[Feature request] Add an option to auto Fullscreen during breaks

[rank-coder]

Some timers provide such a feature where we can optionally set the timer to show a fullscreen timer during a break.

[vjousse]

Could you give an example of a timer providing this feature? What’s the point?

[rank-coder]

Could you give an example of a timer providing this feature? What’s the point?

Yes, of course!
"Solunum" available on flathub is such a timer.

The point is, when the break is running I can drink some water or do some stretching or stuff, and my PC will show the timer as a screen saver, so I can peek and check how much time is left easily.

[vladaurosh]

@vjousse
Pomatez (https://zidoro.github.io/pomatez/) has this option.

pomodorolm relies just on notification sounds, if you don't hear it or miss it, you've missed Focus/Break.

[vjousse]

Interesting, thanks for the feedback! Out of curiosity, as pomatez looks more complete than pomodorolm/pomotroid, what brings you to pomodolm nevertheless?

[vladaurosh]

Hey @vjousse
pomatez lacks 2, for me crucial features:

1. start the app on system startup, though can be done by adding into startup
2. more important one, auto-start work timer at app startup.

How I see these timer apps, I would like them to start on system startup and start work timer so I don't need to do anything.

[vjousse]

Go it, thanks! Adding a fullscreen option during the breaks should not be very hard, I’ll work on it. Thanks for the feature request!

[vladaurosh]

Hey @vjousse
Great. Though would be good to also have an option of just app window restoring when there's a change from Focused to Break or Break to Focused.

[vjousse]

You mean being sure that, when switching back from fullscreen to normal, the app window goes back to the same position it had before fullscreen?

[vladaurosh]

No, I was just thinking to have same behavior as pomatez. App runs in the tray, and once timer (focused or break) reaches 0, app window pops up from the tray.

[gemenerik]

I often miss notifications, so features that make them more prominent would be greatly appreciated.

[vjousse]

Yes, it makes a lot of sense now. I’ll see if I can work on it for the next release!