On Screen Controls in Windows

[idlewildbrooklyn]

Hello,

I have been using VLC player for some time on a Macintosh and I have recently began to use it on my windows computer. I love how it works on the Mac with the onscreen controls that pop up when you move the mouse in full screen mode but I cannot seem to get this same behavior in Windows. I have to exit full screen mode to use the controls which is not near as nice. Does anyone know how to activeate this in windows?

Thanks,

Jason

[Arite]

There are no fullscreen controls in VLC for Windows (as of now). You could use the keyboard shortcuts/hotkeys instead. The default settings are:

• Space = Play/Pause
• Shift + Right Arrow/Left Arrow = Seeks +/- 3 Seconds
• Alt + Right Arrow/Left Arrow = Seeks +/- 10 Seconds
• Ctrl + Right Arrow/Left Arrow = Seeks +/- 1 Minute
• Crtl + Up Arrow/Down Arrow = Volume Up/Down

They can also be customised in the preferences.

Cheers, Arite.

[saab_rider]

Will we get on screen controls in the upcoming 0.9 version? Is there a plan to implement this feature into the windows version?

[Arite]

I think there are plans for it, although I'm not sure of the status at the moment.

Arite.

[bwwd]

Oh , it is possible !
Just make sure this one is selected:

save settings , close vlc and open it again then move cursor to the top on fullscreen.

[Arite]

Yeh, that is one technique - however the Max OS X on screen controls are a part of the interface like this (click for full resolution):



Arite.

[CloudStalker]

Well it is planned to add fullscreen controls for Windows platform but no word on when that's going to happen. Hopefully by the next release. (?)