Correct the 'elongated' Grey background when subtitles is turned off

[KumarjitDey 102]

Because this looks really weird, to be honest.

 

[Luke 42078]

What browser is that?

[KumarjitDey 102]

Emby Theater, not any browser

[KumarjitDey 102]

What browser is that?

 

did you take note of my previous reply , Sir?

[KumarjitDey 102]

it would be good if there was no background at all for subtitles when turned off.. you know, just like the director name and the genres, which are clickable but do not have any background

[KumarjitDey 102]

it also happens in the emby web client... it looks pretty bad. please correct this:

 

[Luke 42078]

Thanks for the info.

[KumarjitDey 102]

u're welcome as always

[KumarjitDey 102]

I just realized why the subtitles background is elongated in case of some movies. The width of the grey block automatically defaults to the widest selectable option, even though it is not selected.

 

 

 

[ebr 16178]

I just realized why the subtitles background is elongated in case of some movies. The width of the grey block automatically defaults to the widest selectable option, even though it is not selected.

 

 

 

 

Hi.  Yes, that is a standard practice in UI design.  You don't want a particular control "expanding and contracting" at different times based on its content.

[KumarjitDey 102]

So, are you saying you will stick with this and nothing can be done about it?,,, like replacing the grey background with a, say, transparent bg?

 

Now, one could argue that if there was a transparent background, nobody would know if subtitles exist for that movie/show. for them i my reply would be, so is the case with genres and director names... you don't know whether they are clickable since there are no backgrounds behind them. Yes, they are highlighted in bold letters.  The same could be the solution for subitltes, don't you think so, Sir? Solution: 

 

Subtitles: Off

 

Why I am emphasizing on this issue, becuase, as you can see in the picture in the OP, in some cases the background is way too elongated and looks ugly.

 

Edited February 24, 2019 by KumarjitDey

[Luke 42078]

If it were transparent, how would you know that you can click on it?

[KumarjitDey 102]

If it were transparent, how would you know that you can click on it?

 

yes, I was editing my previous reply when you replied. can u kindly check the previous reply again. thank you.

Edited February 24, 2019 by KumarjitDey

[crusher11 1101]

The correct response is to make genres and directors more obviously clickable, not to make subtitles and audio tracks just as hidden away.

[Luke 42078]

Genres actually take you off the screen and somewhere else, so it's a little different. A long time ago they used to be a different color - green, to make it obvious they are clickable.

 

Could we go back to that? Yes, but nowadays nearly everything is clickable that the color can get overwhelming, especially on episode screens where in addition to all of this, the season and series names can also be clicked.

[KumarjitDey 102]

The correct response is to make genres and directors more obviously clickable, not to make subtitles and audio tracks just as hidden away.

 

well, sir, i respect your point; but they are already clickable "enough", plus when you hover your cursor or use your remote over the name and genres, a smooth, visible, underline appears.

[ebr 16178]

A link to another place and a control that you interact with on the screen are two different animals.  You need to make it visually obvious that this is a control that allows you to select multiple values.  In fact, when it doesn't have multiple values, then it shows as just text (transparent background) - indicating that it is just that and not a control with different choices.

 

This is all pretty standard UI design.