[MPlayer-users] using fifo command T for top gives error and does not come to top

[Ivo]

On Saturday 08 October 2005 20:11, Jerry Geis wrote:
> I am doing mkfifo /tmp/fifo.
> mplayer -input file=/tmp/fifo video.mpg
> then echo T > /tmp/fifo to bring the video to top
> and it tells me:
>
> got command 'T' but
> command tv_step_channel requires at least 1 argument
>
> and my video does not come to TOP.
>
> If I do echo p > /tmp/fifo it pauses just fine.
>
> Any ideas?

You have to send slave commands, not keypresses.

echo vo_ontop > /tmp/fifo

See DOCS/tech/slave.txt for more info.

--Ivo