Full Screen (No Notification Bar)

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

I would like an option to remove the app title bar and the notification bar.  
this would give the developer more space on their app.  

Personally I remove the Notification bar whenever possible because it is 
burning out/in the pixels on my Nexus one (go to a full blue screen and you'll 
see it too!)  Damned OLED life expectancy...

Original issue reported on code.google.com by eak...@gmail.com on 27 Sep 2010 at 11:01

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Huh. We can consider this. Personally, I think I'd be annoyed with most apps if 
they removed my notification bar, but I can imagine that there are cases where 
the user would want this. Removing the app title bar seems less intrusive.

Original comment by sha...@google.com on 26 Oct 2010 at 3:51

Changed state: Noted

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

need for games!

Original comment by juan...@gmail.com on 4 Nov 2010 at 9:56

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Immersive games are usually locked horizontal orientation at full screen.

And the AI has attracted alot of old 8 bit programmers to pull their old games 
out of mothballs.

Original comment by 3dvisual...@gmail.com on 10 Nov 2010 at 5:58

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

It would be nice if they could at least make the title bar have a "visible" 
check box.

Original comment by TBSkinne...@gmail.com on 30 Nov 2010 at 12:54

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

perhaps the ability to add an setting (check box) to my app allowing the end 
user to go full screen instead of forcing one or the other.  Sometimes I find 
it necessary to see my notification bar, other times, I would rather the 
program have more screen.

Original comment by kin...@gmail.com on 9 Dec 2010 at 5:38

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Yep, for any game to be immersive the notification bar needs to be hidden. This 
feature needs to be implemented. Ideally the abillity to hide or show the 
notification bar through the use of a checkbox, as mentioned above would be the 
best solution

Original comment by projectc...@gmail.com on 19 Dec 2010 at 4:03

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Changing the app title bar status with a "visible" check box is an excelent 
idea!
Please implement this feature as soon as possible.

Original comment by dmitry.i...@gmail.com on 25 Jan 2011 at 3:02

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

I was shocked to see you couldn't hide this.  Though I would agree that I would 
like the notification bar to remain in many utility apps for games it is 
imperative that we hide this.  It destroys the feeling of the game to have the 
title and notification bars, and increases clutter.

Original comment by ChrisWal...@gmail.com on 29 Jan 2011 at 10:25

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

This request seems to be replicated in 1013, but I'd like to be able to hide 
both the title bar and the notification bar. There are apps where network 
connectivity and notification are needed, and other apps like games where it 
would be great to hide it to keep all the attention focused on the action on 
screen. A check box for both would be great.

Original comment by yesiamam...@gmail.com on 5 Feb 2011 at 8:01

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

bonjour, j'aimerais bien que la barre de titre et la barre d'info puissent 
être  cachées. Spécialement pour le développement d'application de lecture 
d'images comics et autres.
Merci a  vous d'ajouter cette fonction. Je pensais que la fonction screen title 
pouvait le faire.

hello, I wish the title bar and the info bar can be hidden. Especially for 
application development of reading comics and other images.
Thank you giving this chance. I thought the Screen1.Title function could do so 
but all i tryed can do what i thinking ^^.

Original comment by trivalle...@gmail.com on 18 Feb 2011 at 4:39

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

This is a must for most games combined with fixed orientation.

Original comment by maxtillb...@gmail.com on 17 Mar 2011 at 2:20

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

A check box to be able to hide both the title bar and the notification bar 
would be great.

Original comment by SimonPFi...@gmail.com on 26 Mar 2011 at 5:22

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

I would really love for this feature to be added. I really love this app and it 
has inspired me to start programming again

Original comment by kamore...@gmail.com on 5 Apr 2011 at 4:42

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

I want really it too.

Original comment by djemm1...@gmail.com on 8 Apr 2011 at 4:17

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Game developers will love this, it looks like a low priority change maybe, but 
i must tell you that this is the only thing that stopped me to make games on AI

Original comment by plex...@gmail.com on 10 Apr 2011 at 9:06

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Yea i was testing my new game today.Image sprites are supposed to disappear 
when they hit the top edge but because of the notification bar + the title bar 
and the background being black it looks like it is just randomly disappearing a 
cm from the top.

Original comment by cohen.sm...@gmail.com on 7 May 2011 at 5:34

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

this can be done with apptomarket currently

Original comment by gauravti...@gmail.com on 26 May 2011 at 12:39

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

I want it too.

Original comment by qualz...@gmail.com on 4 Sep 2011 at 11:53

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

still no word on this?

Original comment by MrJSP...@gmail.com on 6 Mar 2012 at 6:30

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Issue 1013 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by mirre...@gmail.com on 15 Mar 2012 at 5:56

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Issue 1442 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by weihuali...@gmail.com on 17 Mar 2012 at 1:43

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

I'd like to add a "me, too" to the requests for an option to disable the title 
bar.  I'd really love to make some simple games with App Inventor, but that 
huge grey bar at the top of the screen completely kills it.  People have been 
asking for this for years now.  This is a very small thing that would add a 
huge amount of flexibility!  I sincerely urge the developers to add this 
feature.

Thanks.

Original comment by chris74...@gmail.com on 9 Jul 2012 at 10:28

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Me too! There are a so many uses for being able to manage the full screen. I 
currently really wish we could control the display brightness as well as toggle 
wake/sleep but just being able to remove the top bars would be a decent 
substitute.

Original comment by kim...@gmail.com on 26 Aug 2012 at 3:41

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

I agree.  I am trying to make a simple switch for an AAC user, and the removal 
of the title bar makes it less confusing.

Original comment by Peterson...@gmail.com on 28 Sep 2012 at 1:35

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Me too .. need the option to remove the title bar from the app ..

Original comment by kama...@gmail.com on 7 Nov 2012 at 8:46

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

It's highly necessary to have the option of taking the title bar off

Original comment by silviors...@gmail.com on 2 Jan 2013 at 1:19

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Absolutely needed!
Il giorno 03/gen/2013 01:51, <app-inventor-for-android@googlecode.com> ha
scritto:

Original comment by lorenzo....@gmail.com on 3 Jan 2013 at 6:17

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

I also as a Developer urge to please allow the ability with a check box to 
display or hide the tittle bar. Thank you.

Original comment by Forcewav...@gmail.com on 16 Mar 2013 at 3:05

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

3 years after practicaly saying it wouldn't be very intrusive to make the title 
bar optional to hide and it's still not available? That makes me sad...

Original comment by RobertGr...@gmail.com on 20 Mar 2013 at 8:41

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

It would be nice to have, to hide / show the title bar with a checkbox.

Original comment by Robert.G...@gmail.com on 5 Apr 2013 at 9:03

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

OMG Google.
Are you so lazy to add this possibility?!?!
This thread is opened since 3 years !!! And you have done nothing! SHAME!
But you made sooo many april fools this years!
Yes, there is enough time to make april fools but not enough time to make a 
update for app inventor to make apps fullscreen?
Every Java Eclipse User can easy set up a fullscreen application.
But we with your "APP INVENTOR" cannot do this !!! WHY!??! C'mon,
give me a reason why you do not add this possibility! THERE IS NO REASON!
Please add this now I NEED IT sooo much. Or make a possibility to add java 
scripts. This would solve our problem too. 3 years are gone and you have done 
nothing! It's time now! I please you again. Add it! Pleaasseee!

Original comment by 1lion19k...@gmail.com on 6 Apr 2013 at 12:55

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

> "OMG Google."

App Inventor was dropped by Google over a year ago and MIT took it on.

>"Are you so lazy to add this possibility?!?!"

The people who work on the source code of App Inventor do not get payed.

If you want to do make a modification to app inventor the code is open source 
and you can make your oven version of the software.

There are a number of utilities to make the app full screen from app inventor. 
Try check the Google group forums

Original comment by Gareth.Haylings on 6 Apr 2013 at 4:11

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

I agree, it doesnt need a lot of time, and it would help a lot!

Original comment by ddo...@gmail.com on 16 Apr 2013 at 8:39

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Any time now...

Original comment by sadcaprs...@gmail.com on 16 Aug 2013 at 6:57

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

I'm working on a text adventure game called FootSteps. I agree that it would be 
awesome if I didn't have to design things with the bar at the top.

If somebody finds a way around this, please let me know! You can contact me on 
the podnutz forums on the "Moving Forward" thread located here -  
http://www.podnutz.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=56&t=10323

I'll come back if I ever end up finding a workaround myself

Original comment by JackDerm...@gmail.com on 17 Jan 2014 at 5:36

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

you can remove the title bar with AppToMarket 
http://amerkashi.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/automating-conversion-of-app-inventor-
apk-to-google-market/
Taifun

Original comment by taifunb...@gmail.com on 17 Jan 2014 at 6:42

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Forcewavellc (comment #30): If you are a developer – with a capital ‘D’ 
– then maybe you could implement this feature.

Anyway people, App Inventor is very limited. I do think it should have the 
ability to remove the titlebar, but even then you'll hit other limitations 
sooner or later. I seriously recommend that if you want to do serious 
application development, or anything above the limitations of App Inventor, 
that you learn how to use the Android SDK.
    The SDK and Android APIs are extensively well-documented, and the tutorials are comprehensive. They'll teach you how to do much more than what you can do with App Inventor, and some of that knowledge is transferable to development for other systems. You can find the tutorials at: https://developer.android.com/training/index.html
    I stopped using App Inventor over 3 years ago (a while before the transition from Google to MIT), and I don't know why I still have this starred. I'm unstarring this due to the excessive number of ‘me too’-type comments on this issue.

Original comment by james.r.haigh on 17 Jan 2014 at 9:30

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

I think like the rest of my fellow developers. An option to show or hide the 
title bar would be perfect.

Original comment by f.ramos....@gmail.com on 20 May 2014 at 12:56

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Większość ludzi którzy wykorzystają app inventor do programowania w 
eclipsie nie zrobi nic bo za trudny ! w tym i ja jednak opcja ta sporo by 
ułatwiła tak samo jak rozmiar ekranu na tablety. 

Więc dokładam się do prośby o możliwość włączana i wyłączenia paska 
oraz zmiany rozmiaru ekranu do tego AdMob i nic wiecej mi nie potrzeba. 

Pozdrawiam i owocnej pracy.

Original comment by marekmit...@gmail.com on 10 Mar 2015 at 12:13

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