> we're redesigning VLC interface those days
why?
why?
Because this is the now main complaint we receive and because the usages are changing.
But we will do our best so that the people who just use the basic player don’t have much changes for them.
I do have a request. If at all possible, please make it possible to continue using the current UI and keyboard shortcuts as an alternative.
I like trying new things (skins or whatever) but I like being able to revert to the UI I'm familiar with too.
Current UI is impossible for numerous technical reasons and for maintenance. However, there will be options so that it comes quite close to the current version.
Shortcuts are unchanged.
Ok, thanks, I hope so ;-) I was asking because for me the UI is fine and usually when software gets "redesigned" for no apparent reason it means features get removed because "simplicity".
We are not removing features. If a feature is removed, it is a bug, and it will be fixed.
Seriously.
eg: /home/user/stuff/foo [192kb]
Worked fine with VLC 2.x, but VLC 3.x won't find the files in the directory.
It was really annoying having to go and manually rename lots of directories, recreate .m3u files to match, etc. Wasted hours on it. :(
As for why they want to one obvious reason might be that the saw potential to improve it.
Kind of a weird comment, but honestly I think these are the best reasons for why a volunteer driven open source project should do anything to their ux.
Because users are asking us to.
Even better!
See reddit, gnome, Windows 10, ... there is a long list of redesign-fails.
You know what, I 100% agree. Mail me, look at the designs we're discussing now, and tell us what does not work for you.