Auto show/hide controls in fullscreen based on activity

desktop-client/room_widget.py

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ from PyQt6.QtWidgets import (
     QPushButton, QFrame, QSlider, QTextEdit, QTextBrowser, QApplication, QToolTip
 )
 from PyQt6.QtCore import Qt, pyqtSignal, QTimer
-from PyQt6.QtGui import QIcon
+from PyQt6.QtGui import QIcon, QCursor
+
 import uuid
 
 from vlc_player import VLCSyncPlayer
@@ -125,10 +126,10 @@ class RoomWidget(QWidget):
         self.video_frame.setAttribute(Qt.WidgetAttribute.WA_NativeWindow, True)
         
         # Controls Bar
-        controls = QFrame()
+        self.controls_bar = QFrame()
-        controls.setObjectName("controlsBar")
+        self.controls_bar.setObjectName("controlsBar")
-        controls.setFixedHeight(60)
+        self.controls_bar.setFixedHeight(60)
-        controls_layout = QHBoxLayout(controls)
+        controls_layout = QHBoxLayout(self.controls_bar)
         
         self.play_btn = QPushButton("▶")
         self.play_btn.setFixedSize(40, 40)
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ class RoomWidget(QWidget):
         
         video_layout.addWidget(self.topbar)
         video_layout.addWidget(self.video_frame)
-        video_layout.addWidget(controls)
+        video_layout.addWidget(self.controls_bar)
         
         # --- Right Side: Chat ---
         self.chat_container = QFrame()
@@ -276,6 +277,18 @@ class RoomWidget(QWidget):
         
         self.play_btn.clicked.connect(self.toggle_playback)
 
+        # Fullscreen auto-hide timer
+        self._fs_hide_timer = QTimer()
+        self._fs_hide_timer.setSingleShot(True)
+        self._fs_hide_timer.setInterval(3000)
+        self._fs_hide_timer.timeout.connect(self._hide_fullscreen_controls)
+        
+        # Mouse movement polling (needed because VLC's native window eats mouse events)
+        self._last_mouse_pos = None
+        self._mouse_poll_timer = QTimer()
+        self._mouse_poll_timer.setInterval(200)
+        self._mouse_poll_timer.timeout.connect(self._check_mouse_movement)
+
     def get_seekbar_tooltip(self, value):
         length_ms = self.vlc_player.get_length()
         if length_ms > 0:
@@ -320,11 +333,35 @@ class RoomWidget(QWidget):
             self.fullscreen_btn.setText("⛶")
             self.chat_container.show()
             self.topbar.show()
+            self.controls_bar.show()
+            self._fs_hide_timer.stop()
+            self._mouse_poll_timer.stop()
+            self.setCursor(QCursor(Qt.CursorShape.ArrowCursor))
         else:
             top_window.showFullScreen()
             self.fullscreen_btn.setText("🗗")
             self.chat_container.hide()
             self.topbar.hide()
+            self._last_mouse_pos = QCursor.pos()
+            self._fs_hide_timer.start()
+            self._mouse_poll_timer.start()
+
+    def _hide_fullscreen_controls(self):
+        if self.window().isFullScreen():
+            self.controls_bar.hide()
+            self.setCursor(QCursor(Qt.CursorShape.BlankCursor))
+
+    def _show_fullscreen_controls(self):
+        self.controls_bar.show()
+        self.setCursor(QCursor(Qt.CursorShape.ArrowCursor))
+        self._fs_hide_timer.start()
+
+    def _check_mouse_movement(self):
+        pos = QCursor.pos()
+        if pos != self._last_mouse_pos:
+            self._last_mouse_pos = pos
+            if not self.controls_bar.isVisible():
+                self._show_fullscreen_controls()
 
     def toggle_mute(self):
         current_vol = self.vlc_player.get_volume()