Visual indications for auto-skipped intros and the ability to cancel auto skip

[infuser_tx]

Currently, Infuse automatically skips intros when the option is enabled. This might be a little jarring as there is no indication to the viewer about the skip. It would be great to show the “Skip intro” button a few seconds before (*) with a progress showing that its going to automatically skip.

Netflix and the legacy Plex apps have implemented something similar for “Skip credits”:

The other part to this is the ability to cancel the auto-skip. When you are watching a new tv series for example, sometimes you do want to see the intro, but not for the rest of the episodes. Having the option to cancel the auto-skip would be great for this scenario. Maybe the first click of the button cancels auto-skip and the second click triggers manual skip?

(*) Related post:

Skip Intro needs delay

I’m using a Plex server and the feature is working, but it should have a small delay like it does on the Plex app (they do a 5s delay), or it just skips too soon. The skip button was implemented a few seconds before the intro actually starts so the user knows it’s coming and they can click it as soon as it starts, it wasn’t intended for an automatic skip, so a small adaptation is needed. I’m using Parks and Recreation Season 2 (any episode) for testing, but this is valid for any show. This sho…

[gingerbeardman]

Related topic (from 2017) Continuous Playback: Add a wait before next episode