player made shorter since can not intercept back gestures

lib/features/player/providers/player_form.dart

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ double playerHeight(
 
 // a final MiniplayerController controller = MiniplayerController();
 @Riverpod(keepAlive: true)
-MiniplayerController miniplayerController(
+Raw<MiniplayerController> miniplayerController(
   MiniplayerControllerRef ref,
 ) {
   return MiniplayerController();

lib/features/player/providers/player_form.g.dart

@@ -39,11 +39,12 @@ final playerHeightProvider = Provider<double>.internal(
 
 typedef PlayerHeightRef = ProviderRef<double>;
 String _$miniplayerControllerHash() =>
-    r'489579a18f4e08793de08a4828172bd924768301';
+    r'a3677e63a9823881f45a12855e74bf558322e0ec';
 
 /// See also [miniplayerController].
 @ProviderFor(miniplayerController)
-final miniplayerControllerProvider = Provider<MiniplayerController>.internal(
+final miniplayerControllerProvider =
+    Provider<Raw<MiniplayerController>>.internal(
   miniplayerController,
   name: r'miniplayerControllerProvider',
   debugGetCreateSourceHash: const bool.fromEnvironment('dart.vm.product')
@@ -53,6 +54,6 @@ final miniplayerControllerProvider = Provider<MiniplayerController>.internal(
   allTransitiveDependencies: null,
 );
 
-typedef MiniplayerControllerRef = ProviderRef<MiniplayerController>;
+typedef MiniplayerControllerRef = ProviderRef<Raw<MiniplayerController>>;
 // ignore_for_file: type=lint
 // ignore_for_file: subtype_of_sealed_class, invalid_use_of_internal_member, invalid_use_of_visible_for_testing_member

lib/features/player/view/audiobook_player.dart

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import 'dart:math';
+
 import 'package:audio_video_progress_bar/audio_video_progress_bar.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_hooks/flutter_hooks.dart';
@@ -17,6 +19,8 @@ import 'package:whispering_pages/theme/theme_from_cover_provider.dart';
 import 'player_when_expanded.dart';
 import 'player_when_minimized.dart';
 
+const playerMaxHeightPercentOfScreen = 0.8;
+
 class AudiobookPlayer extends HookConsumerWidget {
   const AudiobookPlayer({super.key});
 
@@ -65,12 +69,13 @@ class AudiobookPlayer extends HookConsumerWidget {
     );
 
     // max height of the player is the height of the screen
-    final playerMaxHeight = MediaQuery.of(context).size.height;
+    final playerMaxHeight =
+        MediaQuery.of(context).size.height * playerMaxHeightPercentOfScreen;
 
     final availWidth = MediaQuery.of(context).size.width;
 
     // the image width when the player is expanded
-    final maxImgSize = availWidth * 0.9;
+    final maxImgSize = min(playerMaxHeight * 0.5, availWidth * 0.9);
 
     final preferredVolume = appSettings.playerSettings.preferredDefaultVolume;
     return Theme(
@@ -82,7 +87,8 @@ class AudiobookPlayer extends HookConsumerWidget {
         onDragDown: (percentage) async {
           // preferred volume
           // set volume to 0 when dragging down
-          await player.setVolume(preferredVolume * (1 - percentage));
+          await player
+              .setVolume(preferredVolume * (1 - percentage.clamp(0, .75)));
         },
         minHeight: playerMinHeight,
         // subtract the height of notches and other system UI
@@ -94,14 +100,8 @@ class AudiobookPlayer extends HookConsumerWidget {
         },
         curve: Curves.easeOut,
         builder: (height, percentage) {
-          // return SafeArea(
-          //   child: Text(
-          //     'percentage: ${percentage.toStringAsFixed(2)}, height: ${height.toStringAsFixed(2)} volume: ${player.volume.toStringAsFixed(2)}',
-          //   ),
-          // );
-
           // at what point should the player switch from miniplayer to expanded player
-          // at this point the image should be at its max size and in the center of the player
+          // also at this point the image should be at its max size and in the center of the player
           final miniplayerPercentageDeclaration =
               (maxImgSize - playerMinHeight) /
                   (playerMaxHeight - playerMinHeight);

lib/features/player/view/player_when_expanded.dart

@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_hooks/flutter_hooks.dart';
 import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:list_wheel_scroll_view_nls/list_wheel_scroll_view_nls.dart';
-import 'package:miniplayer/miniplayer.dart';
 import 'package:shelfsdk/audiobookshelf_api.dart';
 import 'package:whispering_pages/constants/sizes.dart';
 import 'package:whispering_pages/features/player/providers/audiobook_player.dart';
 import 'package:whispering_pages/features/player/providers/currently_playing_provider.dart';
-import 'package:whispering_pages/features/player/providers/player_form.dart';
 import 'package:whispering_pages/features/player/view/audiobook_player.dart';
 import 'package:whispering_pages/settings/app_settings_provider.dart';
 import 'package:whispering_pages/shared/extensions/inverse_lerp.dart';
@@ -45,60 +43,17 @@ class PlayerWhenExpanded extends HookConsumerWidget {
 
     return Column(
       children: [
-        // sized box for system status bar
-        SizedBox(
-          height: MediaQuery.of(context).padding.top * earlyPercentage,
-        ),
-        // a row with a down arrow to minimize the player, a pill shaped container to drag the player, and a cast button
-        ConstrainedBox(
-          constraints: BoxConstraints(
-            maxHeight: 100 * earlyPercentage,
-          ),
-          child: Opacity(
-            opacity: earlyPercentage,
-            child: Padding(
-              padding: EdgeInsets.only(top: 8.0 * earlyPercentage),
-              child: Row(
-                crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.center,
-                mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.max,
-                mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceBetween,
-                children: [
-                  // the down arrow
-                  IconButton(
-                    iconSize: 30,
-                    icon: const Icon(Icons.keyboard_arrow_down),
-                    onPressed: () {
-                      // minimize the player
-                      ref.read(miniplayerControllerProvider).animateToHeight(
-                            state: PanelState.MIN,
-                          );
-                    },
-                  ),
+        // sized box for system status bar; not needed as not full screen
+        // SizedBox(
+        //   height: MediaQuery.of(context).padding.top * earlyPercentage,
+        // ),
 
-                  // the pill shaped container
-                  // SizedBox(
-                  //   height: 6,
-                  //   width: 32,
-                  //   child: Container(
-                  //     decoration: BoxDecoration(
-                  //       color: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.secondary,
-                  //       borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(32),
-                  //     ),
-                  //   ),
-                  // ),
-                  // the cast button
-                  IconButton(
-                    icon: const Icon(Icons.cast),
-                    onPressed: () {},
-                  ),
-                ],
-              ),
-            ),
-          ),
-        ),
+        // a row with a down arrow to minimize the player, a pill shaped container to drag the player, and a cast button
         // the image
         Padding(
-          padding: EdgeInsets.only(top: 8.0 * earlyPercentage),
+          padding: EdgeInsets.only(
+            top: AppElementSizes.paddingLarge * earlyPercentage,
+          ),
           child: Align(
             alignment: Alignment.center,
             // add a shadow to the image elevation hovering effect

lib/router/scaffold_with_nav_bar.dart

@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ class ScaffoldWithNavBar extends HookConsumerWidget {
     // final playerProgress =
     //     useValueListenable(ref.watch(playerExpandProgressNotifierProvider));
     final playerProgress = ref.watch(playerHeightProvider);
-    final playerMaxHeight = MediaQuery.of(context).size.height;
+    final playerMaxHeight =
+        MediaQuery.of(context).size.height * playerMaxHeightPercentOfScreen;
     var percentExpanded = (playerProgress - playerMinHeight) /
         (playerMaxHeight - playerMinHeight);
     // Clamp the value between 0 and 1