#5872 NORM Future : Need support for delayed frame activation in control panel (was: Suggestion: Disable bottom two hot corners (in activity mode))

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#5872: Need support for delayed frame activation in control panel
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  Reporter:  ghopper  |       Owner:  marco                                  
      Type:  defect   |      Status:  new                                    
  Priority:  normal   |   Milestone:  Future Release                         
 Component:  sugar    |     Version:                                         
Resolution:           |    Keywords:  frame hot corner popup activity toolbar
  Verified:  0        |    Blocking:                                         
 Blockedby:           |  
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Changes (by Eben):

 * cc: erikos (added)
  * owner:  Eben => marco
  * component:  interface-design => sugar


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:8 BHunsaker]:
 > > Toolbar Hiding was an idea on the table in the early days of toolbars,
 which we've since thrown out
 >
 > The screen space will always be a constrained resource.  It should be
 allowed/expected that the current activity will desire use of the whole
 screen.  I hope whatever has replaced toolbar hiding will account for
 this.

 I should rephrase my previous statement.  All sugar activities (written in
 python) will naturally inherit support for fullscreen mode, which will
 hide the toolbars and the tray (if the activity has one -- as in browse),
 giving full use of the screen area to the main activity canvas, be it a
 drawing, slideshow, video, text document, etc.  This mode is always
 available via ALT-ENTER (activities may embed an icon in the toolbar to
 expose this if they wish).  We chose not to support automatic
 hiding/showing of the toolbar while in fullscreen mode via the screen
 edges to prevent confusion with the Frame.

 > I believe that the user should be able to assign functions to each hot
 corner or disable each one.  There should be an assignable delay before
 activation.

 I think a delay is reasonable, however  I think that our design for the
 frame requires that each of the corners activate it.

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