fix: windows BlackBoxOverlay freezing due to zoomed state, and VLC failing to load with gain parameter

Author: tom

src/logic/media_utils.py

@@ -174,9 +174,12 @@ def play_video_vlc(file_path, config=None):
 
         # Audio gain
         if gain is not None and gain != 0:
-            # simple linear volume adjustment roughly for VLC
-            cmd.append(f"--mmdevice-volume={min(1.0, max(0.0, 1.0 + (float(gain) / 40.0)))}")
-
+            try:
+                # Convert dB gain to linear multiplier, VLC 256 is 100%
+                linear_gain = 10 ** (float(gain) / 20.0)
+                cmd.append(f"--volume={int(256 * linear_gain)}")
+            except Exception:
+                pass
         logging.info(f"Launching VLC: {cmd}")
         result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, env=get_clean_env())
 

src/ui/overlay.py

@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ def __init__(self, master, on_close=None, opacity=1.0):
 
         # Windows specific fix for fullscreen coverage
         if hasattr(sys, 'platform') and sys.platform == 'win32':
-             self.state('zoomed')
-             self.geometry(f"{self.winfo_screenwidth()}x{self.winfo_screenheight()}+0+0")
              self.overrideredirect(True)
+             self.geometry(f"{self.winfo_screenwidth()}x{self.winfo_screenheight()}+0+0")
 
         # Opacity handling (Windows/Linux support varies)
         try:
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ def show(self):
 
             # Windows specific re-application
             if hasattr(sys, 'platform') and sys.platform == 'win32':
-                 self.state('zoomed')
                  self.overrideredirect(True)
 
         except Exception as e: