Comment 10 for bug 1462489

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Jamie Strandboge (jdstrand) wrote : Re: [Bug 1462489] Re: Allow apps to keep the screen on

On 06/08/2015 01:37 PM, costales wrote:
> THanks Jamie,
> It's OK the user question :)
>
> This is a QML container for a web, then should I to add the media-hub for
> this kind of app? Is it just that?
>
As a developer, I think it is all supposed to be transparent-- ie, you use
regular QML, an UbuntuWebview or Oxide Webview and under the hood media-hub is
used. Today, that should work fine for Audio{}/etc it is just that with the
UbuntuWebview and Oxide Webview that under the hood work is in progress.

> Thanks in advance!
>
>
> On Monday, June 8, 2015, Jamie Strandboge <email address hidden> wrote:
>> On 06/08/2015 12:17 PM, costales wrote:
>>> I made GPS Navigation app. I need to config the idle screen for use this
>>> app each time :(
>>> I'd need to set the screen = ON always.
>>>
>> FYI, the suggested implementation in the bug is to ask the user the first
> time
>> the app tries to inhibit the screen turning off if it is ok to do this--
> after
>> that the answer will be remembered (and thereafter adjustable in system
>> settings). I don't know if this will be the actual implementation, but
> the idea
>> is to solve your issue when it is implemented.
>>
>> ...
>>
>>> For a video apps it would be useful too.
>>>
>> Video apps should be using media-hub which already has the ability to
> inhibit
>> the screen turning off. Webapps needing this are waiting for work that is
> in
>> progress to make media-hub work with oxide, but that is coming.
>>
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>> Title:
>> Allow apps to keep the screen on
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