Bug 512953

Summary:	Movies - click anywhere on video to play
Product:	[Applications] digikam	Reporter:	Jo <jo.y.venn>
Component:	Showfoto-Usability	Assignee:	Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	metzpinguin
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Mint (Ubuntu based)
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:	9.0.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Jo 2025-12-04 19:49:09 UTC

SUMMARY
Easy way to watch / stop video clip previews.
Just click anywhere on a video, instead to add ui buttons in a remote corner. 

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Select a folder with movie clips in the in tree view
2. Double click a movie thumb to start a movie clip
3. Click anywhere on the video clip to play or pause - doesn't work

OBSERVED RESULT
Clicking anywhere on a video clip doesn't pause or play it. Pause / play is a separate button in the top left corner of the running movie clip window. 

EXPECTED RESULT
play/pause button should be a layer on top of every movie clip.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux: Mint cinnamon, deb package. 
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma: -
KDE Plasma Version: 
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.92.0
Qt Version: 5.15.3

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Comment 1 Maik Qualmann 2025-12-04 20:39:06 UTC

We have a toolbar above the video widget with play/pause, etc.

Since a single click is also possible to start an image preview/video and return to the icon view, a play/pause button directly over the video is not possible. I personally use a single click for the preview; this behavior is inherited from the desktop (here, KF6 with single click enabled).
Even VLC doesn't use a play/pause over the video.

Maik