[MPlayer-users] MPlayer 1.0pre5: Problems with fullscreen mode under KDE

[Christian Schneider]

Hello

Am Dienstag, 3. August 2004 21:32 schrieb CrimeDog:
> W liście z wto, 03-08-2004, godz. 15:39, Christian Schneider pisze:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have just compiled and installed MPlayer 1.0pre5. I noticed that
> > the fullscreen mode does not work: the video is enlarged when
> > hitting "F", but it is still played in the same small KDE window
> > like before (and, of course, only a small part of the video is
> > visible then).
> >
> > This problem is new in version 1.0pre5; in versions 1.0pre4 and
> > 1.0pre3 the fullscreen mode worked fine. The problem seems to have
> > something to do with KDE, as the fullscreen mode under WindowMaker
> > is ok.
> >
> > Some information about the system:
> >
> > System: Suse Linux 9.0
> > Kernel: 2.4.21-231-default
> > libc: libc.so.6
> > gcc-Version 3.3.1 (SuSE Linux)
> > GNU ld version 2.14.90.0.5 20030722 (SuSE Linux)
> > GNU assembler 2.14.90.0.5 20030722 (SuSE Linux)
> > Window manager: KDE 3.1.4
> >
> > CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz
> > Video card: Albatron GeForce4 Ti4600 VIVO
> > Driver: nv (XFree86-4.3.0.1)
> >
> > (If you need more, please let me know.)
>
> What Video Output are you usin? Use xv or sdl.

When starting mplayer with "-vo xv" (and without "-fstype -fullscreen") 
I have the problem described above with the fullscreen mode. Using "-vo 
sdl" results in an error (the resolution of my monitor is changed and 
MPlayer/KDE freezes). That is why I think that xv has been used by 
default. ;-)

Cheers,
Christian