[MPlayer-DOCS] manpage and HTML docs - FFmpeg MPEG-4 vs. DivX

[Diego Biurrun]

Josh Varner writes:
> > Of course, the reason for having the mention there at all is so that
> > people who don't know what MPEG-4 is but do know what DivX is will be
> > able to have some understanding of the explanation. I don't know of any
> > way to accomplish that without also causing the side effect to which
> > this thread is an objection... the question then becomes, which of these
> > problems outweighs the other?

This is precisely the reason why I have not gone out and made the
requested changes immediately.

> Would it be possible to add a "Does MPlayer support DivX?" question to
> the FAQ and then attempt to rectify the problem there, by explaining
> the difference. If users can't find DivX in the regular documentation
> it does not seem unreasonable for them to check the FAQ.

This sounds like a workable compromise.  Could you come up with a
patch for this?  If it's too much of a hassle, just suggest some text
and I will add it to the XML FAQ.

Diego