A few weeks ago the size of the app bar changed.
In the previous app bar, the status bar was always visible, so the area available to the app was also available from the bottom of the status bar.
After the FF update, the status bar "area" disappeared. In other words, full-screen development is possible with the current app bar.
However, the current state of the app bar is problematic.
1. Does not support widgets such as tab bars + SilverAppBar
When you scroll the tab bar, the "tab area" always appears at the top of the screen. In previous versions, the status bar was always visible, so the tab bar could only go "below" the status bar.
However, in the current version, the status bar area has disappeared, so the tab bar can be moved to the top of the screen.
The problem is that the "area" of the status bar has disappeared, but the "information" of the status bar is still displayed on the phone's screen. And because of this, the top part of the tab bar is obscured and becomes invisible.
2. Hide Device / Display Device ?
In the past, development screens had the advantage of being able to use a wider screen when using Hide Device mode, so the pros and cons of the two modes were very clear.
However, the current development screen is unclear between the two modes.
The current development screen always leaves the status bar area blank. Therefore, there is actually no significant difference from the Display Device screen.
Personal suggestion
1. It is a good change that the status bar area has been changed to disappear so that full screen can be used.
However, since only the area of the status bar is removed and the information is still displayed on the screen, a problem occurs where the information in the status bar is obscured by widgets such as the tab bar and becomes invisible.
To solve this problem, the FF development team seems to need the following solution. (The opinions below are personal.)
1. The “information” of the status bar must be visible or invisible at the same time as the “area” of the status bar.
2. The FF team provides developers with the option to make the status bar visible or invisible.
I'd like to know what others think about this issue, and if I think this is a problem, I'll request a bug fix.
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