just to add on to that... the method
isFrameStateSupported(JFrame.MAXIMIZED_BOTH) returns false

On Ali wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a linux machine which uses MVM as its window manager.
>
> Some settings have been made that it shows undecorated windows.
>
> I have a JFrame (swing frame) which I need to display full screen.
>
> JFrame has some method like
>
> JFrame.setExtendedState(JFrame.MAXIMIZED_BOTH);
>
> it also has JFrame.setLocation(x, y) method to position the frame.
>
> But neither seem to work in our setup.
>
> Can anyone tell me what preferences/settings do i need to modify to
> allow full screen and setlocation?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Regards,
> On Ali

"On Ali" wrote in message
news:1164720133.802792.181920@14g2000cws.googlegro ups.com...
> Hi,
>
> I have a linux machine which uses MVM as its window manager.
>
> Some settings have been made that it shows undecorated windows.
>
> I have a JFrame (swing frame) which I need to display full screen.
>
> JFrame has some method like
>
> JFrame.setExtendedState(JFrame.MAXIMIZED_BOTH);
>
> it also has JFrame.setLocation(x, y) method to position the frame.
>
> But neither seem to work in our setup.
>
> Can anyone tell me what preferences/settings do i need to modify to
> allow full screen and setlocation?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Regards,
> On Ali
>

Wrong newsgroup. This newsgroup concerns itself with questions
regarding the Motif toolkit used in Uix X-Windows systems.
You should try comp.lang.java.gui
--
Fred L. Kleinschmidt
Boeing Associate Technical Fellow
Technical Architect, Software Reuse Project