Re: difference between maximized and fullscreen?

[Stephen J. Turnbull]

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 > FWIW[2] that seems to be "standard" window manager jargon (the
 > metaphor being that the window "sticks" to the glass in your CRT
 > from behind).  Thus it might be unwise to invent something new.

The use of "sticky window" to describe this feature goes back to at
least 1995 when I started using fvwm.  (I don't claim that fvwm
invented it, it's just the first wm I used that supported this
feature.  I think Windowmaker also supported it, and called it "sticky
window", too.)