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popup_during_fullscreen: why can't we just show it

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 08:42:49 +0000

In the user documentation, we can see these bits: > When you are in fullscreen mode, some > applications still open popup windows > (take Xpdf for example). This is > because these applications may not be > aware that they are in fullscreen mode > (they do not check the corresponding > hint). There are two things which are > possible to do in this situation: > > > 1. Just ignore the popup (don’t map it). This won’t interrupt you while > > you are in fullscreen. However, some apps might react badly to this (deadlock until you go out of fullscreen). > > > > 2. Leave fullscreen mode. This is the default. I can't understand why we can't just show the popup, floating over the application, like it's done any other time ? I think that most of the time, the popups **from the fullscreen application** are just mandatory, there is no way you can't ignore it ? For instance, I'm thinking about a text editor, `File->Open` raises a popup, and it's logical for the application to block until you selected a file, and there is no way for the app not use this popup, every if it checked the `fullscreen` flag ... Is there any "system level" reason to prevent that, or am I missing something ?

Answer by Michael for
In the user documentation, we can see these bits:

When you are in fullscreen mode, some applications still open popup windows (take Xpdf for example). This is because these applications may not be aware that they are in fullscreen mode (they do not check the corresponding hint). There are two things which are possible to do in this situation:

Just ignore the popup (don’t map it). This won’t interrupt you while you are in fullscreen. However, some apps might react badly to this (deadlock until you go out of fullscreen).

Leave fullscreen mode. This is the default.

I can't understand why we can't just show the popup, floating over the application, like it's done any other time ?

I think that most of the time, the popups from the fullscreen application are just mandatory, there is no way you can't ignore it ?

For instance, I'm thinking about a text editor, `File->Open` raises a popup, and it's logical for the application to block until you selected a file, and there is no way for the app not use this popup, every if it checked the `fullscreen` flag ...

Is there any "system level" reason to prevent that, or am I missing something ?

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:02:22 +0000

It’s just not implemented. See https://github.com/i3/i3/issues/663. darkraven seems to be working on it.

Comment by kevin for
It’s just not implemented. See https://github.com/i3/i3/issues/663. darkraven seems to be working on it.

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:36:14 +0000

great, thanks! (BTW, the link is broken, the has been included in the URL)

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popup_during_fullscreen: why can't we just show it

Comment by kevin for It’s just not implemented. See https://github.com/i3/i3/issues/663. darkraven seems to be working on it.

Comment by kevin for
It’s just not implemented. See https://github.com/i3/i3/issues/663. darkraven seems to be working on it.