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Immersive mode Indicator

Immersive mode Indicator

by Kugi Eusebio

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A custom indicator to rule them all!

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About Immersive mode Indicator

WARNING: THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE AND SHOULD BE USED AT YOUR OWN RISK 😁

## What is this?
This is a custom indicator for Ubuntu Touch to toggle a proof of concept of a new mode for the desktop environment Lomiri wherein some system gestures are disabled to help the user focus on the current app they're using without much distractions.

This is specially useful for apps that require different in-app gestures that could conflict with system gestures such as painting/drawing apps and games.

I call this "Immersive mode" because I feel like it best describes its purpose. However, it's somewhat borrowed from Android so if you can think of a better name then let me know :)

## What does it exactly do?
When Immersive mode is enabled, left and right edge gestures are disabled. This means you can't swipe from the left to open the launcher or the app drawer and you can't open the app spread from the right edge. This is all it does at the moment but if ever this actually gets into Lomiri officially, maybe some other gestures can also be disabled such as the 3-finger gestures in tablets.

## How does it work?
Left and right edges are disabled by simply setting Lomiri's GSettings key "Edge Drag Width" to 0. This settings can also be adjusted via UT Tweak Tool but the range there is only limited to 1-6.

## Anything else?
Some devices such as the Nexus 5 and Meizu MX4 has an issue wherein one edge is still active even with Immersive mode enabled. The still active edge depends on the orientation and possibly an "invisible bug" on these devices."
Disabling Immersive mode will reset the settings "Edge Drag Width" to its default value which is 2. So take note for those users who changed this value especially those who use a phone case.

Recent Changes

v1.4
Focal Release

PLEASE REINSTALL THE INDICATOR VIA THE APP TO TAKE EFFECT ALL CHANGES
v1.3
- Updated French translations
- Updated splashscreen
- Immersive mode now also tries to disable mouse push on the left and right edges
- Changed indicator position to after rotation lock

v1.2

- Initial Dutch support
- Updated the UI
- Minor improvement in the indicator

v1.1
- Initial French support (Thanks Anne017!)
- New configuration to set the default edge width when turning off immersive mode
- Changed the UI to a proper toggle and added app settings shortcut
- Moved the indicator position to between Messages and Rotation indicator

v1.0
Initial release

Permissions

  • Full System Access

Community Built

This app has been released under the GNU LGPL v3 license. It is developed in the open and you can review the source code.

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Info

  • Published Date

    Jun 6, 2020

  • Updated Date

    Feb 2, 2024

  • Current Version

    1.4

  • Total Downloads

    1,183

  • Latest Version Downloads

    291

  • Supported Architectures

    arm64, armhf, amd64

  • Translation Languages

    fr, nl

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Reviews

Tymkiv Rostislav

Reviewed May 22, 2024 for version 1.3 (older version)

Опищем зачем оно, оно бдокирует свайп справа чтоб не открывалось меню запущенных приложений. Работает и очень хорошо

Stéphane Martins

Reviewed Aug 20, 2023 for version 1.3 (older version)

Works like a charm. Very useful when you want to play some games on waydroid

c+aue

Reviewed Oct 3, 2021 for version 1.3 (older version)

i have no use for it yet, but works perfectly! should probably be system shipped.

Techwizz-somboo

Reviewed Jul 11, 2021 for version 1.3 (older version)

It doesn't disable the gesture for your apps.