Index: DOCS/tech/slave.txt
===================================================================
--- DOCS/tech/slave.txt	(revision 25943)
+++ DOCS/tech/slave.txt	(working copy)
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@
 only if it was not already in paused mode. Please note that "as soon as
 possible" can be before the command is fully executed.
 
+All commands can be prefixed with "osd_level <level> " to tell MPlayer
+use specific osd_level for the following command.
+Value of <level> is from 0 to 3. If combined with prefix like "pausing ",
+"osd_level <level> " must be in the front of "pausing ".
 
+
 Available commands ('mplayer -input cmdlist' will print a list):
 
 
Index: command.c
===================================================================
--- command.c	(revision 25943)
+++ command.c	(working copy)
@@ -2300,12 +2300,15 @@
     sh_audio_t * const sh_audio = mpctx->sh_audio;
     sh_video_t * const sh_video = mpctx->sh_video;
     int brk_cmd = 0;
+    int ori_abs_seek_pos = abs_seek_pos;
+    int ori_rel_seek_secs = rel_seek_secs;
+    mpctx->force_osd_level = cmd->osd_level;
     if (!set_property_command(mpctx, cmd))
 	switch (cmd->id) {
 	case MP_CMD_SEEK:{
 		float v;
 		int abs;
-		if (sh_video)
+		if (sh_video && mpctx->force_osd_level != 0)
 		    mpctx->osd_show_percentage = sh_video->fps;
 		v = cmd->args[0].v.f;
 		abs = (cmd->nargs > 1) ? cmd->args[1].v.i : 0;
@@ -3155,5 +3158,11 @@
 	if (mpctx->was_paused)
 	    mpctx->osd_function = OSD_PAUSE;
     }
+    if ((abs_seek_pos != ori_abs_seek_pos || rel_seek_secs != ori_rel_seek_secs)
+            && (abs_seek_pos || rel_seek_secs))
+        mpctx->force_seek_osd_level = mpctx->force_osd_level;
+    else
+        mpctx->force_seek_osd_level = -1;
+    mpctx->force_osd_level = -1;
     return brk_cmd;
 }
Index: input/input.c
===================================================================
--- input/input.c	(revision 25943)
+++ input/input.c	(working copy)
@@ -742,6 +742,7 @@
 mp_input_parse_cmd(char* str) {
   int i,l;
   int pausing = 0;
+  int osd = -1;
   char *ptr,*e;
   mp_cmd_t *cmd;
   const mp_cmd_t *cmd_def;
@@ -754,6 +755,14 @@
   while (str[0] == ' ' || str[0] == '\t')
     ++str;
 
+  if (strncmp(str, "osd_level ", 10) == 0) {
+    str += 10;
+    osd = strtol(str, &str, 10);
+    if (*str != ' ')
+      return NULL;
+    ++str;
+  }
+
   if (strncmp(str, "pausing ", 8) == 0) {
     pausing = 1;
     str = &str[8];
@@ -789,6 +798,7 @@
   cmd->id = cmd_def->id;
   cmd->name = strdup(cmd_def->name);
   cmd->pausing = pausing;
+  cmd->osd_level = osd;
 
   ptr = str;
 
Index: input/input.h
===================================================================
--- input/input.h	(revision 25943)
+++ input/input.h	(working copy)
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@
   int nargs;
   mp_cmd_arg_t args[MP_CMD_MAX_ARGS];
   int pausing;
+  int osd_level;  // -1: default, 0-3: force osd level to the value for this cmd
 } mp_cmd_t;
 
 
Index: mplayer.c
===================================================================
--- mplayer.c	(revision 25943)
+++ mplayer.c	(working copy)
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@
 // Not all functions in mplayer.c take the context as an argument yet
 static MPContext mpctx_s = {
     .osd_function = OSD_PLAY,
+    .force_osd_level = -1,
+    .force_seek_osd_level = -1,
     .begin_skip = MP_NOPTS_VALUE,
     .play_tree_step = 1,
     .global_sub_pos = -1,
@@ -1356,6 +1358,13 @@
     va_list va;
     int r;
    
+    // Force to disable osd msgs.
+    if (mpctx->force_osd_level == 0)
+        return;
+    // Force to display osd msgs matching the force_osd_level.
+    if (mpctx->force_osd_level > 0 && level <= mpctx->force_osd_level)
+        level = 0;
+
     // look if the id is already in the stack
     for(msg = osd_msg_stack ; msg && msg->id != id ;
 	last = msg, msg = msg->prev);
@@ -1488,7 +1497,8 @@
 
 void set_osd_bar(int type,const char* name,double min,double max,double val) {
     
-    if(osd_level < 1) return;
+    if ((mpctx->force_osd_level < 0 && osd_level < 1)
+            || mpctx->force_osd_level == 0) return;
     
     if(mpctx->sh_video) {
         osd_visible = (GetTimerMS() + 1000) | 1;
@@ -1532,7 +1542,8 @@
         
     if(mpctx->sh_video) {
         // fallback on the timer
-        if(osd_level>=2) {
+        if(osd_level>=2 ||
+                (mpctx->osd_show_percentage && mpctx->force_seek_osd_level>=2)){
             int len = demuxer_get_time_length(mpctx->demuxer);
             int percentage = -1;
             char percentage_text[10];
@@ -1546,7 +1557,9 @@
             else
                 percentage_text[0] = 0;
             
-            if (osd_level == 3) 
+            if (osd_level == 3 ||
+                    (mpctx->osd_show_percentage &&
+                     mpctx->force_seek_osd_level >= 3)) 
                 snprintf(osd_text_timer, 63,
                          "%c %02d:%02d:%02d / %02d:%02d:%02d%s",
                          mpctx->osd_function,pts/3600,(pts/60)%60,pts%60,
@@ -3836,6 +3849,7 @@
   }
 
 if(rel_seek_secs || abs_seek_pos){
+  mpctx->force_osd_level = mpctx->force_seek_osd_level;
   if (seek(mpctx, rel_seek_secs, abs_seek_pos) >= 0) {
         // Set OSD:
       if(!loop_seek){
@@ -3843,6 +3857,9 @@
           set_osd_bar(0,"Position",0,100,demuxer_get_percent_pos(mpctx->demuxer));
       }
   }
+  if (mpctx->force_seek_osd_level == 0 && mpctx->osd_function != OSD_PAUSE)
+    mpctx->osd_function = OSD_PLAY;
+  mpctx->force_osd_level = -1;
 
   rel_seek_secs=0;
   abs_seek_pos=0;