How can I stop Document Viewer from always opening full-screen?

Question

Every time I open a PDF, Document Viewer takes up the whole screen and then I press F11, Ctrl+Super+Up to maximize it instead. This is tedious.

How can I stop it from automatically entering full-screen mode?

Solution

Converting Volodya's answer as a comment to a complete answer:

You probably changed Document Viewer's default settings by accident. This is an easy mistake to make, since the keyboard shortcut for doing so is the same as for opening a tab in your web browser, and you frequently type into the wrong window as a result of the lag in Unity's window switcher.

To correct the mistake:

1. Exit the full-screen view by pressing F11 or unchecking View ▸ Fullscreen.

2. Save the current settings as default by pressing Ctrl+T or selecting Edit ▸ Save Current Settings as Default.

   

This won't affect documents you've opened previously until you reset the stored settings for those documents.

Comments

[v010dya]

In the upper left corner there is a settings icon. Try clicking it and selecting "Save current as default" after you have gone through the process you describe.