Re: Basic help needed...

On Mon, 11 May 2015 16:49:29 +0100
Lostgallifreyan <[email protected]> wrote:


> Remember in a config file, the last volume setting.

not with mplayer, but frontends like smplayer do this i think.
http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/

smplayer will also remember what part of the file you were playing and
resume later.

> Use CTRL or ALT keys to extend the
> available keys to bind to commands.

see mplayer/etc/input.conf , DOCS/tech/slave.txt and
mplayer/input/input.c

i know its possible to use CTRL at least. might work in -vo gl or -vo
directx, its tricky some vos work some dont. wont work in terminal i
dont think.

> Load a file for playback, but
> always pause it immediately until I am ready to start it.

-idle and maybe -slave
dont remember if theres autopause. maybe in a frontend like smplayer.

 
> in fifteen YEARS, there is a definite problem here! By metaphor: I

yes, help is appreciated. coding, documentation, anything you can do.
send patches to mplayer-dev-eng list. thanks

> Is there a guaranteed way to prevent the occasional green-screen

it does this on windows ? with what vo ? are you building yourself or
using a binary package? what ver mplayer? it shouldnt do this.

upgrading or building mplayer yourself fixes 99% of problems imo.

-compn