[MPlayer-DOCS] [PATCH] reword missing subfont error

[Compn]

On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:17:06 +0200, Diego Biurrun wrote:

>On Sun, Oct 21, 2007 at 09:18:24AM -0400, Compn wrote:
>> i am not sure what is best here.
>> but i know at least a couple hundred users have had trouble with this
>> error.
>> 
>> also, shouldnt this be in help/help_mp-en.h ?
>
>Yes, feel free to move it at any time.


i'll see if my copy paste skills can figure this out.


>> +	        mp_msg(MSGT_OSD, MSGL_ERR, "Cannot find font
>> (~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf).\nPlease use
>> -font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/Vera.ttf.\n" );
>
>This path is obsolete and suggesting a path is a bad idea in the first
>place.  Just a hint to the -font option should be enough.
>
>Thinking about it, is this subfont.ttf link a good idea in the first
>place?


is subfont.ttf itself still a good idea? is using
font=/path/path/font.ttf better/worse? i think some devs still use
mplayer without config...

how about:
+	        mp_msg(MSGT_OSD, MSGL_ERR, "WARNING: No -font
specified, subtitles will not be displayed!\n" );


-compn