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Clarify note on fullscreen mode in HVMs

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Add note on achieving full screen mode in HVMs, and reordered sections for clarity
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@ -32,16 +32,6 @@ Enabling full screen mode for select VMs
If you want to enable full screen mode for select VMs, you can do that by creating the following entry in the `/etc/qubes/guid.conf` file in Dom0:
**Note:** Regardless of the settings below, you can always put a window into
fullscreen mode in Xfce4 using the trusted window manager by right-clicking on
a window's title bar and selecting "Fullscreen". This functionality should still
be considered safe, since a VM window still can't voluntarily enter fullscreen
mode. The user must select this option from the trusted window manager in dom0.
To exit fullscreen mode from here, press `alt` + `space` to bring up the title
bar menu again, then select "Leave Fullscreen".
**Note:** There should be only one `VM: {}` block in the file (or you will [get into problems](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/qubes-users/-Yf9yNvTsVI/xXsEm8y2lrYJ))
~~~
VM: {
personal: {
@ -52,6 +42,8 @@ VM: {
The string 'personal' above is an example only and should be replaced by the actual name of the VM for which you want to enable this functionality.
**Note:** There should be only one `VM: {}` block in the file (or you will [get into problems](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/qubes-users/-Yf9yNvTsVI/xXsEm8y2lrYJ))
One can also enable this functionality for all the VMs globally in the same file, by modifying the 'global' section:
~~~
@ -66,3 +58,13 @@ global: {
~~~
Be sure to restart the VM(s) after modifying this file, for the changes to take effect.
**Note:** Regardless of the settings above, you can always put a window into
fullscreen mode in Xfce4 using the trusted window manager by right-clicking on
a window's title bar and selecting "Fullscreen". This functionality should still
be considered safe, since a VM window still can't voluntarily enter fullscreen
mode. The user must select this option from the trusted window manager in dom0.
To exit fullscreen mode from here, press `alt` + `space` to bring up the title
bar menu again, then select "Leave Fullscreen".
For StandaloneHVMs, you should set the screen resolution in the qube to that of the host, (or larger), *before* setting fullscreen mode in Xfce4.