Add VLC One-Key PiP Mod

[Desmond1254]

VLC One-Key PiP

A simple Windhawk mod that adds a fast and convenient Picture-in-Picture mode to VLC Media Player.

Features
F8 — Toggle Picture-in-Picture mode
Ctrl + Alt + V — Toggle Picture-in-Picture mode
Double-click VLC's title bar — Toggle PiP mode
Opens PiP at 480×270 by default
Always-on-top PiP window
Drag the borderless window anywhere on the screen
Resize the window from all four edges and four corners Automatically restores VLC's original window size, position, and window style when exiting PiP How to Use
Install and enable the mod in Windhawk.
Open VLC and play a video.
Press F8 or Ctrl + Alt + V to enter PiP mode.
Drag the PiP window to move it.
Drag any edge or corner to resize it.
Press the same hotkey again to return VLC to its previous state.

You can also double-click VLC's normal title bar to toggle PiP.

Notes

The mod is designed for VLC's standard Windows window and does not require any additional PiP software or external utilities.

The original VLC window position, size, window style, and Always-on-Top state are saved when entering PiP and restored when leaving it.

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[Desmond1254]

/ai-review

[windhawk-reviewer]

@Desmond1254 /ai-review can't be applied here: the AI review only handles a pull request that adds or updates a single mod file under mods/, but vlc-pip-toggle.wh.cpp isn't a mod file.

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[Desmond1254]

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New commits were pushed, so this pull request left the human review queue and is back to waiting-for-author.

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[Desmond1254]

Mod is working, on my end.

[Desmond1254]

/ready-for-reviewer

[windhawk-reviewer]

@Desmond1254 /ready-for-reviewer can't be applied here: this pull request is closed.

[Desmond1254]

/ai-review

[windhawk-reviewer]

@Desmond1254 /ai-review can't be applied here: the AI review only handles a pull request that adds or updates a single mod file under mods/, but vlc-pip-toggle.wh.cpp isn't a mod file.

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[Desmond1254]

/ready-for-reviewer

[m417z]

The submission is invalid, please place the mod in the mods folder.