iTunes 12.2 miniplayer seriously messed up in Windows 7

robertfromwatertown wrote:

I am using iTunes 12.2.0 on a Windows 7, 64-bit PC. In this release, the iTunes miniplayer is seriously messed up:

(1) When you select "Hide Large Artwork", the play/pause/volume controls are not visible and the song name is cut off at the top of the box.

That is correct, however the song name will scroll, and when you bring the mouse pointer over the player, the controls appear.

robertfromwatertown wrote:

(2) When you select "Show Large Artwork", the song name and play/pause/volume controls are only visible when you mouse over the miniplayer box. There is also a black bar at the bottom of the box that is essentially wasted space.

That is also the way that it works. In my opinion, the purpose of the large artwork is just to show the artwork. I'm not sure where you are seeing this black bar. Is this when the controls have vanished and you just see the artwork? Is it possible this is something in your artwork? I'm not seeing this on my computer.

Well, after looking at your screenshots, I thought it might have been because you did not actually have any artwork, however when I searched for and used a song that I have in my library that does not have the album artwork, it functions the same as I said. I do not see this black bar you show and my song name appears as it should.

You should be able to understand which is which.

I just checked another laptop that I have and see the same behavior I showed before. I will take a look at using a radio station. Are you referring to the iTunes radio, or the Internet stations? That could make a difference, since information is coming from a different location. You can provide feedback to Apple though by going to http://www.apple.com/feedback and clicking on the appropriate subject.

Okay, just went their on mine. I've only posted one snip, since they are all the same.

I have to believe it is something with your installation, or your graphics card. Have you gone to the corner of the artwork and clicked and dragged it larger or smaller? Have you tried closing iTunes, restarting the computer and then trying it all over again? Sorry, but it seems to be on your device.

Can't say, but like I said, I'm unable to replicate that behavior. You could always remove iTunes and reinstall it. Use this support document to ensure that you remove it correctly, Remove and reinstall iTunes and related software components for Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 - Apple Support After the reinstallation, see how it works. Good luck.

Hi all,

Same odd behavior here on Dell laptop running Windows 8.1. Can't see the song name while listening to an internet radio station (Cinemix), because it's cut.

iTunes 12.2 has been reinstalled after removing the previous version (update wasn't successful).

NK

I'm having the same problem, but with audiobooks. I have't tested with regular albums or radio stations, but my miniplayer looks just like yours whenever I'm trying to listen to a book.

Windows 7 Pro, latest iTunes.

I just experienced the same problem this morning. I saw it while trying to play a downloaded podcast, so I don't think it has to do with being connected to the Internet. So I played a song from my library, and mini player appeared exactly as it should. I went back to the podcast, and mini player messed up again. It does fine on Apple Radio, but messes up on Internet Radio. I don't use iTunes to play movies so I'm not sure about those. That doesn't sound like a computer error to me.

Disregard. Duplicate. Apple says post limit reached, try again. So I try again and it posts my message twice. Logical.