diff --git a/init/init-home.el b/init/init-home.el
index e5d2a71..41d60f8 100644
--- a/init/init-home.el
+++ b/init/init-home.el
@@ -263,8 +263,12 @@
     (nlinum-mode -1) ad-do-it (nlinum-mode 1)))
 
 ;;,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,;;
-;; Maximise Emacs
+;; Start Emacs in real fullscreen - no windowed
 ;;'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''';;
-(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(fullscreen . maximized))
+(defun fullscreen ()
+  (interactive)
+  (x-send-client-message nil 0 nil "_NET_WM_STATE" 32
+			 '(2 "_NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN" 0)))
+(fullscreen)
 
 ;;; init.el ends here
diff --git a/init/init-work.el b/init/init-work.el
index ef59d59..87f6a3a 100644
--- a/init/init-work.el
+++ b/init/init-work.el
@@ -263,9 +263,13 @@
     (nlinum-mode -1) ad-do-it (nlinum-mode 1)))
 
 ;;,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,;;
-;; Maximise Emacs
+;; Start Emacs in real fullscreen - no windowed
 ;;'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''';;
-(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(fullscreen . maximized))
+(defun fullscreen ()
+  (interactive)
+  (x-send-client-message nil 0 nil "_NET_WM_STATE" 32
+			 '(2 "_NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN" 0)))
+(fullscreen)
 
 ;;,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,;;
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