How to make image fill screen to maximum as default

[pintree3]

Using CS5 I was wondering if it were possible to make any photograph opened fill the screen to its maximum. As it is now there is a lot of space on all four sides--which to me is a waste of space

Thank you

OS: Windows XP SP3

 

[Paul MR]

What you can do is create an action using Insert Menu Item and then select:- View - Fit On Screen.
Once you have the action created, goto File - Scripts - Scripts Event Manager and set it up to call your action on document open.

 

[Gaussian]

Keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+0.

 

[pintree3]

Thanks to the both of view--

About the shortcut? Why did I not notice that before? ;-)
As to the action. Seems the ideal and the exact answer I was hoping for, but Where exactly is the insert menu? I can't find it. And how do I " set it up to call your action"? I can't seem to find that out either

Thanks again

 

[Paul MR]

You will find "Insert Menu Item" from the Layers flyout panel.
For setting up the action, go to:-
File - Scripts - Script Events Manager

 

[Jim Mooney]

I have the same problem. Only Fit on Screen is not the same as Fill Screen. And Fill Screen cannot be accessed in the menu for some reason. Can anyone help
with this? I'm guessing a script is needed. I just want every document to open in the "Fill Screen" view mode.
I'm in photoshop CS5 if that matters.

Thanks!!!

 

[MrToM]

Fill Screen?

I'm not aware of a 'Fill' screen.....CS5 certainly doesn't have it.....do you mean 'Full Screen'...as can be accessed by hitting 'F' on your keyboard or by the icon at the bottom of the tools panel...or View > Full Screen....?

That's the only thing I can think of.

Regards.
MrToM.

EDIT:
If that is the case then I have a script ready and waiting.

 

[Paul]

 

[MrToM]

Well what idiot put it there!?

Right you are...I stand corrected....new script in progress.

(I hate Adobe!)

Thanks Paul....nice one.

Regards.
MrBlindPom.

 

[Paul]

Well what idiot put it there!?

Right you are...I stand corrected....new script in progress.

(I hate Adobe!)

Thanks Paul....nice one.

Regards.
MrBlindPom.

 

[Jim Mooney]

Hello MrToM, Thanks for any scripting help you can give. I don't know how to code them, but I've modified a few to make them work for me.
And ya, it's weird, whoever put it there did not put it in the menu so it could be accessed when creating actions. However, the other view options are in the menu. So anyway...
I would really appreciate a script, thanks again!!!

 

[MrToM]

No worries.

Cant promise anything as its proving difficult to track down but I'll give it a shot and see what happens.

I'll let you know either way.

Regards.
MrToM.

 

[MrToM]

Sorry, forgot to ask....

Clicking on 'Fill Screen' essentially just changes the 'zoom' level....slightly more than 'Fit' for me here but my question is when you use this do you always 'zoom' to the same level every time?

In other words....if I cobbled a script together that 'zoomed' to the same level each time you open a file would that do? (I can do that pretty quickly for you)

If so, let me know the zoom level percentage, (its bottom left of the workspace), after you click on the 'Fill Screen' button.

If not it may take some time just to find out its not actually possible.

Regards.
MrToM.

 

[Jim Mooney]

Hitting the fill screen button makes the document window as large as it can get without going into full screen mode. The zoom level isn't a big deal because
that can be changed within the action by using the "insert menu item" within actions. Also, I can't use "Resize windows to fit" because that can't be taken off using actions as far as I know.
And resizing windows while zooming is really annoying : )

Did that help?

Thank you so much!!!

 

[MrToM]

Not really no.

From what I understand you want every image opened to expand to the same size as if you clicked 'Fill Screen'....right?

Well I don't think that's going to be a possibility as that particular 'option' is not 'scriptable' ...it cannot be recorded in an 'Action' and it doesn't create any scriptListener code.

Therefore as a best 'alternative' I can do you a script that essentially does the same thing......and what I was trying to explain was that ALL those options along the top are just changing the 'Zoom' level of the image.....that is what they do....and that IS something I can script.

So......If I know what zoom level you get when you click on the 'Fill Screen' button I can code that so it will do that every time you open an image.

Essentially I'm doing exactly the same thing but in a different way.....but not...because its exactly the same way as those buttons do....by zooming.

You see?

Same result, different approach.

This will only work though if you ALWAYS have your workspace at the same size......you'll also need your Screen Resolution preference setting correct too.

So....that will work right?

I just need that info from you.

Regards.
MrToM.

 

[IamSam]

My biggest question here is why would you want to use fill screen instead of fit to/on screen????????

Fill screen hides the edges of the canvas.

Fit to screen shows the entire image.

I'm stumped.

 

[MrToM]

Yeah I know what you mean...'Fill' zooms to the smallest dimension and crops whatever is left...be that top and bottom or left and right.

'Fit' is pretty easy to script....its just one short line of code.

Upon further investigation I found this question was asked late last year elsewhere and the general consensus was its not possible to do....its just not something that the code has access to.

On playing with my 'idea' I've come to the conclusion that it too sucks and wont work for most situations....it does work but not for every image......ya boo!

So.....Mr Mooney.....its either 'Fit' or forget I'm afraid.

Did ma best....sorry to get yer hopes up.

Regards.
MrToM.

 

[IamSam]

'Fit' is pretty easy to script....its just one short line of code........
.....So.....Mr Mooney.....its either 'Fit' or forget I'm afraid.......

Fit to screen is the only one that makes sense.

Here are the shortcuts for anyone who may be interested.

Fit to screen > Command/Control + 0.

Fill Screen > Command/Control + 1.

 

[Paul MR]

Yes I can confirm this is not possible via action or script. Adobe has been ask for this for at least 5 years to my knowledge but they haven't responded.

 

[Jim Mooney]

Not really no.

From what I understand you want every image opened to expand to the same size as if you clicked 'Fill Screen'....right?

Yes that is right.

Therefore as a best 'alternative' I can do you a script that essentially does the same thing......and what I was trying to explain was that ALL those options along the top are just changing the 'Zoom' level of the image.....that is what they do....and that IS something I can script.

This is true, except "Fill Screen" is the only option that enlarges the image window to fill the whole screen as far as it can go UP TO whatever window panels are open and pressed up against the edge of the screen.

So......If I know what zoom level you get when you click on the 'Fill Screen' button I can code that so it will do that every time you open an image.

Essentially I'm doing exactly the same thing but in a different way.....but not...because its exactly the same way as those buttons do....by zooming.

You see?

Same result, different approach.

This will only work though if you ALWAYS have your workspace at the same size......you'll also need your Screen Resolution preference setting correct too.

So....that will work right?

No, unfortunately that won't work UNLESS you can script turning the "Resize image to fit" on and off. Is that an option???

I just need that info from you.

Regards.
MrToM.

To answer this question...

My biggest question here is why would you want to use fill screen instead of fit to/on screen????????

Fill screen hides the edges of the canvas.

Fit to screen shows the entire image.

I'm stumped.

I just want the document window to cover the whole screen without going underneath any panels I have opened up (layers, actions, history...). The photos I am opening up to work on have already been ran through a batch to make them 8x10 size. If I use "Fit to screen" it leaves a lot of empty space on the right side of the photo. I have an "Upon open" action that zooms out two clicks so hiding the edges of the canvas would not be an issue. I know that sounds weird HAHA, but it's just part of my workflow, which would take time to explain.

So can the "Resize image to fit" option be turned on and off with a script? If so, that could work by combining that with scripting the zoom levels like you say.

Thanks so much for the help on this, I really appreciate it!!!