[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] vo_xv.c (was: Re: [MPlayer-users] Re: KDE & MPlayer)

[Diego Biurrun]

D Richard Felker III writes:
 > 
 > > --- vo_xv.c	Fri May 24 04:38:49 2002
 > > +++ vo_xv-diego.c	Sat May 25 02:57:39 2002
 > > @@ -850,7 +850,7 @@
 > >      }
 > >      if(!xv_port){
 > >        if(busy_ports)
 > > -	mp_msg(MSGT_VO,MSGL_ERR,"Couldn't find free Xvideo port - maybe other applications keep open it.\n"
 > > +	mp_msg(MSGT_VO,MSGL_ERR,"Could not find free Xvideo port - maybe another process already uses it.\n"
 > >  	    "Close all video applications, and try again. If that does not help,\n"
 > >  	    "see 'mplayer -vo help' for other (non-xv) video out drivers.\n");
 > >        else
 > 
 > IMO still the same problem. The issue is which type of present tense
 > you use. You want something like "is using" that indicates present
 > ongoing action. Although "uses" is present in form, it's very
 > time-neutral, and has a different sense. For example, if I say "xine
 > uses xv", that doesn't necessarily mean it has it in use/busy right
 > now. Rather I would just take it as meaning that xine uses xv when you
 > run it, or xine is capable of using xv.

You are right.  Here is another attempt with "maybe another process is
already using it".

Diego


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