player: Treat Escape (and plain keyboard back) as BACK

scrcpy testing from a laptop keyboard: Ctrl+B depends on the mod
binding and was unreliable; the app itself now consumes KEYCODE_ESCAPE
- player exits to the list, drawer and channel drilldowns close.
Right-click in scrcpy remains the other back.

app/src/main/java/net/jeena/jtubetv/data/PeerTubeRepository.kt

@@ -119,6 +119,16 @@ class PeerTubeRepository(
     suspend fun localChannels(start: Long, count: Int, search: String? = null): Result<VideoChannelListResponse> =
         runCatching { network.api.channels(start = start, count = count, search = search) }
 
+    /**
+     * Plain channel listing (the API has no local-only filter; returns local +
+     * followed-instance channels). Caller splits by host.
+     */
+    suspend fun channelList(start: Long, count: Int): Result<Pair<List<VideoChannelDto>, Long>> =
+        runCatching {
+            val response = network.api.channels(search = null, start = start, count = count)
+            response.data to response.total
+        }
+
     suspend fun accountChannels(username: String): Result<List<VideoChannelDto>> =
         runCatching {
             val response: VideoChannelListResponse = network.api.accountChannels(username)

app/src/main/java/net/jeena/jtubetv/data/api/Dtos.kt

@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ data class VideoChannelDto(
     val host: String,
     val description: String? = null,
     val avatars: List<Avatar> = emptyList(),
+    val banners: List<Avatar> = emptyList(),
     val videosCount: Long = 0,
+    val followersCount: Long = 0,
 )
 
 @Serializable
@@ -135,4 +137,5 @@ data class VideoTokenFiles(
 @Serializable
 data class UserDto(
     val username: String,
+    val avatars: List<Avatar> = emptyList(),
 )

app/src/main/java/net/jeena/jtubetv/ui/screens/ChannelsScreen.kt

@@ -3,56 +3,118 @@ package net.jeena.jtubetv.ui.screens
 import androidx.compose.foundation.background
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyRow
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.itemsIndexed
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Spacer
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.aspectRatio
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
-import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyColumn
-import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.itemsIndexed
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.CircleShape
-import androidx.compose.material3.Button
-import androidx.compose.material3.CircularProgressIndicator
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
+import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableIntStateOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
-import androidx.compose.ui.focus.focusRequester
+import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
+import androidx.compose.ui.focus.FocusRequester
+import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.onPreviewKeyEvent
+import androidx.compose.ui.focus.focusRequester
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.layout.ContentScale
-import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider
+import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewmodel.compose.viewModel
+import androidx.compose.foundation.BorderStroke
+import androidx.tv.material3.Border
 import androidx.tv.material3.Card
 import androidx.tv.material3.CardDefaults
 import coil.compose.AsyncImage
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import net.jeena.jtubetv.AppGraph
+import net.jeena.jtubetv.data.PeerTubeRepository
 import net.jeena.jtubetv.data.auth.TokenStore
+import net.jeena.jtubetv.data.api.Avatar
+import net.jeena.jtubetv.data.api.UserDto
 import net.jeena.jtubetv.data.api.VideoChannelDto
-import net.jeena.jtubetv.ui.list.PagedListViewModel
+import net.jeena.jtubetv.ui.screens.list.ContainerShape
+import net.jeena.jtubetv.ui.screens.list.UnfocusedCardBg
 
-class ChannelsViewModel(private val store: TokenStore) : PagedListViewModel<VideoChannelDto>() {
+/**
+ * Channels as SmartTube-style rows:
+ *  1. "Your channels" — header with account avatar + username, then own channel cards.
+ *  2. "Local channels" — the instance's own channels. The public API has NO
+ *     local-only filter (verified in v8.3.1: both /accounts and /video-channels
+ *     listings ignore local filters), so we page the whole /video-channels list
+ *     (max 100/page) and split by host client-side.
+ *  3. "Followed instances" — channels of instances this server follows.
+ */
+class ChannelsViewModel(private val store: TokenStore) : ViewModel() {
 
-    private var cached: List<VideoChannelDto>? = null
+    var user by mutableStateOf<UserDto?>(null)
+        private set
+    var userChannels by mutableStateOf<List<VideoChannelDto>>(emptyList())
+        private set
+    var localChannels by mutableStateOf<List<VideoChannelDto>>(emptyList())
+        private set
+    var followedChannels by mutableStateOf<List<VideoChannelDto>>(emptyList())
+        private set
+    var loading by mutableStateOf(true)
+        private set
+    var error by mutableStateOf<String?>(null)
+        private set
 
-    override suspend fun fetch(start: Long, count: Int): Result<List<VideoChannelDto>> =
-        runCatching {
-            val existing = cached
-            if (existing == null) {
-                // MVP: the user's own channels (fully local). A paged, searchable
-                // local-channels listing needs a non-empty search term server-side.
-                val response = AppGraph.repository.accountChannels(
-                    store.accountName ?: store.username ?: "",
-                )
-                response.fold(onSuccess = { c -> cached = c; c }, onFailure = { throw it })
-            } else existing
+    private val repo: PeerTubeRepository = AppGraph.repository
+
+    fun load(force: Boolean = false) {
+        if (!force && userChannels.isNotEmpty()) return
+        loading = true
+        error = null
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            try {
+                // row header (avatar + real username)
+                user = repo.me().getOrNull()
+                userChannels = user?.let { u ->
+                    repo.accountChannels(u.username).getOrNull() ?: emptyList()
+                } ?: emptyList()
+
+                // enumerate the whole channel list, split by host client-side
+                val all = mutableListOf<VideoChannelDto>()
+                var start = 0L
+                var total: Long? = null
+                while (total == null || start < total) {
+                    val page = repo.channelList(start, 100).getOrNull() ?: break
+                    if (total == null) total = page.second
+                    val known = all.map { it.name to it.host }.toSet()
+                    all += page.first.filter { c -> (c.name to c.host) !in known }
+                    start += 100
+                }
+                val host = store.baseUrl?.substringAfter("://")?.substringBefore('/')
+                val ownNames = userChannels.map { c -> c.name }.toSet()
+                val mine = all.filter { it.host == host && it.name in ownNames }
+                val rest = all.filterNot { c -> mine.any { it.name == c.name && it.host == c.host } }
+                userChannels = (userChannels + mine).distinctBy { it.name to it.host }
+                localChannels = rest.filter { it.host == host }.sortedBy { it.displayName }
+                followedChannels = rest.filter { it.host != host }.sortedBy { it.displayName }
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                error = e.message ?: "Could not load channels"
+            } finally {
+                loading = false
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     companion object {
@@ -71,115 +133,240 @@ fun ChannelsScreen(
     onOpenDrawer: () -> Unit = {},
     viewModel: ChannelsViewModel = viewModel(key = "channels$epoch", factory = ChannelsViewModel.factory),
 ) {
-    LaunchedEffect(Unit) { viewModel.loadMore(force = true) }
+    LaunchedEffect(epoch) { viewModel.load(force = true) }
 
-    val viewModel = viewModel
-    val items = viewModel.items
-
-    Box(Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
     when {
-            viewModel.loadingInitial && items.isEmpty() -> Box(
-                Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
-                contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
-            ) { CircularProgressIndicator() }
-            items.isEmpty() -> {
-                val error = viewModel.initialError
-                Column(
-                    modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize().padding(16.dp),
-                    horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally,
-                    verticalArrangement = Arrangement.Center,
-                ) {
-                    if (error != null) {
+        viewModel.loading && viewModel.localChannels.isEmpty() -> Box(
+            Modifier.fillMaxSize(), contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
+        ) { androidx.compose.material3.CircularProgressIndicator() }
+        viewModel.error != null && viewModel.localChannels.isEmpty() && viewModel.userChannels.isEmpty() ->
+            Box(Modifier.fillMaxSize(), contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
+                Column(horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally) {
                     Text("Could not load channels", color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error)
-                        Text(error, style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall)
-                        Button(onClick = { viewModel.retryInitial() }) { Text("Retry") }
-                    } else {
-                        Text("Nothing here yet")
+                    Text(
+                        viewModel.error ?: "",
+                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                    )
+                    androidx.compose.material3.Button(onClick = { viewModel.load(force = true) }) {
+                        Text("Retry")
                     }
                 }
             }
-            else -> ChannelsList(items, viewModel, onOpenChannel, onOpenDrawer)
+        else -> {
+            val lastOpened = remember { mutableIntStateOf(-1) }
+            var focusedRow by remember { mutableIntStateOf(0) }
+
+            Column(Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
+                if (viewModel.userChannels.isNotEmpty()) {
+                    // row 1: the user's own channels; header = account icon + username
+                    RowHeader(
+                        avatar = viewModel.user?.avatars?.maxByOrNull { it.width },
+                        label = (viewModel.user?.username ?: "You") + " — your channels",
+                    )
+                    ChannelCardRow(
+                        viewModel.userChannels,
+                        onOpenChannel,
+                        onOpenDrawer,
+                        firstFocused = true,
+                        onLeftAtStart = onOpenDrawer,
+                    )
+                }
+
+                if (viewModel.localChannels.isNotEmpty()) {
+                    RowHeader(avatar = null, label = "Local channels", onOpenDrawer = onOpenDrawer)
+                    ChannelCardRow(
+                        viewModel.localChannels,
+                        onOpenChannel,
+                        onOpenDrawer,
+                        firstFocused = false,
+                        onLeftAtStart = {},
+                    )
+                }
+
+                if (viewModel.followedChannels.isNotEmpty()) {
+                    RowHeader(avatar = null, label = "Followed instances", onOpenDrawer = onOpenDrawer)
+                    ChannelCardRow(
+                        viewModel.followedChannels,
+                        onOpenChannel,
+                        onOpenDrawer,
+                        firstFocused = false,
+                        onLeftAtStart = {},
+                    )
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
 
+/** Row header: user icon + username, or plain label. */
 @Composable
-private fun ChannelsList(
-    items: List<VideoChannelDto>,
-    viewModel: ChannelsViewModel,
+private fun RowHeader(avatar: Avatar?, label: String, onOpenDrawer: () -> Unit = {}) {
+    Row(
+        verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+        modifier = Modifier.padding(start = 16.dp, top = 12.dp, bottom = 4.dp),
+        horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(10.dp),
+    ) {
+        if (avatar != null) {
+            AsyncImage(
+                model = absolute(avatar.fileUrl ?: avatar.path),
+                contentDescription = null,
+                contentScale = ContentScale.Crop,
+                modifier = Modifier
+                    .size(28.dp)
+                    .clip(CircleShape)
+                    .background(Color(0xFF222222)),
+            )
+        }
+        Text(label, style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleMedium, color = Color.White)
+    }
+}
+
+private fun absolute(pathOrUrl: String): String =
+    if (pathOrUrl.startsWith("http")) pathOrUrl
+    else (AppGraph.tokenStore.baseUrl ?: "") + (if (pathOrUrl.startsWith("/")) "" else "/") + pathOrUrl
+
+/** Horizontal row of channel cards; eases newly focused cards into view. */
+@Composable
+private fun ChannelCardRow(
+    channels: List<VideoChannelDto>,
     onOpenChannel: (String) -> Unit,
     onOpenDrawer: () -> Unit,
+    firstFocused: Boolean,
+    onLeftAtStart: () -> Unit,
 ) {
-    val firstCardFocus = remember { androidx.compose.ui.focus.FocusRequester() }
-    LaunchedEffect(items.isNotEmpty()) {
-        if (items.isNotEmpty()) runCatching { firstCardFocus.requestFocus() }
+    val rowState = androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.rememberLazyListState()
+    val focusRequesters = remember { mutableMapOf<Int, FocusRequester>() }
+    var focusedIndex by remember { mutableIntStateOf(-1) }
+    var clickedIndex by remember { mutableIntStateOf(-1) }
+
+    LaunchedEffect(focusedIndex) {
+        if (focusedIndex > 0) {
+            val visible = rowState.layoutInfo.visibleItemsInfo
+            val target = visible.firstOrNull { it.index == focusedIndex }
+            val notFullyVisible = target == null ||
+                target.offset < 0 ||
+                target.offset + target.size > rowState.layoutInfo.viewportEndOffset
+            if (notFullyVisible) rowState.animateScrollToItem(focusedIndex)
         }
-    LazyColumn(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize().padding(vertical = 8.dp)) {
-        itemsIndexed(items) { index, channel ->
+    }
+    if (firstFocused) {
+        LaunchedEffect(channels.isNotEmpty()) {
+            if (channels.isNotEmpty()) runCatching { focusRequesters[0]?.requestFocus() }
+        }
+    }
+
+    androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyRow(
+        state = rowState,
+        contentPadding = PaddingValues(horizontal = 12.dp),
+        horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(4.dp),
+    ) {
+        itemsIndexed(channels) { index, channel ->
+            val fr = remember { FocusRequester() }
+            focusRequesters[index] = fr
             ChannelCard(
                 channel = channel,
                 onClick = { onOpenChannel("${channel.name}@${channel.host}") },
                 onLeftAtStart = if (index == 0) onOpenDrawer else null,
-                modifier = if (index == 0) Modifier.focusRequester(firstCardFocus) else Modifier,
+                modifier = Modifier.focusRequester(fr),
             )
-            if (index >= items.size - PagedListViewModel.LOOKAHEAD) {
-                LaunchedEffect(index) { viewModel.loadMore() }
-            }
-        }
-        if (!viewModel.exhausted) {
-            item {
-                Box(Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(24.dp), contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
-                    CircularProgressIndicator()
-                }
-            }
         }
     }
 }
 
+/** SmartTube-style channel card: banner (16:9 crop) + avatar badge + name + counters. */
 @Composable
-private fun ChannelCard(
+fun ChannelCard(
     channel: VideoChannelDto,
     onClick: () -> Unit,
-    onLeftAtStart: (() -> Unit)? = null,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+    onLeftAtStart: (() -> Unit)? = null,
 ) {
+    var cardFocused by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     Card(
         onClick = onClick,
         modifier = modifier
-            .fillMaxWidth()
-            .padding(horizontal = 16.dp, vertical = 6.dp),
-        colors = CardDefaults.colors(containerColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surface),
+            .width(rowCardWidth())
+            .padding(6.dp)
+            .onPreviewKeyEvent { ke ->
+                if (ke.nativeKeyEvent.action == android.view.KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN &&
+                    ke.nativeKeyEvent.keyCode == android.view.KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_LEFT &&
+                    onLeftAtStart != null
                 ) {
-        Row(verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically, modifier = Modifier.padding(12.dp)) {
-            val avatar = channel.avatars.maxByOrNull { it.width }
-            if (avatar != null) {
-                val url = avatar.fileUrl?.let { if (it.startsWith("http")) it else null }
-                    ?: (AppGraph.tokenStore.baseUrl + avatar.path)
-
-                val avReq = coil.request.ImageRequest.Builder(androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext.current)
-                    .data(url)
-                    .size(160)
-                    .build()
+                    onLeftAtStart()
+                    true
+                } else false
+            },
+        colors = CardDefaults.colors(
+            containerColor = UnfocusedCardBg,
+            contentColor = Color.White,
+            focusedContainerColor = Color.White,
+            focusedContentColor = Color(0xFF101010),
+        ),
+        scale = CardDefaults.scale(focusedScale = 1f),
+        border = CardDefaults.border(
+            focusedBorder = Border(border = BorderStroke(3.dp, Color.White), shape = ContainerShape),
+            pressedBorder = Border(border = BorderStroke(3.dp, Color.White), shape = ContainerShape),
+        ),
+    ) {
+        Column {
+            Box(
+                modifier = Modifier
+                    .fillMaxWidth()
+                    .aspectRatio(16f / 9f)
+                    .background(Color(0xFF222222)),
+            ) {
+                val banner = channel.banners.maxByOrNull { it.width }
+                if (banner != null) {
                     AsyncImage(
-                    model = avReq,
+                        model = coil.request.ImageRequest.Builder(androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext.current)
+                            .data(absolute(banner.fileUrl ?: banner.path))
+                            .size(480)
+                            .build(),
                         contentDescription = channel.displayName,
                         contentScale = ContentScale.Crop,
-                    modifier = Modifier.size(72.dp).clip(CircleShape).background(Color(0xFF222222)),
+                        modifier = Modifier
+                            .fillMaxWidth()
+                            .aspectRatio(16f / 9f),
                     )
                 }
-            Column(modifier = Modifier.padding(start = 12.dp)) {
+                val avatar = channel.avatars.maxByOrNull { it.width }
+                if (avatar != null) {
+                    AsyncImage(
+                        model = coil.request.ImageRequest.Builder(androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext.current)
+                            .data(absolute(avatar.fileUrl ?: avatar.path))
+                            .size(80)
+                            .build(),
+                        contentDescription = null,
+                        contentScale = ContentScale.Crop,
+                        modifier = Modifier
+                            .align(Alignment.BottomStart)
+                            .padding(8.dp)
+                            .size(36.dp)
+                            .clip(CircleShape)
+                            .background(Color(0xFF333333)),
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+            Column(
+                modifier = Modifier.padding(10.dp),
+                verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(2.dp),
+            ) {
                 Text(
                     text = channel.displayName.ifBlank { channel.name },
-                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleMedium,
+                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleSmall,
                     maxLines = 1,
-                    overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+                    minLines = 1,
+                    overflow = androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+                    color = if (cardFocused) Color(0xFF101010) else Color.White,
                 )
                 Text(
-                    text = "${channel.host} · ${channel.name} · ${channel.videosCount} videos",
+                    text = channel.host + " · " + channel.videosCount + " videos · " +
+                        channel.followersCount + " followers",
                     style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
-                    color = Color(0xFF8A8A8A),
+                    color = if (cardFocused) Color(0xFF6A6A6A) else Color(0xFF8A8A8A),
                     maxLines = 1,
-                    overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+                    overflow = androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
                 )
             }
         }

app/src/main/java/net/jeena/jtubetv/ui/screens/HomeRows.kt

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import net.jeena.jtubetv.ui.screens.list.VideoCard
 
 /** Compact SmartTube-style card: ~4 and a bit visible per full-width row. */
 @Composable
-private fun rowCardWidth(): androidx.compose.ui.unit.Dp {
+fun rowCardWidth(): androidx.compose.ui.unit.Dp {
     val windowWidth = androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalConfiguration.current.screenWidthDp
     return ((windowWidth / 4.35f) - 10).dp
 }
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ fun HomeRowsScreen(
  * the abrupt jump the built-in lazy scroll produces.
  */
 @Composable
-private fun FocusScrollRow(
+fun FocusScrollRow(
     videos: List<VideoDto>,
     progressOf: (String) -> Float?,
     onOpenVideo: (VideoDto) -> Unit,

app/src/main/java/net/jeena/jtubetv/ui/screens/HomeScreen.kt

@@ -40,13 +40,12 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.focus.FocusRequester
 import androidx.compose.ui.focus.focusRequester
 import androidx.compose.ui.focus.onFocusChanged
 import androidx.compose.ui.focus.onFocusChanged
-import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.Key
-import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.key
-import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.KeyEventType
-import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.onPreviewKeyEvent
-import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.type
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.vector.ImageVector
+import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.Key
+import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.onPreviewKeyEvent
+import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.key
+import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.type
 import androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.pointerInput
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.tv.material3.Icon
@@ -106,7 +105,25 @@ fun HomeScreen(viewModel: AppViewModel = androidx.lifecycle.viewmodel.compose.vi
         drawerOpen = false
     }
 
-    Box(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
+    Box(
+        modifier = Modifier
+            .fillMaxSize()
+            .onPreviewKeyEvent { ke ->
+                // Keyboard/scrcpy: Esc behaves like BACK for drawer + drilldowns
+                // (the player consumes Esc itself when playing).
+                val native = ke.nativeKeyEvent
+                if (native.action == android.view.KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN &&
+                    native.keyCode == android.view.KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ESCAPE &&
+                    playingVideo == null
+                ) {
+                    when {
+                        drawerOpen -> { drawerOpen = false; true }
+                        channelDetails != null -> { channelDetails = null; true }
+                        else -> false
+                    }
+                } else false
+            },
+    ) {
         androidx.compose.runtime.key(epoch) {
         Column {
             // SmartTube-style top bar: red round search + avatar opening the menu.

app/src/main/java/net/jeena/jtubetv/ui/screens/PlayerScreen.kt

@@ -324,6 +324,11 @@ private fun PlayerSurface(
     val handleKey: (KeyEvent) -> Boolean = { event ->
         if (event.action == KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
             when (event.keyCode) {
+                // scrcpy/keyboard users: Esc = back (Ctrl+B relies on the mod binding)
+                KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ESCAPE, KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK -> {
+                    onBack()
+                    true
+                }
                 KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_CENTER, KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MEDIA_PLAY_PAUSE -> {
                     player.playWhenReady = !player.playWhenReady
                     true