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« on: October 05, 2007, 01:54 PM »
I just wanted to throw the basic idea out there and see if anyone thought it was worthwhile.
I see a few options (and have my personal favorite ideas):
1. As you mentioned, a "temporary hotkey". Definitely workable, but if I need to get "shift key" the window under the video then I still have to move the video window. Editing in MS Word comes to mind here. Personally, I still hope for an option that can be worked "mouse only" since my main concern is working where the mouse cursor is.
2. A toggle option activated by hotkey or system tray. This is most sensible method for the masses. The hotkey or system tray icon toggles between an all or nothing mode. Either the utility always hides the program on mouseover or never does.
3. My personal favorite, but it might be asking too much for a donation coded program is a small box--maybe 15x5 pixels--that hovers above the upper right corner of the video player. If the box is "on" and the mouse goes anywhere over the video window then the video window disappears. If the box is "off" then the program stays in focus as normal. To toggle on and off only requires touching the box with the mouse cursor.
I don't think there's a flaw in the logic there (please do correct me if I missed an important point). This would provide a really quick mouse only way to get to the player. It would also be totally compatible with idea #2. We could still use a hotkey.
So, thanks again for considering. Any more thoughts?