VLC Finesse

README.md

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 2. [Throughput](/markdown/throughput.md)
 3. [ShotCut (Windows)](/markdown/shotcut-windows.md)
 4. [ShotCut (Ubuntu)](/markdown/shotcut-ubuntu.md)
-5. [cuditbe](/markdown/cuditbe.md)
+5. [cuditbe](/markdown/cuditbe.md)
+6. [VLC Finesse](/markdown/vlc-finesse.md)

markdown/vlc-finesse.md

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+## VLC Finesse
+
+Auto enable VLC extensions in the View menu.
+
+### Locate the VLC binary:
+
+```bash
+which vlc
+```
+
+This will give you the path to the VLC binary, typically something like /usr/bin/vlc.
+
+### Rename the original VLC binary:
+
+```bash
+sudo mv /usr/bin/vlc /usr/bin/vlc-original
+```
+
+### Create a wrapper script to replace the VLC binary:
+
+```bash
+sudo nano /usr/bin/vlc
+```
+
+### Add the following lines to the script:
+
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+/usr/bin/vlc-original "$@" &
+sleep 2  # Adjust the sleep duration if VLC takes longer to start
+xdotool key Alt+i
+xdotool key Up
+# Add another `xdotool key Up` depending on the extension's position in the View menu
+xdotool key Return 
+```
+
+### Save the script and make it executable:
+
+```bash
+sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/vlc
+```