Square Thumbnails

[Ayoitswiz]

⚬ PROBLEM: There's a Chrome extension called Thumbnail Rating Bar for YouTube™ that adds a bar to the top or bottom of thumbnails just like the removed like/dislike bar that used to be under videos. With YT's recent update to make thumbnails have rounded corners, part of the like/dislike bar is hidden. And sometimes it's enough to not be able to see the red side of the like/dislike bar.

⚬ SOLUTION:
So my feature request is to add an option to make thumbnails square just like you did for user images:

⚬ ALTERNATIVES: I don't think any are needed imo, this should be an easy thing to implement.

⚬ RELEVANCE / SCOPE: Yes, the rounded corners are a stupid trend and hide info that may only exist in the corner of a thumbnail. Anyone who uses your already existing "Squared user images" option should like this option, as well as, anyone using Thumbnail Rating Bar for YouTube™

⚬ "SIDE EFFECTS":
Who might not want this you ask? Well maybe that one dude who feature requested the "Squared user images" option shouldn't be squared......

⚬ _CONTEXT_: I think I've said enough SHORT Table | (Summary) ------------ | ------------- *Problem* | Rounded thumbnail corners *Solution* | Option for "Squared thumbnail images" *Alternatives*| Shouldn't be necessary *Scope* | ~99% if they know about it. *Side effects*| Another menu option *Context* | Enough has been said

[ImprovedTube]

Thank you! @Ayoitswiz

1. (Better?) Naming / Taxonomy:

• "No round Corners" (we could use native speakers)
  • User-Avatars
  • User-Avatars & Previews/Thumbnails
  • Slighly rounded Avatars (closes #1093)

stupid trend

2. Yes, round design seems natural/calm: Focus must be a point with a radius. To scan a large rectangle, we might involuntarily watch all 4 corners. For smaller ones the main advantage must be easy distinguishing of single items VS losing structure/unity as column or table.

   • A strange world in which keyboard-keys are not hexagon-/hive-/diamond-shaped let alone plots of land, rooms, etc.

   Rating Bar for YouTube

3. https://github.com/elliotwaite/thumbnail-rating-bar-for-youtube (we could integrate) @elliotwaite
   • BTW afaik Youtube offerrs access to dislikes for specific applicants. Should we ask? Did they allow anybody yet?

[ImprovedTube]

yt.config_.EXPERIMENT_FLAGS.web_roundedthumbnails = false; yt.config.EXPERIMENT_FLAGS.web_watch_rounded_player_large = false;