[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] autodetect screen size for vo_mga fullscreen

[Attila Kinali]

On Wed, 06 Feb 2002 23:52:52 -0500
Jason Lunz <j at falooley.org> wrote:


> that's true, but my patch only changes the default. If the value
> detected from /dev/fb0 isn't right, you can still put in whatever you
> like with -screenw and -screenh. So you're no worse off than before.

Changing default is always considered a bad thing if it doesnt improve
the situation for more than half of the people. I dont think this 
automatic /dev/fb0 will make it into mplayer because it could be
problematic.
 
> This would be ideal. Can someone tell me in what situation you would use
> something other than /dev/fb0? I don't know when you'd even have another
> framebuffer device than fb0, unless you have a multihead configuration.
> Would another command-line option for the fb device help? is there
> another more elegant way to detect which device to use?

Dunno, that's Arpi's decision. Try to implement something that makes
sense to you and send a patch. If the developer like it, they'll commit
it.
 
> yeah, that'd be nice. can anyone who knows more about mga_vid comment?
> Anyway, notice that TOOLS/mpconsole is no better than my patch because
> it uses fbset and fbset defaults to using /dev/fb0.

IIRC Arpi said once something like it's not easily possible.
Dunno more, still trying to understand the BES :-)

		Attila Kinali

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