[MPlayer-users] resizing the window

[Diego Biurrun]

SycOtiC Smith writes:
 > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
 > >> is there a feature for disallowing non-proportional resizing o the
 > >> window?
 > > Not yet. I know it should be possible, but not how (any hints ?)
 > >                 Attila Kinali
 > 
 > Maybe there is a way to do it, you would have to tell mplayer
 > and/or xfree that you want only multiples 
 > of 8 for the window width/height.  That way when you drag the
 > window it will automagically select 
 > the next higher/lower size in multiple of 8, and change accordingly.
 > 
 > ie. movie is 1024x768 and you drag only the x smaller. 
 >     -> window gets 'scaled' down to 1016x760
 > (not likely, but given as an example of the window size)
 > Is that a likely scenario?  Possible/impossible?  I wouldn't know
 > where to begin... 

It would not preserve proportions.  If you scaled down by 760 your
image would be 264x8 ;-)
I guess you have to preserve the 4:3 or 16:9 (or whatever aspect
ratio) when scaling..

Diego