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AIMP for Windows => Вопросы / Questions => Topic started by: aneurysm1985 on November 04, 2021, 02:31:57

Title: 'Desktop overlay' play / pause buttons in Windows 10. Is a feature of AIMP?
Post by: aneurysm1985 on November 04, 2021, 02:31:57

I have just installed AIMP v5.00 build 2338 with Windows 10, and I am using the skin ZiX version 3.6.

One of the features that I like about Spotify's Windows 10 player is that whenever I use my keyboard to change the volume, there will be a 'Desktop overlay' that appears on the screen that shows the volume level, and the name of the song. (You can see what the Desktop overlay looks like on this page (http://"https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/disable-spotify-pop-up-windows-10/"), in the image immedicately above the text "We'll show you how to easily disable the Windows 10 Spotify popup").

This Desktop overlay also includes buttons for ⏮︎ ► ⏭︎. I find this really convenient as a way to press ⏸︎ or ► on a song, without switching into the Spotify software itself.

Just wondering if AIMP supports this 'Desktop overlay' feature? Are there particular skins that do so? If not, I would like to suggest this as a handy feature.

Title: Re: 'Desktop overlay' play / pause buttons in Windows 10. Is a feature of AIMP?
Post by: Алексей Долматов on November 04, 2021, 10:40:37

https://www.aimp.ru/?do=catalog&rec_id=1097

Using hotkeys for volume / track switching in programs (volume2 & etc) may disrupt or hide this window.

Title: Re: 'Desktop overlay' play / pause buttons in Windows 10. Is a feature of AIMP?
Post by: aneurysm1985 on November 09, 2021, 01:40:01

Thanks. I just installed this plugin and it works perfectly!

My only suggestion is that this could be integrated into the main version of AIMP that users download and install, as I think it would be a good native feature to have. But am glad that it is available as an optional plugin for people like me who are willing to go searching.