Redesign of the OSD

[onolox]

⚬ PROBLEM:
The current OSD is functional, but can be better!

⚬ SOLUTION:
Make the OSDs appear like the native YT ones. Appear in the center of the video and with the same look and feel, maybe use the same code to gain animations.

⚬ ALTERNATIVES:
In a minimal approach, move the OSDs to the center of the video.

⚬ RELEVANCE / SCOPE:
I think in OSDs like volume and change in speed is important to have the visual feedback in the center because is the most important thing in the moment.

⚬ "SIDE EFFECTS":
Maybe an option with x and y to where the OSDs are postioned for the people that don't want to change.

Thank you all!

[ImprovedTube]

Ola @onolox! :)
currently it reminds of old TV receivers showing channel number in top right, did they?
if "On Video Display":"centered" will be default option,
then should "top right" stay set for existing users who already set hotkeys?
(does anybody like top right? / got severely used to it?)

maybe optimal default will be:
centered but a little nearer to physical screen center
== a little lower from player's center
== neared to player's timebar,buttons,shadow
+Volume: a little left from center / nearer to youtube volume control.
+Speed: a little right / nearer to Youtube speed control

[tympapost]

I vote against centering the OSD.
There is a reason that all TVs have the OSD at a corner.
You need the visual feedback but not while obstructing your main focus (the video itself).

[onolox]

Yes keep the default to what is now, but an option to the ones who like to tweak :)
@tympapost When you change volume or speed you want to know what is the current value, this is most important than the video when you click the button(and for a second).
This is the motive that YT uses the centered feedback. You don't have to change your focus from the center. Corner OSD is more for things like don't need immediate feedback.

And my opinion is that every OSD feedback have to be positioned in the same spot, it creates a more robust pattern.

[ImprovedTube]

tweak

we should probably restrucre ImprovedTube and have a menu section "advanced" with ~100 things & "extra tweaks" with even more while the top10 would fit on one screen / impossible to oversee

obstructing your main focus

besides interestingly screen center is usually not = video center and when you change something you are more conditioned to look down (player controls) than up

robust pattern.

thats why i said a little. yet are already conditioned to tend to look towards volume slider for volume
/ color white vs speed: crazy color.

nice to meet you @tympapost @onurdumangoz