From f149dd26e540fb2a60b5964dcc78f078303175b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: khushbu-25 <khushigupta2572025@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:05:08 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Added space key  for video play/pause

Added keyboard shortcut  to toggle video play/pause using the Space key
---
 packages/alea-frontend/hooks/useVideoPlayer.ts | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/alea-frontend/hooks/useVideoPlayer.ts b/packages/alea-frontend/hooks/useVideoPlayer.ts
index 4c1a4c5e7..ca319c16b 100644
--- a/packages/alea-frontend/hooks/useVideoPlayer.ts
+++ b/packages/alea-frontend/hooks/useVideoPlayer.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,15 @@ export function useVideoPlayer({
       if (!currentPlayer) return;
       const activeTag = document.activeElement?.tagName;
       if (activeTag === 'INPUT' || activeTag === 'TEXTAREA') return;
-      if (e.key === 'ArrowLeft') {
+      if (e.code === 'Space') {
+        e.preventDefault();
+
+        if (currentPlayer.paused()) {
+          currentPlayer.play();
+        } else {
+          currentPlayer.pause();
+        }
+      } else if (e.key === 'ArrowLeft') {
         e.preventDefault();
         currentPlayer.currentTime(Math.max(0, currentPlayer.currentTime() - 10));
       } else if (e.key === 'ArrowRight') {