Hello,
I'd like to add myself to the list of people idly complaining, per the open bug ticket:
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/10206
I can also offer a slightly entertaining workaround:
When the pop-up appears, move your mouse over the pop-up and _quickly_ right-click. The pop-up will disappear, removing the obstruction to your view of the playlist. However don't move your mouse afterward, otherwise the obstruction returns. (this seems at least as entertaining as most modern phone app games
)
From a user interface perspective, I think it's important to note that there are 4 playlist viewing modes: List, Detailed List, Icons and PictureFlow. Of these 4 views, 3 contain an image of the cover art, 2 are primarily a display of the cover art. The only view that didn't contain the cover art was the Detailed List.
The only playlist view mode that invokes the new pop-up cover art is the Detailed List.
I would assert that if a user chooses the Detailed List view, they are primarily interested in seeing an actual detailed list of the media filename and duration (and/or other selectable media file properties)
Users desiring to view cover art in the playlist already have 3/4 of the playlist views available for this viewing mode.
Users choosing Detailed List who desire a dense textual listing of media file name and properties may view this new feature as a user interface regression.
As a long time user of VLC, Thank You to All of the Devs!
I'll post the core of these comments to the bug tracker as well.
(running vlc 2.1.3 Rincewind)
