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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Add ability to maximize the window initially","articleBody":"I am using Processing 3.0.1 and since we don't have (easy) access to the underlying AWT window, it seems impossible for me to start a new sketch (which I am using from withing a standalone Eclipse Java project) maximized.\n\nI came closest with (the hacky):\n\n``` Java\nprivate void maximized() {\n    try {       \n        final GLWindow window = (GLWindow) getSurface().getNative();\n        window.getScreen().getDisplay().getEDTUtil().invoke(false, new Runnable() {\n            @Override\n            public void run() {\n                window.setMaximized(true, true); // both horizontal and vertical\n            }\n        });\n    } catch (Exception e) {\n        System.err.println(\"Could not make window maximized\");\n    }\n}\n```\n\nwhich I call inside setup() (it does not work inside settings() at all as there is no window yet).\n\nIt does start non-maximized, and after a short time the window is maximized, but this looks really not good and also is very non-portable since it depends on the JOGL renderer.\n\nSince using fullScreen() inside settings() works perfectly, it would be great, if we had a maximized() method which can also be called in settings() and does the expected thing.\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/maxauthority","@type":"Person","name":"maxauthority"},"datePublished":"2015-12-01T17:30:57.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":1},"url":"https://github.com/4181/processing/issues/4181"}