Tried that.
Also edited vlc-qt-interface.ini as was suggested in other forums discussing loss of control panel in fullscreen (Google Search)
Anyway, trying to help people out who may come across this issue.
Just joined in here (hi!)and after digging deep in VLC 2.02 found I'd lost control panel in fullscreen mode after installing a new skin, so anyway here is the fix; Go to Tools > Preferences > select Show Settings to All. Then in Interface > Control Interfaces, tick the box 'Mouse gestures control in...
Go to Tools > Preferences > set Show Settings to All. Then in Interface > Control Interfaces, tick the box 'Mouse gestures control interface'. Got lucky finding this to revert back to normal controls in full screen. Hope this is relevant to the question because I was in a hurry to let people know wh...