Show HN: Tubalr's New YouTube Player UI

http://www.tubalr.com/just/nirvana

by cjstewart88 • 15 years ago

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jerrya• 15 years ago

I like it, though it's a bit difficult to see the scroll bar.

I just took a road trip where I listened to my google music & rhapsody on my Nexus, but, ... when I have connectivity, I think listening through tubalr would be very nice (if not distracting).

Not to clutter the interface, it might be nice to be able to easily delete songs from / shuffle / export / load the playlist. (I know (think) you're just starting off with a google search...)

I recall there used to be a way to expand the videos to full-screen...? I can't find that anymore.

cjstewart883• 15 years ago

Thanks a lot, I agree there is still some usability issues that need to be ironed out, I'll try my best to continue work and make it the best user experience as possible.

As far as more features with the playlist. You can currently create an account(top left links) and save videos as favorites. I've thought about adding in a feature that allows you to prevent certain videos from ever playing again if your logged in. Also, currently every time you do a search the results are shuffled, so you're playlist should be a little fresh every time.

Thanks for the feedback and suggestions!

gcl2• 15 years ago

I'll start off by saying great job. Good clean design.

But I follow with - why? What was the problem statement? Have you heard feedback to suggest that the current YT player is subpar?

cjstewart883• 15 years ago

Thanks, glad ya like it.

So I've always thought the YouTube player was subpar, specially to players like Vimeo. I think its a bit bulky and could use some work. The UI I have in place was actually inspired by http://dribbble.com/shots/192404-Reservoir-Dogs-and-experime... and with his permission and help he helped me nail it into place.

While the new UI is by far from better, far as functionality it stays in line with what tubalr is all about, simplicity. I will continue to work on the UI and make it as streamline and user friendly as possible while keeping it simple and clean.

Thanks for the feedback.

cheez• 15 years ago

Full screen?

cjstewart883• 15 years ago

I didnt even think about loosing this button when switching to the new UI, I'll have to see about adding a key binding or a button for this. Sorry about that, thanks for taking a look and reminding me.

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