[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] Apple Remote support

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>MPlayer is already supposed to support Apple Remote thru lirc !
>Some lirc configuration example:
>   http://lirc.sourceforge.net/remotes/apple/
>
>And it seems that lirc has at least some support for darwin.
>So if Apple Remote is not usable with lirc on darwin, IMO, you should
>try to improve lirc instead of adding this hardware specific code in 
>MPlayer.
>
Thank you, I checked it. here's my opinion:

It's clearly 'lirc can support Mplayer in some way', but it's not for 
ordinary users.
lirc need run a daemon socket service, it can not be built-in mplayer to 
support apple remote directly with lirc,
there are others external programs like lirc does, can support mplayer 
through an external way, but for mac users want use Apple Remote with 
mplayer, built-in support for Apple Remote is just exactly what they want.
in current mac osx, mplayer users normally use pre-compiled mplayer osx 
package, it can be used easily without config just after installed, here we 
need a mplayer with built-in support for Apple Remote that can be directly 
well used by ordinary users.

from 0.8.6, vlc already built-in support Apple Remote by almost same way as 
this patch. it always has fast step and more popular than mplayer on mac 
system.

Apple Remote is wild used on almost all apple computer products since these 
two years, it should be consider as a sepecial case of remote control, the 
most popular remote control in the world and will be more popular. lirc was 
for support lots kind of remote control work with kinds of apps, it need an 
external socket daemon and can not be built-in, can not be used easily, 
especially for those mac gui users.

anyway, build in support for Apple Remote is currently best easy working 
resolution, it works even better than vlc's built-in support because of 
mplayer's input custom feature and fast seek.