Stuck Maximised

[poma]

On 06.04.2015 17:57, Jonathan Allen wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 04, 2015 at 06:21:53AM +0200, poma wrote:
>> Maximize / unmaximize windows
>> http://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfwm4/getting-stated#maximizeunmaximize_windows
>>
>> You can make any window appear in fullscreen mode (it will then use all the
>> size of your screen without showing the window borders) by using the
>> customizable Alt-F11 keyboard shortcut.
> 
> Hooray - thank you, that's sorted.  Now all I have to do is get the background
> to display.  The screen always shows what was last on it when a task closes
> and the default wallpaper never appears.  How do I get the desktop and any
> still-open tasks to repaint the screen?
> 
> Jonathan
> 

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