[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] make vo_corevideo visible on all Spaces

[Erik Auerswald]

Hi,

On 04/19/2011 03:53 PM, Rowan James wrote:
> On 19/04/2011, at 9:33 PM, Diego Biurrun wrote:
>> On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 08:39:29PM +1000, Rowan James wrote:
>>>
>>> Attached is a patch to make the CoreVideo output visible on all Spaces
>>> (OS X workspace-switching desktops).
>>
>> Why would anybody want that?  It defeats the purpose of multiple
>> desktops...
>
> Well, I want it to keep what I'm watching in a small window while I switch
> between other desktops (scratching the proverbial itch).

FWIW I occasionally use the equivalent feature of X Windows to have a 
small DVB window in a corner of all my virtual desktops. As such it is 
not just your itch, but it has been scratched well on a different 
platform already. ;-)

> I'd be perfectly happy to add a '-sticky' option or '-vo corevideo:sticky'
> parameter, or some such.
>
> mplayer -ontop -fixed-vo -geometry 320x240-0-50 -sticky ...

How does this work on a Mac? Does the application (mplayer) control if 
it is visible on all desktops? If so, it should be optional and default 
to off, IMHO. [On X the window manager controls this.]

Regards,
Erik