Better time control

[booleanstyle]

Is it possible to implement this for the Windows version of VLC, or has it already been done with some feature I am not aware of? I find that whenever I'm watching a movie and I want to go to a specific time, it is very difficult to do so. I have to drag the slider and it is nearly impossible to get to the exact location because I don't know where it is. I suggest a feature where the time that the slider is at is indicated. So let's say I want to get to 13:00. I left click the slider, but I have not released it yet. While I still have my mouse button held down, the time is displayed as I approach 13:00. So for example, if we recorded the displayed time every half a second, it would show, say 11:33, 11:57, 12:19, 12:57, 13:05, and finally 13:00 as I realize I have dragged too far. With such a feature, it would be much easier to go to exactly where I want to go. It would also help if there was a box where we could specify an exact time. So if I type in 12:19, then I would be taken to 12:19 in the movie. If I type in 13:00, then that's exactly where I would go.

In case my explanation isn't good enough, I'll use an analogy. Suppose you have a window that displayed the coordinates of your mouse no matter where your mouse cursor was on the screen. As you moved your mouse around, the changing coordinates would be shown in a corner of the screen. In the case of VLC media player, the coordinates are the time that you want to go to in a movie or music file, while the mouse cursor is the slider.

As of right now, the slider is pretty smooth, but I can only guess at where I am when I release it, so it will take a few tries before I get close to where I want to go; even then, it is just close, not exactly at the spot that I had in mind.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

There is a dialog on next version of vlc that allows you to go to a specific time.

[booleanstyle]

That's great! What about showing the actual time changing as I drag the slider? Will that also be implemented?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Well, yes, it could be done.

[booleanstyle]

sorry for reviving a dead post, but it looks like all the features have been implemented as of 0.9.4. this is awesome! vlc remains my favorite player.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

sorry for reviving a dead post, but it looks like all the features have been implemented as of 0.9.4. this is awesome! vlc remains my favorite player.

Well, 1.0 will go on will this, but faster to seek.