Ubuntu – Google Chrome will not exit fullscreen mode

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I am running 64-bit Ubuntu 13.10, have latest stable google-chrome version 30.0.1599.114-1. Whenever I enter fullscreen mode by pressing F11, it would not allow me to exit this mode by pressing F11. Actually, I see it exit but then fullscreen mode is quickly restored.

I searched for a solution, but nothing really helps. I even tried completely re-installing it with no luck. Any suggestions?

Update: I tried completely removing ~/.config/google-chrome, it did not help.

Update 2: I am running Cinnamon 2.0.6, maybe that would give some clues.

Update 3: I have Chromium 29.0.1547.65, and it does not have this issue.

Thanks,
Nick.

Best Answer

Happened to me with google-chrome.

I've been tinkering around, since removing the whole ~/.config/google-chrome directory removes most of the customization, so I looked for a better way.

I ended up replacing this section: (this is a from a new generated ~/.config/google-chrome/Default/Preferences)

browser": {
    "window_placement": {
    "bottom": 586,
    "left": 9,
    "maximized": false,
    "right": 1013,
    "top": 29,
    "work_area_bottom": 600,
    "work_area_left": 0,
    "work_area_right": 1024,
    "work_area_top": 23
    }
},