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> Ever tried to move that YT video slider to a specific position but your mouse moves too jumpy and suddenly you are moving your hand super-carefully like you'r

by 1f60c 3y ago

> Ever tried to move that YT video slider to a specific position but your mouse moves too jumpy and suddenly you are moving your hand super-carefully like you're 5 and playing "Operation" all over again? On YouTube specifically, you can scrub through a video frame-by-frame using the , (comma) and . (period) keys, no custom hardware required. :-)

noman-land 3y ago
Anything between 30 seconds and 1 frame is impossible.
- dave8088 3y ago
  The J and L keys will skip back and forth 10 seconds.
  - s4i 3y ago
    And left and right 5 secs.
    - sixothree 3y ago
      Control left and right for chapters.
      - dishsoap 3y ago
        I wonder when they added that, I remember wanting it and it not existing when they first rolled out the chapters feature around 2020.
hrvach 3y ago
Wow, did not know that. TIL. Thank you!
Brajeshwar 3y ago
That's nice. Btw, I'm curious, what kinda mouse do you guys use that makes you hold your breath while you scroll? I believe mice these days are super precise and works pretty well.
- Defletter 3y ago
  Because it's not necessarily the mouse, but us :P
- mikelevins 3y ago
  The mouse ain't the problem. Once I was fast and precise, with sharp close vision. Now I'm not. Enjoy your capabilities while you have them. Decline awaits us all.
acjohnson55 3y ago
I wish there was a solution for Android. Sliders for fine grained selections are horrible in touch interfaces.
- layer8 3y ago
  Same on iOS.
  - benjijay 3y ago
    At least in Android you can pull the slider up for finer control, though every now and then they tweak how well this works so YMMV
    - atorodius 3y ago
      Same on iOS
      - _thisdot 3y ago
        I doubt there's any Android exclusive feature to apps developed by Google. Sometimes feels like they even prioritise iOS over Android.
- AlexErrant 3y ago
  "fine grained" is relative, but you can go forwards/backwards 10 seconds in YouTube Android by doubletapping to the left/right of center on a video. If it's paused, doubletap to the left/right of the play button. It should also work on iOS, but I don't have an iPhone so can't confirm. https://www.majorgeeks.com/content/page/youtube_double_tap.html https://www.majorgeeks.com/content/page/youtube_double_tap.h...
  - codetrotter 3y ago
    I use iOS and can confirm that double tap on left or right side works to jump forward backward there too. I often use it when I watch a video and I miss what was said so I jump back a bit and watch again.
arendtio 3y ago
Those are the same hotkeys that mpv uses. I don't know who was first, but I knew it from mpv and tried it by accident on YouTube and it worked :D

by 1f60c 3y ago

noman-land 3y ago

Anything between 30 seconds and 1 frame is impossible.

dave8088 3y ago
The J and L keys will skip back and forth 10 seconds.
- s4i 3y ago
  And left and right 5 secs.
  - sixothree 3y ago
    Control left and right for chapters.
    - dishsoap 3y ago
      I wonder when they added that, I remember wanting it and it not existing when they first rolled out the chapters feature around 2020.

hrvach 3y ago

Wow, did not know that. TIL. Thank you!

Brajeshwar 3y ago

That's nice. Btw, I'm curious, what kinda mouse do you guys use that makes you hold your breath while you scroll? I believe mice these days are super precise and works pretty well.

Defletter 3y ago
Because it's not necessarily the mouse, but us :P
mikelevins 3y ago
The mouse ain't the problem. Once I was fast and precise, with sharp close vision. Now I'm not. Enjoy your capabilities while you have them. Decline awaits us all.

acjohnson55 3y ago

I wish there was a solution for Android. Sliders for fine grained selections are horrible in touch interfaces.

layer8 3y ago
Same on iOS.
- benjijay 3y ago
  At least in Android you can pull the slider up for finer control, though every now and then they tweak how well this works so YMMV
  - atorodius 3y ago
    Same on iOS
    - _thisdot 3y ago
      I doubt there's any Android exclusive feature to apps developed by Google. Sometimes feels like they even prioritise iOS over Android.
AlexErrant 3y ago
"fine grained" is relative, but you can go forwards/backwards 10 seconds in YouTube Android by doubletapping to the left/right of center on a video. If it's paused, doubletap to the left/right of the play button. It should also work on iOS, but I don't have an iPhone so can't confirm. https://www.majorgeeks.com/content/page/youtube_double_tap.html https://www.majorgeeks.com/content/page/youtube_double_tap.h...
- codetrotter 3y ago
  I use iOS and can confirm that double tap on left or right side works to jump forward backward there too. I often use it when I watch a video and I miss what was said so I jump back a bit and watch again.

arendtio 3y ago

Those are the same hotkeys that mpv uses. I don't know who was first, but I knew it from mpv and tried it by accident on YouTube and it worked :D