Bridge and dual displays

I have been searching the web for a while now to find a way to show the usual Bridge window on one display and a preview - just a preview... no menu bar or other embellishments - on the other display in a dual display setup.
Apple's Aperture does it but I can't find a way to do it with Bridge, nor does it appear that Lightroom will do it.
I think this is a significant setback... being able to do this would be great for editing so you could see the image preview with no distractions and as big as possible. More to the point it would be good for presentations so the presenter can see all the folder structure, favourites, thumbnails etc but the audience only sees the intended image on a clean black (yes black... not the image backdrop colour) background.
I have found a way to cheat this, by extending the Bridge window over both displays and positioning all the favourites, folders, thumbnails panels etc on the extreme right side but you still see the menu bar and other bits and bobs at the window edges and the background colour is grey, not black (unless you set the image backdrop to black, which I think is a bit harsh for viewing thumbnails).
If you want to see what I mean, go to http://www.2020graphics.com.au/dual_displays.html
If anyone has any ideas on how to do this, or any Adobe engineers are reading this... help!!!

>Select an image in Bridge. Then hit the space bar on your keyboard.
 
 This is what you get:

Full Screen Preview Space
 nothing but your image on the main monitor, your secondary monitor totally blacked out.
 
 You can use the arrow keys to navigate through the images in the folder. Use the escape key to go back to regular view.
 
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 c Click on thumbnail for original size, then scroll horizontally.
 
 No distractions whatsoever beats Aperture!

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xxxxyyyyz wrote:
…If there is someone out there who has experience of obtaining decent colour management in CS4 on a Power PC, I would really like to know how you achieved it.
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Just get it it out of the way, here's my setup:
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xxxxyyyyz wrote:
…I believe my problem has nothing to do with my monitor profile, for several reasons, but…
…It seems extremely unlikely to me that…
You either want to learn, or you don't. You either want to solve your problems, or you don't.
When you start arguing instead of studying, questioning advice instead of following it and detecting where you went wrong, you're on the right track to nowhere. That attitude will get you there fast. Remember you are the one with the problem, and only you can acquire the discipline to learn how to solve it.
Go ahead and ask me anything that is not clear, just don't argue with me please, and don't tell me why you think Fraser, Rodney, Ballard and I are wrong. You see, I am not experiencing any problem that needs fixing. I have an interest in helping you, but not in hearing about your speculations, theories or conclusions.
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