Dashboard
Use Fullscreen Mode on a Posnic Till
Fullscreen gives the active Posnic workspace more room without saving, changing or completing any transaction; enter it from the header and leave it with the same control or the browser's exit action.
- Menu path
- Any desktop Posnic screen -> top-right fullscreen icon
- Verified from
- Posnic demo and current POS source reviewed on 2026-09-08
Technical source evidence
frontend/layouts/header.html desktop-only fullscreen control, frontend/static/script/js/modules/js/dashboard.js toggleFullScreen browser API handling and icon swap, demo.posnic.io dashboard fullscreen entered and exited on 2026-09-08
Enter and Exit Fullscreen
- Finish typing or save the current form before changing the display, especially on a shared till.
- Find the diagonal-arrows icon at the top right of the Posnic header, beside the language selector.
- Select the icon. The browser or desktop shell may ask permission before expanding the complete Posnic workspace.
- Confirm that browser chrome is hidden and that more of the Posnic page is visible. The icon changes to inward-pointing arrows when Posnic enters fullscreen.
- Continue the same workflow. Fullscreen does not submit, cancel or navigate away from the open transaction.
- To leave, select the inward-arrows icon or use the browser or operating system fullscreen exit action, commonly Escape.
What Fullscreen Changes
| Area | What changes | What does not change |
|---|---|---|
| Workspace | Posnic uses the available display and hides normal browser chrome. | The active page, branch and signed-in user remain the same. |
| Sales and lists | More rows, tiles or columns can fit before scrolling. | No sale, item, payment or edit is saved automatically. |
| Printing | Receipt previews may have more room on screen. | Printer selection, paper size and auto-print settings do not change. |
| Permissions | Allowed controls can be easier to see. | Fullscreen does not grant access to hidden or restricted modules. |
| Register | The till can look cleaner for continuous counter use. | Register open/close state and counted cash are untouched. |
| Customer display or kiosk | A dedicated display can also use its own fullscreen presentation. | The operator fullscreen button does not configure customer display, catalog display or kiosk mode. |
Choose the Right Display Mode
- Use fullscreen on a small counter monitor when sale tiles, totals or action buttons need more working room.
- Use normal window mode when staff must switch frequently between Posnic and another approved application.
- Keep browser zoom at 100% first. Fullscreen adds space but does not correct an unsuitable zoom level.
- The header control is intentionally hidden on narrow or mobile layouts. Increase the desktop window width or use the browser's own fullscreen command when appropriate.
- For an unattended public ordering screen, configure Posnic kiosk mode. Fullscreen alone does not lock navigation or make an operator till safe for public use.
- For a pole or second-screen view, follow the Customer Display or Catalog Display guide; those screens have different content and operating rules.
Browser and Desktop Boundaries
Posnic asks the browser or desktop shell to fullscreen the document. Browsers normally require a direct user selection and may refuse the request when permission, embedding or security policy blocks it.
- The exact exit key and permission prompt belong to the browser or operating system, not to the shop database.
- Leaving fullscreen through Escape or browser controls can happen outside Posnic's button handler.
- The current implementation does not listen for every external fullscreen-state change, so the header icon can occasionally show the wrong enter or exit symbol after an external exit.
- A wrong icon is a display-state issue; it is not evidence that the transaction was saved, lost or completed.
Troubleshoot Fullscreen
| Symptom | Likely cause | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Selecting the icon does nothing | The browser denied fullscreen, the page is embedded, or the click was not accepted as a user gesture. | Try once from the active Posnic tab, review the browser's site permission and use the installed desktop app where available. |
| Fullscreen icon is missing | The header is using its compact or mobile layout. | Widen the window or use the browser's own fullscreen command; do not reduce text until it is unreadable. |
| Escape exited but the icon still shows exit fullscreen | The browser changed state outside Posnic's toggle handler. | Save current work, select the control carefully to resynchronize, or reload the page only after confirming nothing is unsaved. |
| Page is still cramped | Browser zoom is above 100% or the display resolution is very small. | Return zoom to 100%, hide unnecessary OS bars and verify the supported desktop layout. |
| Staff cannot switch applications | Fullscreen is covering normal browser and task controls. | Exit fullscreen with Escape or the browser/OS action; do not force-close Posnic during an unfinished sale. |
| Public users can reach operator controls | Fullscreen was mistaken for kiosk lockdown. | Exit the public session and configure the dedicated kiosk or display workflow with the correct permissions. |