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 Post subject: Grid Stack - Need Full Screen On Launch Help
PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 2026 8:42 pm 
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I have looked absolutely everywhere unsuccessfully to find a way to make the Grid Stack open in full screen and it is driving me crazy. Only when I open the Grid Stack and then double click the exterior box does it trigger a full screen mode. This can't be the only way.

Many like me are absolutely DONE sending money to Playstation and have decided to build our own libraries that Sony can't turn off on a whim. However not being able to open my game library in full screen is a major bummer.

Thank you in advance for any guidance or tips!

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 Post subject: Re: Grid Stack - Need Full Screen On Launch Help
PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 2026 10:24 pm 
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A Grid Stack will never expand to fill the entire screen, and that is by design.

It opens below or above the parent icon - depending on where there is more space - ensuring that the parent icon always remains visible. A Grid Stack also respects reserved screen areas, such as the space occupied by the Windows taskbar, so it does not overlap important toolbars that should always remain visible.

Double clicking the Grid Stack tab might expand it a little if there is still room for it AND there is more content to be shown, but it will NEVER expand to cover the entire screen anyway.

You can control the size of a Grid Stack when it opens - up to the above limits - by right clicking the Grid Stack icon, selecting Grid Stack properties, and then changing the "Grid Stack Size" fields in the Appearance tab from "Auto" to the size you require.

P.S. Please do not invade other people's topics with the same question you already posted elsewhere.

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 Post subject: Grid Stack - Full Screen Options
PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2026 12:23 am 
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Hello,

I am using the Grid Stack feature as game library but I cannot quite get the interface to properly fill the screen.

It would be incredible if we could have one of the following options:

1. Option to Save/Lock manual dimension editing of Grid Stack Containers.
- They are already able to be resized and moved, but the changes are
not able to be saved.

2. Option to open/launch Grid Stack in it's expanded form.
- When double clicking the upper tab of the container, with the right configuration, the container will perfectly fill the screen. Adding an option to launch OR save this setting in the Grid Stack would be incredible.

Thank you for making such an incredible program!


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 Post subject: Re: Grid Stack - Need Full Screen On Launch Help
PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2026 12:51 am 
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winstep wrote:
A Grid Stack will never expand to fill the entire screen, and that is by design.

It opens below or above the parent icon - depending on where there is more space - ensuring that the parent icon always remains visible. A Grid Stack also respects reserved screen areas, such as the space occupied by the Windows taskbar, so it does not overlap important toolbars that should always remain visible.

Double clicking the Grid Stack tab might expand it a little if there is still room for it AND there is more content to be shown, but it will NEVER expand to cover the entire screen anyway.

You can control the size of a Grid Stack when it opens - up to the above limits - by right clicking the Grid Stack icon, selecting Grid Stack properties, and then changing the "Grid Stack Size" fields in the Appearance tab from "Auto" to the size you require.

P.S. Please do not invade other people's topics with the same question you already posted elsewhere.


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 Post subject: Re: Grid Stack - Full Screen Options
PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2026 2:33 am 
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I have sent a reply to your email to Winstep support, just in case you are not reading your emails or it went to your spam folder. Want to make absolutely sure you read it.

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 Post subject: Re: Grid Stack - Full Screen Options
PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2026 2:29 pm 
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I do not see your reply in my inbox or spam.


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 Post subject: Re: Grid Stack - Full Screen Options
PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2026 2:59 pm 
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I found a delivery failure notice that I had missed. The reply was rejected because it exceeded the mail server’s maximum message size, as the two 6 MB screenshots attached to your original email were automatically included in my reply.

I have now sent my reply to you via private message on this forum to make sure that it reaches you.

This matter has already taken up a considerable amount of my time at a time when I am extremely busy preparing the next version for release.

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