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Aug 2, 2024, 7:00:03 AM8/2/24

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If using Chrome, for a whole lot more keyboard shortcuts both in show selection and in the HTML5 player, check out the Flix Plus by Lifehacker extension ( -plus-by-lifehacker/fcjjgdnadfneaamhipplgpfkdnbfagla?hl=en-US) that I wrote. It also lets you customize the keys.

Hi, I would find it very very useful to have a keyboard shortcut to show/hide the main subtitle (original/the one chose in netflix - the upper line), and then another shortcut to show/hide the english subs (the bottom line - english one).

I normally watch everything without subs to practice listening not reading, but if i struggle with parts id like to be able to quickly turn the subs on, after checking what it a given sentence means i quickly hide them - with a shortcut.

So lets say:
If i press the shortcut for the top subtitle, from now on it will always be on, if i press it again it will always be off.
If i press the shortcut for the bottom (translation) subtitle, from now on it will always be on, if i press it again it will always be off.

I wrote a js snippet to show/hide the subs permanently. But i was able to do it only for the whole / both subtitles at once. I failed to have one just for the top subtitle and the bottom subtitle each.

Using Netflix through Chrome; I've tried putting Chrome into full screen and then pressing full screen on the Netflix player. Leaves a grey bar. Leaving Chrome in standard screen and then pressing full screen on Netflix player leaves a grey bar. Kind of where the menu bar would be.

Using VLC player, it occasionally covers the whole screen but more often than not leaves grey bar across top of the page. Tried checking and unchecking 'Use the native fullscreen mode on OS X Lion'. This doesn't seem to make much difference. Still variable as to whether the grey bar is across the top of the screen when entering full screen.

Any ideas? Anyone having similar issue? Only since upgrading to Mavericks with the new menu bar system. I like having individual desktops when on dual display so don't really want to lose that feature. Only experienced it through Chrome and VLC so far, would just like to pinpoint how to make video through the browser and VLC completely full screen.

Exact same issue since installing Mavericks. Initially it would show the full menu bar .. then after reading some forum posts I tried unchecking the 'use native' setting and that worked for a wee bit ... but now all i get is the grey placeholder bar on top, and in order to keep the AR of the video, there is now also a black space to the left ... very annoying when screening a movie on projector ...

Was also having this issue since upgrading to Mavericks and it was really throwing me off as I use my laptop to stream many things (including Netflix to my big screen). Searched and searched, and finally, came across an easy fix located her that solved everything: -second-menu-bar-os-x-mavericks/

The problem all lies in the second status bar that, while helpful for some presentations etc. really just gets in the way most times. It was offsetting everything in Netflix so that the mouse wasn't lining up and it wouldn't fade out properly.

Essentially, all you do is go to System Settings->Mission Control->Uncheck "Displays have separate Spaces" and then log off and back on and viola, if it was anything like my problem it should be fixed now.

It does solve the issue. But it means you're back to the old issue of having a blank screen on the laptop when you go fullscreen on the second display, having multiple desktops on dual displays is a good step up from before. Just seems annoying that certain websites will go fullscreen, within chrome being fullscreen, with no issues. But netflix for some reason has a grey bar across the top. As does VLC; not every time, but most of the time. Just can't work out why. Very much talking about video playback rather than anything else.

Totally, and I see your point there, and I fully agree that it is such a hassle. From what I've read, Mavericks is really trying to push for native Mac Apps, and so since Netflix has not released one (I am unsure if VLC player has) this may also be the issue. It may be more of a "wait on the developer" problem than a "wait on an apple update" solution.

I had the same problem with VLC, but I realized all I had to do was expand the video window by pressing the green colored circle with the "+" symbol (top left corner) in the second monitor/projector and then press the full screen arrows (top right corner) and it works everytime. No grey bar. I didn't need to change anything in preferences. I don't use Netflix, so I'm not sure if it works the same. Hope this helps.

I did find some help for the Netflix on the 2nd monitor issue by searching the Firefox extensions (under Tools Menu: Add-ons) and installing Hide Tabbar. By combining the fullscreen view with the toggle key for the tab bar, it's not perfect, but works well.

I use a multiple monitor setup and having a black screen when going full screen on another was something I wasn't going back to, especially after waiting for this update in Mavericks. A bit of hit and miss and, there you go:

1. Open VLC and drag it to the second or third screen space on your external display (If you can't see any, create them and make sure no application is running on fullscreen on the first space on the ext. display, Don't leave VLC on fullscreen just yet). NOTE: THE SPACE RUNNING VLC MUST BE THE LAST SPACE ON THE EXT. DISPLAY. IT WON'T WORK OTHERWISE.

3. Now, click on anything on your primary/mac display. Note: Sometimes I noticed that the video must be "playing" on VLC (Not in fullscreen mode) on the external display already for this to work. Most of the times it works in pause mode as well.

I figured out a way to so fix some of the problem. It doesn't work on youtube/adobe flash in Firefox, but it works on Firefox, itunes, and VLC. I put the solution into a script that also does normal fullscreen toggling. So if you add the script to a keyboard shortcut, or, like me, to the EJECT key, the script will fix the problem if there is any, switch to window mode if in fullscreen, and switch to fullscreen if in window mode.

I used Accessibility Inspector ( ccessibilityMacOSX/OSXAXTesting/OSXAXTestingApps.html) and found that one of the attributes AXPosition missed on the y-axis by 22 pixels. If you amend that value, the black bar will be disappear.

EDIT: nevermind, I didn't see that each app must be checked in accessibility option. Also, it needs to be activated twice: once for fullscreen and another once in fullscreen. Anyway, thanks it works ?

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These simple shortcuts will make it quicker and easier to pause, play, or rewind your shows at any moment. You can also control the volume of (or mute) your show to make sure you never miss a minute of your content.

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Now that you have your profile open, tab over until you see the "Search" icon highlighted. Press "Enter" to start typing what you want to watch and then hit it again to search for your movie or show.

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