1646693 - The Global Sharing Overlay is not focused when modifying camera/screen sharing permissions on Linux

Status: NEW

(Firefox :: Site Permissions, defect, P3)

Description

[Daniel Bodea [:danibodea]]

Note

• When the user engages in a video call, minimizes the Global Sharing Overlay and then clicks the "Stop Video" button from the WebRTC web-app, to stop sharing the camera, he will notice that the Global Sharing Overlay is not focused/maximized/brought in plain view, as it is on Mac and Windows.

Affected versions

• Nightly v79.0a1
• Beta v78.0b8

Affected platforms

• Ubuntu 18.04.4LTS
• Ubuntu 20 LTS

Precondidions

• Set these pref values:

1. privacy.webrtc.allowSilencingNotifications = true
2. privacy.webrtc.legacyGlobalIndicator = false

Steps to reproduce

1. Engage in a (Zoom) video call.
2. Allow the microphone and camera permission door-hangers.
3. Minimize the Global Sharing Overlay.
4. Click the "Stop Video" button from the (Zoom) web-app.

Expected result

• The camera sharing is being stopped and the Global Sharing Overlay is being brought in focus because the video icon has disappeared.

Actual result

• The Global Sharing Overlay is not being focused as seen in Windows and Mac.

Regression range

• This feature only occurs since the new implementation of the Overlay. Minimization wasn't possible with the old design.

Regression range

• The new Overlay is not displayed at all in Firefox 77 on Linux.

Comment 1

[Daniel Bodea [:danibodea]]

I am pretty confident that this issue is now irrelevant with the new design modifications.