[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v2] lavu/opt: Clarify that AVOptions is not indended for general use

[Andrew Sayers]

On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 11:21:27AM +0200, Anton Khirnov wrote:
> > lavu/opt: Clarify that AVOptions is not indended for general use
> 
> They _are_ intended for general use though.

In that case I'm confused...

Let's say I make a desktop app to transcode videos.  Obviously I would use
AVOptions to display configuration options for different encoders.  And it's
possible to create AVOptions objects for my UI.  But how strongly is that use
case recommended?

To provide a particularly difficult example - let's say I want to let the user
choose between interface themes, and I want to show both some text and a
picture of the theme.  AVOption doesn't include a "text + picture" option,
so how would I extend it to meet my needs?