Using mouse wheel to forward/rewind in fullscreen mode

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Using mouse wheel to forward/rewind in fullscreen mode

Postby netwolf » 21 Jan 2008 20:18

Hello,

I know that after clicking the slider I can use the mouse wheel to forward/rewind a playing movie.

(btw: is there a way to get rid of having to click the slider before being able to use the scroll wheel? Would be way more comfortable)

However, as soon as I enter fullscreen, the mouse wheel stops to work :(

I tried playing with mouse gestures, but unfortunately didn't have any success.

Would you please be so kind to tell me what I'm doing wrong.

thx,
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Re: Using mouse wheel to forward/rewind in fullscreen mode

Postby Arite » 21 Jan 2008 20:51

That only happens because the seek bar is selected after clicking it - when you go into fullscreen mode it is deselected.

You can use the shortcuts/hotkeys:
Shift + Up Arrow/Down Arrow - +/- ~3 sec respectfully
Alt + Up Arrow/Down Arrow - +/- ~10 sec respectfully
Crtl + Up Arrow/Down Arrow - +/- ~1 min respectfully

To seek when in (or out of) fullscreen mode.

To enable use of the mousewheel in fullscreen mode etc. then a feature request would probably need to be made to make the scroll wheel one of the customisable hotkeys.

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Re: Using mouse wheel to forward/rewind in fullscreen mode

Postby netwolf » 21 Jan 2008 21:12

Ok, I see, thank you.

I'm gonna have to file a feature request then I guess...

Can the mouse wheel also be used for anything reasonable other than seeking?

If not, why not 'select' the seek bar by default without the need for an extra click?

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Re: Using mouse wheel to forward/rewind in fullscreen mode

Postby Arite » 21 Jan 2008 22:21

Well the latest nightly build(s) of 0.9.0 do implement the scroll wheel for changing the volume (works in fullscreen etc.) by default. Also, Mouse Wheel Up/Down can be selected for e.g. seeking forward/backward without a problem in the hotkey sectionf of the preferences - only the volume changer seems to overide it.

To test the latest nighly builds:
http://nightlies.videolan.org/

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Re: Using mouse wheel to forward/rewind in fullscreen mode

Postby netwolf » 21 Jan 2008 23:13

Great, that's exactly what I was looking for!

Hotkey settings did the trick, I didn't know that I can also assign mouse events there.
I just hope that the volume changes in 9.0 do not break it.

Thank you very much for the hint!

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Re: Using mouse wheel to forward/rewind in fullscreen mode

Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 21 Jan 2008 23:49

It will break. :D
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Re: Using mouse wheel to forward/rewind in fullscreen mode

Postby Arite » 22 Jan 2008 00:35

It will break. :D
:D.
Great, that's exactly what I was looking for!

Hotkey settings did the trick, I didn't know that I can also assign mouse events there.
I just hope that the volume changes in 9.0 do not break it.

Thank you very much for the hint!
No problem - I didn't actually realise Mouse Wheel Up/Down could be selected in 0.8.x range (thought it was just 0.9.0) - but since it works using 0.8.6d then great :).

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Re: Using mouse wheel to forward/rewind in fullscreen mode

Postby netwolf » 22 Jan 2008 01:14

It will break. :D
I hope you're just kidding ;)
(or make it configurable, as I guess most users change volume less often then they seek in a video...)

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Re: Using mouse wheel to forward/rewind in fullscreen mode

Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 22 Jan 2008 01:24

It will break. :D
I hope you're just kidding ;)
(or make it configurable, as I guess most users change volume less often then they seek in a video...)
I just don't know. So I am protecting myself against false promises.
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