[MPlayer-users] Using slave mode

[Adrian Stutz]

On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 11:02 PM, Andrea
Visinoni<andrea at puntualmenteinritardo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> i'm trying to use mplayer in slave mode from a C test application.
> I can successfully send commands through a fifo using -input file=fifo.file,
> but i'm facing some problems trying to read from the fifo.
> Is there an example? if i try to send "volume" to the fifo i read "volume"
> again. i'm missing something?

Did you try "get_property volume"?
I don't think just sending "volume" is supposed to send you anything
back in return.

Adrian