[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #26907: Distraction Free Writing mode no longer wakes up on mouse move unless it is in the toolbar

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#26907: Distraction Free Writing mode no longer wakes up on mouse move unless it is
in the toolbar
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 Reporter:  GregRoss      |       Owner:  azaozz
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  3.9
Component:  TinyMCE       |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch   |     Focuses:
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Comment (by GregRoss):

 Replying to [comment:18 azaozz]:
 > Replying to [comment:15 GregRoss]:
 > > The update just converts DFW mode on touch devices to fullscreen mode
 (aka UI is visible all the time), is that the desired behaviour?
 >
 > As iOS "locks" all position: fixed elements when the keyboard is open,
 this is the most straightforward way to make DFW usable there. It's not
 ideal, but other fixes (resetting the fixed elements on scroll?) would
 require bigger changes, more code, etc. Something for 4.0 perhaps.
 >
 iOS is just one case that needs to be looked at, both Windows and Android
 support touch devices.  I think the old behaviour makes more sense as it
 maintains the idea of DFW and doesn't show the toolbar and chrome until
 the user does something other than tying.  My patch watched for touch
 events to wake up the display which should work across any browser that
 supports touch devices.  But the other part of the patch which brings back
 the wakeup on mouse move also works for touch devices which don't support
 touch events as they all mimic mouse movements.
 >
 > Replying to [comment:16 nacin]:
 > > Now that the mouse no longer wakes up DFW, it's nearly impossible to
 see the word count.
 >
 > Tested moving the word count and "Just Write" to the top, but its not
 better. When the user is typing it is usually at the bottom and the top
 can be hidden. We can return showing the toolbar/UI on mouse move if that
 is the better UX.
 >
 I found the word count usually appears well below the visible area of the
 browser window now so scroll is always required.

 Perhaps creating a second "toolbar" pinned to the bottom of the screen
 would make sense.

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