#1349 NORM Trial-2: Frame disappears when switching to my view ("F3 screen") after closing activity

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#1349: Frame disappears when switching to my view ("F3 screen") after closing
activity
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  Reporter:  JeremyVisser  |       Owner:  dcbw   
      Type:  defect        |      Status:  new    
  Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Trial-2
 Component:  sugar         |     Version:         
Resolution:                |    Keywords:         
  Verified:  1             |  
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Changes (by Eben):

  * owner:  Eben => dcbw
  * component:  interface-design => sugar

Comment:

 Assuming we keep the behavior of auto-showing the frame at Home view, we
 have to treat it as a total override and ignore the key, disallowing
 hiding.  Of course, we have to maintain state for the frame properly,
 meaning that pressing the key a few times from Home view shouldn't toggle
 its on/off state in the background, without visually representing the
 change; It needs to ignore it completely.

 Allowing the user to toggle the frame off from Home view seem futile,
 since it would come back on automatically each time they return from
 another screen.  That would be more annoying, in my opinion, than
 disallowing it completely.

 Unfortunately that leaves us with a key that doesn't "work like usual"
 while in "Home view mode", and which doesn't really provide any feedback
 about it.  I suppose we could have a global preference for "Always show
 Frame in Home view" so that those who are comfortable with the idea and no
 longer need it present for discovery don't have to see it all the time.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/1349#comment:8>
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