Video player controls not visible on bright background

asked 2014-06-24 11:15:06 +0200

tokaru gravatar image

updated 2014-10-23 16:47:32 +0200

eric gravatar image

When there is white (or very bright) background in a video it is impossible to see the controls (play button, scrub/progress bar), the white icons should be combined with a darker color to avoid this.

IMHO the best option with regards to general look&feel of the OS would be to use a dark, semi-transparent rectangle as contrasting background of the progress bar; and a dark, semi-transparent circle for the play button in the center.

Example screenshot below - which is not all too bright, yet the elements are barely recognizable, even on a desktop monitor. One the phone, in daylight, there's no chance.

example screenshot

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