[MPlayer-users] mplayer library idea

[Nico Sabbi]

Tobias Damisch wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I just had an idea in the context of the dvd navigation discussion going on.
>I have no deep insight into the current mplayer programming structure,
>so please feel free to throw tomatoes at me!
>  
>
be careful when expressing desires because they may be fulfilled,
especially with a topic like that :)

>What about making part of the mplayer code into a shared and/or static
>library with clear interface, so it can be used (easily) from an
>application? Like lame.dll. I imagine that if  functionality was divided that way,
>writing graphical interfaces, implementing dvd navigation and such
>stuff could be done in a much simpler and easier way.
>
>The mplayer lib does the playback, but all the
>keyPressEventHandling, mouseClickEventHandling, playlist management
>and such stuff is done by the application that is using it.
>
>Just my 2 cents,
>
>    Tobias
>  
>
if you read mplayer's sources you will realize at once that what you asked
is simply impossible with the current code