How to get application backgrounds to fill screen like Windows

In Windows you can open an application, like Photoshop or Illustrator, maximize the application window and it will cover the entire screen, including the desktop. You don't have to even have a file for the app open.
On my iMac (running OS X Leopard) when you open an app there is only a thin menu bar at the top of the screen. Is there a way to maximize and minimize applications similar to Windows so that the application window itself covers the desktop?
Thanks

If you have the CS4 versions, turn on the Application Frame under the Windows menu. That will give you a convenient, Windows-like gray background behind the entire app, which can be resized/maximized as you need. This is an Adobe feature and you will not find it in most other Mac apps.
Mac apps are designed as floating windows. On larger monitors this is a good thing because it lets you see windows from multiple apps at once.
If you want to isolate one non-CS4 app with no background distractions, maybe you could set up the Spaces feature to use a special space for your app with a gray desktop so that nothing is behind it. Or if you don't want to use spaces, you can try the Hide Others command to show just the app you're in.

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