Doing a search whilst in full screen mode exits full screen mode

[odebroqueville]

I'm not certain this is a bug, but I think it would be nicer if doing a search whilst in full screen mode would display the search results in full screen instead of exiting full screen mode. I had selected the search widget and entered full screen mode using the icon in the top left hand corner. A part from that, I'd just like to say that this extension is progressing in a nice way. Congratulations for the good work! Keep it up.

[petrschmidt]

It's not a bug. When you enter the full screen mode using the icon, you are actually entering document's full screen mode (i.e. requesting fullscreen under document element, in other words, displaying content of HTML page in fullscreen), but this doesn't switch the browser to fullscreen. And when you leave that document (Tabliss extension new tab page), you are also leaving that document's fullscreen mode.

However, this can be probably solved by simulating a press of "F11" button.

Or you can just enter your browser's full screen mode and then try to search from the extension, it should work and you would stay in the full screen mode. 😉

[odebroqueville]

On macOS High Sierra, Ctrl+Cmd+F toggles full screen mode for the browser app, but Shift+Cmd+F is what I was looking for. It would be rather cool, if doing a search in (HTML document) full screen mode would open the results in (HTML document) full screen mode. Actually, in Chrome on macOS, there does appear to be a bug because Shift+Cmd+F doesn't work after I open a new tab.
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[joelshepherd]

I took a little look around, and while I was sure I couldn't do this, apparently I can. The web extensions API does indeed have a way to make the entire browser window fullscreen, as opposed to just the Tabliss document.

Its not perfect though, as there is no "returning" from this fullscreen mode, I kinda of just choose whether you come back as a regular or maximised window. I could save what it was before it went fullscreen, but then that would be lost if you went off browsing the internet because returning to tabliss.

It also doesn't let you just press "escape" to leave this fullscreen. So someone might get lost in fullscreen mode if they leave Tabliss via search results, not knowing how to get back to normal windowed mode 😂

The main question then is whether the fullscreen button in Tabliss should make Tabliss fullscreen, or the entire browser fullscreen? I am probably leaning towards the existing functionality, instead recommending the built in fullscreen keyboard shortcut instead to get that full fullscreen experience 😎. That way you wouldn't get surprise-stuck in fullscreen, because you would know the shortcut!

[odebroqueville]

@joelshepherd "...as there is no "returning" from this fullscreen mode..." Cmd + Ctrl + F on macOS (not sure what the equivalent is on Windows or Linux), which does the same as clicking on the green dot in the top left hand corner of a window, should toggle in and out of full-screen mode. The funny thing is that, opening a new tab, you'll still see expanding arrows icon to maximise the browser document. This will have the effect of completely hiding the browser chrome. The Esc key will get you out, but you'll still need to use Cmd + Ctrl + F to exit window full-screen mode.

The advantage of the window full-screen mode (Cmd + Ctrl + F) over document full-screen mode is that it is persistent, so if you do a search using the search widget you'll stay in full-screen mode. So the remaining question to me is if it's possible to associate the Esc key to Cmd + Ctrl + F (or it's equivalent on Windows or Linux) to exit window full-screen mode.

I would like to encourage you to add an option in the extension's settings that would allow users to chose if they'd like the full-screen icon to apply to the browser window or the document.

[joelshepherd]

I did forgot about this issue. I think I'll leave the full screen mode as document-based, and not interfere with the browser's main full screen controls.