https://wiki.videolan.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=WillywallooVideoLAN Wiki - User contributions [en]2026-11-04T17:14:38ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.43.11https://wiki.videolan.org/index.php?title=Lunettes&diff=15160Lunettes2009-12-21T19:53:04Z<p>Willywalloo: </p>
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<div>= VLC for Mac death is "greatly exaggerated" / What is Lunettes? =<br />
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VLC for Mac is being maintained. However the '''old Cocoa graphical interface''' of VLC, is not being maintained at this time. <br />
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The reason is that we are in the process of '''rewriting a new interface for VLC'''. Its codename is '''Lunettes'''. <br />
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Why a rewrite? This is something really easy to see. VLC for Mac is just not "Mac" enough. <br />
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So far, we could name 3 reasons for that: <br />
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<h2>VLC for Mac must attract designers.</h2><br />
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They can't easily give a refresh of the graphical interface. <br />
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Hence, we have decided to offer to designer the possibility to edit via a simple text file the look of VLC. Even Windows and Fullscreen Head-Up-Display can '''be changed using CSS'''. <br />
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<h2>VLC for Mac's interface code comes from the 2000s. </h2><br />
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We need to refresh it. <br />
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'''We want to use [[VLCKit]] which is pure Cocoa''', Objective-C 2.0 with bindings supports. This will help us concentrating on features. <br />
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As a positive side effects, we'll not use old non-64 bits compatible APIs. <br />
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<h2> VLC for Mac needs a good interface to be the best Video Player. </h2><br />
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We want to make sure you'll get the best experience ever when watching your favorites TV shows or Movies using VLC. <br />
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*For instance, if I am watching a TV show, and then quit Lunettes. At next launch Lunettes will offer you to '''go back to where you were'''.<br />
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*Then, we added a better way to visualize the media discovery. This is a seldom known feature of VLC. Now, if you are on a local network that streams TV content (Freebox), '''Lunettes will automatically show them'''.<br />
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*Then the famous '''playlist fades out''': It is not visible by default, and you don't have to use it anymore.<br />
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*Also in fullscreen you can now '''scroll through your playlists''' or TV channels.<br />
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*And finally '''Lunettes is 64 bits'''.<br />
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For now, Lunettes is being hosted at: http://wiki.github.com/pdherbemont/Glasses <br />
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That said, Lunettes is still under heavy development. And we hope to be able to release a test version in January.<br />
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We still want new developers to help us! Try to build VLC and Lunettes! <br />
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Pierre.</div>Willywalloo