Videos: the seek bar is out of sight (and out of reach) while a clip plays. A tap near the foot of the screen brings it up for a few seconds without pausing (longer while it's dragged), and a paused clip shows it.HEADmaster

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_013ZDf1cyCQLkfjftYhymZAg

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/features/messages.js b/src/features/messages.js
index 030d397..02e418d 100644
--- a/src/features/messages.js
+++ b/src/features/messages.js
@@ -14487,6 +14487,12 @@ export function messagesFeature(ctx) {
   // (the clip holds still meanwhile, and the time shows); the drag is the
   // bar's alone, never the pager's swipe or its tap.
   const clock = (t) => { t = Math.max(0, Math.floor(t || 0)); const m = Math.floor(t / 60), x = t % 60; return m + ':' + String(x).padStart(2, '0'); };
+  // up for a few seconds, and on while a finger is on it
+  function revealSeek(bar) {
+    bar.classList.add('reveal');
+    clearTimeout(bar._hide);
+    bar._hide = setTimeout(() => { if (bar._drag) revealSeek(bar); else bar.classList.remove('reveal'); }, 3500);
+  }
   function seekBar(v) {
     const fill = h('div', { class: 'mp-seek-fill' });
     const time = h('span', { class: 'mp-seek-time' });
@@ -14517,6 +14523,7 @@ export function messagesFeature(ctx) {
       if (!d || d.id !== e.pointerId) return;
       bar._drag = null;
       bar.classList.remove('drag');
+      if (bar.classList.contains('reveal')) revealSeek(bar); // a few seconds more after the drag
       if (e.type === 'pointerup') to(frac(e));
       if (d.playing) v.play().catch(() => {});
     };
@@ -15245,7 +15252,7 @@ export function messagesFeature(ctx) {
       pendingTap = setTimeout(() => {
         pendingTap = 0;
         const btn = d.target.closest && d.target.closest('button, a');
-        if (btn) btn.click(); else pagerTap(d.target); // (the click here is before tapDoneAt: not swallowed)
+        if (btn) btn.click(); else pagerTap(d.target, t.clientY); // (the click here is before tapDoneAt: not swallowed)
         tapDoneAt = Date.now();
       }, 120);
     }, { passive: true });
@@ -15260,11 +15267,16 @@ export function messagesFeature(ctx) {
       if (pendingTap) { clearTimeout(pendingTap); pendingTap = 0; }
       else if (Date.now() - tapDoneAt < 700) { e.stopPropagation(); e.preventDefault(); }
     }, true);
-    el.addEventListener('click', (e) => pagerTap(e.target));
+    el.addEventListener('click', (e) => pagerTap(e.target, e.clientY));
     // a tap shows (or hides) who posted it and what they said
-    function pagerTap(target) {
+    function pagerTap(target, y) {
       if (target.closest('button, a, .mp-caption, .mp-seek')) return;
       if (Date.now() - videoTapAt < 800) return; // the click of the touch that opened it
+      // The seek bar is out of sight while a clip plays (Adam, 2026-10-19:
+      // only when someone goes for it, or pauses): a tap near the foot of
+      // the screen, where it sits, brings it up without pausing.
+      const bar = pager && video && pager.cur && pager.cur.querySelector('.mp-seek.ready');
+      if (bar && y != null && !el.classList.contains('show') && y >= bar.getBoundingClientRect().top - 72) { revealSeek(bar); return; }
       if (pager && video) {
         // A clip (from the feed or the media grid): a tap anywhere but the
         // seek bar and the buttons pauses it and brings up who posted it,