VT_Player/docs/TODO.md

VT Player – TODO

Blockers

• Video loading not firing (menu and drag/drop). Investigate URI/path handling, loadVideo/probe flow, and UI wiring; add logging to confirm handlers fire and errors surface.

Near-term UI/UX

• Replace placeholder play icon with a proper asset; keep centered “Load Video” and drop hint on any window size.
• Tighten control bar (Haruna-like): cleaner spacing, distinct buttons, consistent sizing.
• Add keyboard shortcuts (Space play/pause, Left/Right seek, +/- volume, F fullscreen).
• Fullscreen toggle wired to player backend; ensure external ffplay window obeys target coords/sizing.

Playback & Playlist

• Add per-item remove/clear actions; optional recent-files list; drag-to-reorder playlist.
• Show active item highlight and hover states; keep drop-to-playlist behavior for files/folders.
• Verify drop handling on all platforms (Wayland/X11/Windows).

Compare Mode (VT/VideoTools parity)

• Add synchronized play/pause/seek for dual players.
• Add frame-by-frame synced navigation and linked volume/speed controls.
• Provide a sync toggle and drift indicator; allow offset nudge for out-of-sync sources.
• Ensure artifact inspection at identical frames (exact seek/step alignment).

Keyframing (next milestone)

• Define keyframe data model and storage (per file).
• Render markers/ticks on the seek bar; jump/add/delete keyframes with shortcuts.
• Keep compatibility with VideoTools (same metadata format/paths).

Integration with VideoTools

• Keep master rebased on upstream/master; cherry-pick player changes to upstream PR branches when needed.
• Document how to flip module paths/branding when preparing a PR back to VideoTools.

Cleanup/Codebase

• Remove unused convert/queue/compare code paths and dead menu logic once player is stable.
• Simplify main.go by moving player view/controls into dedicated files.
• Delete old VideoTools-only docs/content that no longer applies once we finish the pruning.