Hi
I am looking for is a version with the video controls available when it opens, always there for adjustment
I don't remember any version that included this feature. What you can do is to remember the shortcut (CTRL+G) and in addition to detach the video from the player. Settings - Preferences - Interface - General - wxWindows - disable "Embed video in interface".
Maybe you can get rid of this problem by creating your own skin.
It might also be usefull to post your request into the
Feature Requests forum.
The resulting problem could be that you want to reach the controls while you are in fullscreen-mode.
You are able to do that by:
Settings - Preferences - Interface - Control Interfaces - Enable "Interface showing control interface" - save, restart VLC.
To use this feature, VLC has to be in fullscreen then move your mouse to the top of the screen and the control interface should appear.
erbsen