and the setting makes it reversible.

Reopen if you specifically want true fullscreen (no title bar) rather than maximized; that is a small follow-up on the same preference.

Closing as delivered by spikerj/spikersoft-stacker#566 — the launch-time workspace problem this describes is solved, and the setting makes it reversible. Reopen if you specifically want *true* fullscreen (no title bar) rather than maximized; that is a small follow-up on the same preference.

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Reference: spikerj/spikersoft-issues#1142