A slide show has been in the small screen mode so far and needs to be moved to a web browser equivalent of IMAX—fullscreen mode. The audience doesn't want to see a slideshow editor or desktop—just the slides.
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To open the sample code project of this chapter, open the Presenter folder in WebStorm and then open the slideshowapp.dart file.
While the trend in web browsers has been to gradually reduce the size of screen controls—a trend accelerated by the Chrome browser—fullscreen web applications are still being accepted by users and standards are settled between the browsers. Lets have a look at the following screenshot:
For security, the web browser will prompt the user to give permission for the website to enter the fullscreen mode, which hides toolbars and status bars that are offscreen.
Once the fullscreen mode is entered, the user is notified of the domain that takes over the entire screen. The web browser also sets the Escape (Esc) key as a means for...