[MPlayer-dev-eng] multiple instances and window-resizing

[Diego Biurrun]

> On Sun, May 23, 2004 at 05:46:01PM -0400, Anthony DiSante wrote:
> > I'm running mplayer 1.0pre4-3.3.2 on Gentoo Linux, kernel 2.6.3.  I have 
> > two problems that are probably RFEs rather than bugs, so I thought the dev 
> > list would be the right place to ask.
> > 
> > First, if I launch gmplayer by double-clicking a video file in my file 
> > manager, then gmplayer stays open when the video finishes.  However, if I 
> > then try to view another video file, a second instance of gmplayer is 
> > started, and gives an error because the first instance still has the video 
> > device locked.  So, my request is, could gmplayer be made to use an 
> > existing instance if it exists, rather than starting a second?  And/or, 
> > could it be made to exit when a video finishes, or at least release the 
> > video device?
> 
> > Second, when a video finishes, the video window automatically resizes 
> > itself to display the mplayer splash screen or whatever it is.  I find 
> > windows that automatically move/resize themselves to be obnoxious, and I 
> > don't think I'm alone there.  Could an option be added to disable this 
> > behavior?

gmplayer has an option (Preferences --> Misc --> "Show video window
when inactive") that removes the video window when it is not playing a
movie and leaves only the player.  Maybe this already solves your
problem.

Diego