[MPlayer-users] Missing mystery parameter

[Reimar Döffinger]

On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 11:59:38AM -0700, Graham Lawrence wrote:
> I have added the following to ~/.mplayer/config
> 
> CTRL+RIGHT change_rectangle 0 16    # move right line right
> CTRL+LEFT change_rectangle 0 -16    # move right line left
> CTRL+DOWN change_rectangle 1 16   # move bottom line down
> CTRL+UP change_rectangle 1 -16    # move bottom line up
> CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT change_rectangle 2 -2   # move whole rectangle left
> CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT change_rectangle 2 2   # move whole rectangle right
> CTRL+SHIFT+UP change_rectangle 3 -2   # move whole rectangle up
> CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN change_rectangle 3 2    # move whole rectangle down
> 
> But trying to use them produces this result
> 
> mplayer VTS_01_1.VOB -vf rectangle=640:480
> Option CTRL+RIGHT needs a parameter at line 163
> Option CTRL+LEFT needs a parameter at line 164
> Option CTRL+DOWN needs a parameter at line 165
> Option CTRL+UP needs a parameter at line 166
> Option CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT needs a parameter at line 167
> Option CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT needs a parameter at line 168
> Option CTRL+SHIFT+UP needs a parameter at line 169
> Option CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN needs a parameter at line 170
> 
> Which parameter am I missing?  All the examples of this process I've
> found have the same structure that I've used here.

The secret word is "option", you didn't intend to specify options.
Or to say it short: those go in input.conf, not config.