[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] make vo_corevideo visible on all Spaces

[Diego Biurrun]

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 12:00:36PM +1000, Rowan James wrote:
> 
> On 22/04/2011, at 1:35 AM, Diego Biurrun wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 11:53:19PM +1000, Rowan James wrote:
> >> On 19/04/2011, at 9:33 PM, Diego Biurrun wrote:
> >> 
> >>> On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 08:39:29PM +1000, Rowan James wrote:
> >>>> 
> >>>> Attached is a patch to make the CoreVideo output visible on all Spaces
> >>>> (OS X workspace-switching desktops).
> >>> 
> >>> Why would anybody want that?  It defeats the purpose of multiple
> >>> desktops...
> >> 
> >> Well, I want it to keep what I'm watching in a small window while I switch
> >> between other desktops (scratching the proverbial itch).
> >> 
> >> I'd be perfectly happy to add a '-sticky' option or '-vo corevideo:sticky'
> >> parameter, or some such.
> >
> > We can talk about that, but I believe this would be a wrong default
> > :)
>
> Most likely it isn't a good default, as you say. As Erik points out,
> on OS X the application controls this kind window behaviour.
>
> I'd appreciate any guidance on what type of option this should be,
> what it should be called, or where to look for an example.

The name "sticky" is fine I think, look at the other suboptions of
vo_quartz or vo_corevideo for guidance.

> Since I believe it can be modified trivially at runtime, should there
> be a binding available to hot-key it?

Why not, but maybe let's get the option implemented first.

Diego