window resizing not staying there

HI

Just got a imac last week, running 10.5.8
What I miss is the resize window to full screen like Windows has

Is there anyway to get the os x to remember to keep the window open as i left it. as it keeps going back to small size and its really doing my head in

Cheers

I really hate having an application or Finder window take up my whole screen. But, one thing I don't like about OSX is that the option of opening a new folder in the same Finder window means that the newly opened folder takes on the window size of the previous folder, not the size it was when I closed it. That could be part of your problem. Windows should stay the same size they were when closed, if opened from the folder's icon as a new window. Maybe you could be more specific about the exact scenario that's giving you headaches.

Turns out As I was about to post in reply to what you ask, I just found out how to do it LOL
when you open a folder and click on the button on the top righthand side it removes the device info etc, but it keeps the window to the size you set it at. even after you close it and reopen it.

Thanks anyway...

fantomv50 said:

when you open a folder and click on the button on the top righthand side

Click to expand...

Where?

its a small rectangle with round edges at the left and right sides and its the same colour
http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/2844/dsc02025p.jpg

But turns out only seems to remember the size while you have it on. once you shutdown or restart it forgets until you do it again for the first window in most cases
Bloody iMac LOL