Index: terminal/terminal-preferences-dialog.c
===================================================================
--- terminal/terminal-preferences-dialog.c	(wersja 26682)
+++ terminal/terminal-preferences-dialog.c	(kopia robocza)
@@ -563,6 +563,13 @@
                                      "created terminal windows."));
   gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (vbox), button, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
   gtk_widget_show (button);
+	
+	button = gtk_check_button_new_with_mnemonic ("Open maximized");
+  exo_mutual_binding_new (G_OBJECT (dialog->preferences), "open-maximized", G_OBJECT (button), "active");
+  terminal_gtk_widget_set_tooltip (button,
+                                   "Enable this option to open nen window maximized");
+  gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (vbox), button, FALSE, TRUE, 0);
+  gtk_widget_show (button);
 
   icon = gtk_widget_render_icon (GTK_WIDGET (dialog->icon_bar),
                                  TERMINAL_STOCK_APPEARANCE,
Index: terminal/terminal-preferences.c
===================================================================
--- terminal/terminal-preferences.c	(wersja 26682)
+++ terminal/terminal-preferences.c	(kopia robocza)
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
   PROP_TERM,
   PROP_VTE_WORKAROUND_TITLE_BUG,
   PROP_WORD_CHARS,
+	PROP_OPEN_MAXIMIZED,
   N_PROPERTIES,
 };
 
@@ -1255,6 +1256,17 @@
                                                         "word-chars",
                                                         "-A-Za-z0-9,./?%&#:_~",
                                                         EXO_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+  /**
+   * TerminalPreferences:open-maximized:
+   **/
+  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class,
+                                   PROP_OPEN_MAXIMIZED,
+                                   g_param_spec_boolean ("open-maximized",
+                                                        "open-maximized",
+                                                        "open-maximized",
+                                                        FALSE,
+                                                        EXO_PARAM_READWRITE));
 }
 
 
Index: terminal/terminal-window.c
===================================================================
--- terminal/terminal-window.c	(wersja 26682)
+++ terminal/terminal-window.c	(kopia robocza)
@@ -305,8 +305,10 @@
   GtkWidget      *item;
   GtkWidget      *vbox;
   gboolean        bval;
+	gboolean        maximized;
   gchar          *role;
 
+
   window->preferences = terminal_preferences_get ();
 
   /* The Terminal size needs correction when the font name or the scrollbar
@@ -396,6 +398,10 @@
                                    NULL);
   exo_binding_new (G_OBJECT (window->preferences), "misc-tab-position", G_OBJECT (window->notebook), "tab-pos");
 
+  g_object_get (G_OBJECT (window->preferences) , "open-maximized", &maximized, NULL);
+	if (maximized)
+	  gtk_window_maximize (GTK_WINDOW (window));
+
   /* set the notebook group id */
 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION (2,12,0)
   gtk_notebook_set_group (GTK_NOTEBOOK (window->notebook), window_notebook_group);