[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] x11 vo drivers override user settings for window placement

[Attila Kinali]

On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:30:28 +0200
Thomas Orgis <thomas-forum at orgis.org> wrote:

> Am Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:59:42 +0400
> schrieb Vladimir Mosgalin <mosgalin at VM10124.spb.edu>: 

> > At least I don't see anything wrong with media player being
> > (probably the only) application which doesn't preserve its old position
> > and doesn't follow "smart" window placement, like other windows. It
> > just seems logical to have it always in the center of the screen.
> 
> I think the window manager should always be allowed to do its job.
> A xinerama setup is the obvious situation where you don't want the window
> centered in the (virtual) screen, but there can be others.

MPlayer has a smart centering feature, it centers the window
on the current xinerama screen and not on the current x11 screen.
I know that it does not work with certain setups using nvidia
twinview, but i never got anyone to tell my what does not work
or even to write a complete bugreport.

> Personally, I watch video fullscreen or manually move a smaller window to
> a place where it doesn't disturb other content on screen.
> I can imagine reserving a certain location in my window layout for the
> small mplayer window and then have the choice for fullscreen or there.

use -geometry

> Mplayer may have to resize the window for aspect ratio... perhaps choose the
> largest rectangle that retains aspect ration within the user-defined size...

Doens't -geometry already allow that? If not, send patch.
And BTW, it's MPlayer with a capital P.

			Attila Kinali

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