maximize window not maximum

[Olivier Fourdan]

On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 3:20 PM, Thufir <hawat.thufir at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:33:13 +0100, Olivier Fourdan wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 6:33 AM, Thufir <hawat.thufir at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I prefer not to have a horizontal panel along the bottom of the
>>> desktop. When a window is maximized that portion of the screen isn't
>>> filled by the window, the window is too short vertically (the width is
>>> fine).
>>>
>>> I found a request for this feature:
>>>
>>> "Add a possible 'maximize vertically' action to be executed when the
>>> window bar is clicked on."
>>>
>>> http://wiki.xfce.org/wish_list#window_manager
>>>
>>>
>>> is this currently possible?
>>
>> Left/right click on the maximize button on the title bar?
>>
>> Or use the key shortcuts.
>
>
> Left/right click the maximize button doesn't maximize the window.  That
> portion of the screen along the bottom, where a panel was, but is no
> longer, isn't covered by the window.
>
>
> screenshot (sorta):
>
>
> xxxx
> xxxx
> ....
>
>
> The window, signified by the "x", covers most of the screen.  However,
> the bottom portion of the monitor, signified by the ".", isn't covered by
> the window.  Why?

Sorry but I do not understand, why not posting a real screenshot on
some website and giving the url so we can see what you mean?

Cheers,
Olivier.