Ports Windows compatibility improvements from VideoTools to enable
VT_Player to build and run on Windows 11 alongside VideoTools.
Build System Enhancements:
- Universal build script auto-detects platform (Linux/macOS/Windows)
- Platform-specific build routing (build-linux.sh for Unix)
- Windows: Builds vt_player.exe with GUI flags (-H windowsgui)
- Windows: Automatic FFmpeg PATH detection
- Shares dependencies with VideoTools installation
Windows Console Hiding:
- Created internal/utils/proc_windows.go (Windows-specific)
- Created internal/utils/proc_other.go (Linux/macOS no-op)
- ApplyNoWindow() hides FFmpeg/ffprobe console windows on Windows
- Provides clean GUI experience without console popups
Cross-Platform Support:
- Build flags adapt to target platform automatically
- Go build tags for platform-specific code
- CGO enabled for all platforms (required by Fyne)
- Tested on Linux, ready for Windows 11
Documentation:
- WINDOWS_COMPATIBILITY.md: Complete Windows setup guide
- Explains dependency sharing with VideoTools
- Troubleshooting section for common issues
- Platform-specific build flag documentation
Benefits for Jake's Windows 11 Environment:
- Uses same MinGW-w64 toolchain as VideoTools
- Uses same FFmpeg installation (already on PATH)
- No additional dependency installation needed
- Build process identical to VideoTools
Technical Details:
- Windows GUI binary: vt_player.exe (~45MB)
- Linux/macOS binary: vt_player (~32MB)
- All platforms use CGO for Fyne OpenGL bindings
- syscall.SysProcAttr{HideWindow: true} for Windows processes
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Major refactoring to improve code organization and enhance UI:
Architecture:
- Split monolithic main.go into modular internal/ package structure
- Created internal/logging for centralized logging system
- Created internal/modules for module handler functions
- Created internal/ui for UI components and layouts
- Created internal/utils for shared utility functions
UI Enhancements:
- Implemented rainbow gradient across 8 module buttons (violet→red)
- Increased module button text size to 20 for better readability
- Fixed text centering on module tiles
- Converted Simple/Advanced mode toggle to tabs to save vertical space
- Added vertical scrollbars to prevent UI overflow
- Added metadata copy button (📋) to copy all metadata to clipboard
Video Processing:
- Fixed aspect ratio conversion to default to center-crop behavior
- Added 6 aspect handling modes: Auto, Crop, Letterbox, Pillarbox, Blur Fill, Stretch
- Fixed blur fill to maintain source resolution with padding (no scaling)
- Ensured all FFmpeg filters produce even-numbered dimensions for H.264
Known Issues:
- WMV files still produce FFmpeg error 234 during aspect conversions
(requires codec-specific handling in future update)
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