URL Bar not showing on fullscreen mode and glitchin when exiting it

[FabienBehra38]

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• [x] I have searched existing issues and avoided creating duplicates.
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What happened?

1. Open a video in fullscreen mode (reproductible with Youtube & Twitch)
2. Use cmd + T to trigger search popup while being in fullscreen mode
3. Nothing appears
4. Exiting fullscreen mode with escape
5. The search bar show a list of suggested website but isn't properly shown

Version

1.11.1b

What platform are you seeing the problem on?

Windows - aarch64

What component is this issue related to?

URL Bar

Relevant log output if applicable

[wmstack]

This also happens on Mac. In addition, when video playback is full-screen, the sidebar does not open on hovering, and neither does cmdl show the URL bar.

[eduardoleolim]

Duplicate of #6996

[sporocyst]

• Open a video in fullscreen mode (reproductible with Youtube & Twitch)
• Use cmd + T to trigger search popup while being in fullscreen mode
• Nothing appears
• Exiting fullscreen mode with escape
• The search bar show a list of suggested website but isn't properly shown

1.11.3t / windows10 I followed all the steps, and didn't see any glitch BTW, "Nothing appears" in step3 should be a normal presentation in fullscreen

[0Ky]

I can confirm that the steps provided by the OP are reproducible.

The same behavior can be observed in Mozilla Firefox when using Ctrl + L shortcut to focus on the URL bar while in fullscreen mode. The address bar does not appear during fullscreen and exiting fullscreen (using the ESC key) reveals the URL address bar as if it's selected, with dropdown visible, but it is not actually focused, meaning the user can't immediately type into it.

@FabienBehra38 I don't believe this is necessarily a bug. In fullscreen mode, the window often takes exclusive control of the screen and certain UI elements like the URL bar may be suppressed or not brought to the front due to z-order restrictions or intentional fullscreen behavior. This seems consistent with how many other browsers handle fullscreen.

[raffaeldp]

If I can say a word, as mentioned it's not necessarily a bug, however I sometime found it very practical to be able to access the url bar while watching something full-screen without quitting the full-screen mode.

For example when I am looking to translate or find a definition about a word while watching something, it would be wonderful not to have to do this extra "quit full-screen" step and directly be able to interact with the browser :)

It's the same thing for the sidebar too !

[MilanV]

I just report the same problem on Linux/amd64. It looks like URL Bar appearing after the shortcut is pressed, just "below" the fullscreen video. Because, after pressing Esc the URL Bar is there. (And without focus, as noted above.)

[frieza213]

Still exists on 1.12.5b macos

[dosubot[bot]]

Hi, @FabienBehra38. I'm Dosu, and I'm helping the desktop team manage their backlog. I'm marking this issue as stale.

Issue Summary:

• The URL bar does not appear when a search is triggered in fullscreen mode on video platforms like YouTube and Twitch.
• This issue occurs on version 1.11.1b on Windows aarch64 and has been confirmed on Mac and Linux.
• @eduardoleolim suggested it might be a duplicate of issue #6996.
• @0Ky and @raffaeldp mentioned this might be typical fullscreen behavior, but @raffaeldp noted the convenience of accessing the URL bar without exiting fullscreen.
• The issue persists in later versions, as noted by @AISLVE.

Next Steps:

• Please confirm if this issue is still relevant to the latest version of the desktop repository by commenting here.
• If no updates are provided, the issue will be automatically closed in 7 days.

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