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Fullscreen mode disables Spotlight #254

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
What steps will reproduce the problem?  Enter fullscreen mode and hit the 
Spotlight shortcut 
cmd-Space.

What is the expected output?  I would expect Spotlight to work, perhaps showing 
the menu bar 
temporarily, and then going back into fullscreen mode.  What do you see 
instead?  Spotlight 
does not appear.

What version of MacVim and OS X are you using (see "MacVim->About MacVim"
and  "Apple Menu->About This Mac" menu items, e.g. "Snapshot 40, 10.5.6
Intel")?  Snapshot 51, 10.6.2 Intel

Please provide any additional information below.
I even tried mapping Cmd-Space to a function that disabled fullscreen and 
resent the keys, but 
the map didn't do anything for that key combo

Original issue reported on code.google.com by sean.p.d...@gmail.com on 9 Feb 2010 at 11:12

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Original comment by bjorn.winckler@gmail.com on 1 Mar 2010 at 7:19

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
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GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Happens to me too; I then learned that this is a Mac OS X issue (Cmd-Space to 
invoke spotlight doesn't work in any full-screen'd app).

http://vim.1045645.n5.nabble.com/Fullscreen-and-Spotlight-playing-nicely-togethe
r-td1218511.html

Just updating this issue in case anyone looks here & wonders why it is marked 
WontFix.

Original comment by finnh...@gmail.com on 29 Nov 2010 at 10:20

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
"this is a Mac OS X issue."

MacVim (and other VIs) are based on the principle of easy to use (in the Doug 
Engelbart sense) vs. easy to learn (current UI convention)

For me, this is a usability issue.  I don't see the value in disabling 
spotlight, and it hinders my workflow that I can't bring it up easily.

Are we not addressing it for the sake of consistency with other apps?  If no 
one else is interested in this functionality, then so be it.  But "other 
fullscreen apps don't do X" is a lower value for me than "this will add value 
to the user", and anyone using vi has already voted similarly ;-)

Original comment by sean.p.d...@gmail.com on 29 Nov 2010 at 10:30

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Well said!  Was just posting the link so others know the score, not as a 
statement against solving the issue.

Original comment by finnh...@gmail.com on 29 Nov 2010 at 10:34

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Ha ha, not directed at you, just contributing to the conversation.

Original comment by sean.p.d...@gmail.com on 29 Nov 2010 at 10:43