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[UI/UX Feature Proposal] Enhanced Video Player Controls (.z-controls) #422

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@vaaticano

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The current video player control bar (.z-controls) can feel cluttered, and key interactive elements like the Clip button lack strong visual feedback on hover/focus, making them less intuitive to locate during fast-paced streams.

Describe the solution you'd like
A visual and functional UI/UX refactor for the video player controls featuring:

  • Intuitive Capsule Layout: Groups volume, timestamps, and controls into clean, organized modules.
  • Enhanced Clip Button: Adds a clear micro-interaction with Kick’s brand green highlight (#53FC18) and smooth spring scaling on hover.
  • Stable UI & Tabular Numbers: Applied font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums to prevent layout shifts as time updates.
  • Performance & Mobile Ready: Fully GPU-optimized (zero layout reflows) with fixed touch-screen interaction states.

Describe alternatives you've considered
I have developed and published two implementations in a proof-of-concept repository:

  1. Production-ready CSS (kick-capsules-native-en.css) with zero :has() dependencies or !important flags.
  2. Injected JS script (kick-capsules-v5-en.js) for instant browser console testing.

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