Hi! > I'm not the original poster, but, to me, a named pipe, or even a > socket, where mplayer would listen for commands would be perfect. Maybe > even something in the same style as XMMS and its xmms_remote_* API for > controlling xmms.. > > (and yes, I'm aware of -slave) You can pause,start,stop with slave. Or I misunderstand? bye Denes