Re: [permissions] What should "retrieve the permission state" do for context related permissions? (#9)

Are there any cases where an engagement gesture AND permission is required?  There was a case where code was landed in Chrome that caused both to be required (i.e., the doorhanger was only shown in response to a click or keypress).

I believe that it makes sense to be able to learn about the status of full screen.  We've recently had a discussion about this and it seems that the conclusion was to retain the permissions, but default the state of the permission to off.  There is a similar discussion now ongoing with respect to having write access to the clipboard.

That seems to be sensible for a class of capabilities like this.  Provide the capability because it is harmless in the general case, but provide users with a way to revoke access, especially in cases where the capability is abused by a site.  In other words, "ask forgiveness, not permission". 

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