alt Hacker NewsMy favorite rendition of this phenomenon is video player controls that only appear if you mouse over the content. So, if I want to pause a video to focus on something, god help me if that something is in the lower third of the frame and centered (for Quicktime Player on macOS) or in the lower 100 pixels (YouTube), because odds are the fucking play/pause button is going to block it and it won't fade away if the video is paused.
But we're making the UI gEt OuT oF tHe WaY .
Yeah. They just plaster the UI elements all over the video, VHS style, and they remain on screen for several seconds. Browsers are particularly obnoxious: they display a giant icon right in the middle of the video. Depending on screen size and orientation, it can straight up block the entire content for several seconds, or indefinitely if the video is paused.
One of so many reasons why I love mpv so much. Fine control via keyboard, allows turning off all the UI elements. Always a pleasure to use. I hate having to use any other media player.