On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 at 02:23, Evan Leibovitch via talk <[email protected]> wrote: > Last week, in an attempt to make my desktop more readable to my ageing eyes, > I bought a $40 stand and set up my monitors vertically (see 1st pic). > > Changing the KDE setup to accommodate this (Kubuntu 20.04 LTS) was easy, and > all of my apps seem to work fine with the new setup ... except VLC. > > VLC no longer works the way it used to. > > Videos will now play only if I decouple the video window from the VLC > interface ("Integrate video in interface" must be unchecked). And now if I > try to resize the interface, it visually "stutters" (see second photo) and > remains stuttered in this form until I resize the window again. > > I have tried multiple options for video output with no change in behaviour. > Again, the videos display fine but only if I separate the video window from > the interface window. Resizing the video window works fine. Also, videos > displayed inside the browser (ie Plex and YouTube) work fine. > > All suggestions are appreciated.
Hi Evan. I apologize for not directly addressing the problem you're asking about, but I'll offer a couple possible solutions. If you're not tied to 'vlc', try 'mpv' as a movie player. I have both installed and used vlc as my main video program for many years, but now mostly lean to mpv. Can't promise it won't have issues with the layout, but I think it's worth a try. The "aging eyes" issue is one I'm familiar with: my desktop now has a 43"(!) primary monitor that's flanked by a couple vertical monitors (those are different computers, and not always on). Re-arranging the login screens to be vertical can be a real PITA depending on which login manager it is, otherwise it works quite well. If money (and desk real estate) aren't an issue, I would recommend seeing if you can find a big-ass monitor in the 40" range - I love that thing. Your eyes will thank you. I was lucky though: it's actually a "monitor" rather than a repurposed TV, it's 4K, and I managed to get it for under $600 a couple years ago. (Looking at current prices of 40"+ monitors, I'm thinking I should be using the phrase "spectacularly lucky.") That's not a popular market segment, so such items are thin on the ground and/or quite expensive. If you're okay with a TV (I'm not clear on the disadvantages - distorted colour palettes, high contrast, limited ports?), those are available at lower prices. -- Giles https://www.gilesorr.com/ [email protected] --- Post to this mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
