[mythtv-users] MythDVD woes (mplayer vs xine)

Garry Cook garrycook at gmail.com
Sun Mar 6 03:15:45 UTC 2005


On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 21:57:02 -0500, Jeff Wormsley <daworm at comcast.net> wrote:
> Robert Tsai wrote:
> 
> >On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 06:33:17PM +0000, Richard Holroyd wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Not being satisfied with the lack of dvd menu support in mplayer I
> >>opted to apt-get xine and integrate it as the replacement player for
> >>dvds in Myth. However, unlike with mplayer which appeared seamlessly
> >>when loading, xine kicks back to the desktop whilst loading before
> >>jumping into full screen mode. Is this a problem that everyone
> >>experiences with using it as an alternative??
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Do --no-splash and/or --no-logo not do the trick for you (see "xine
> >-h")?
> >
> >
> I see the same thing.  What happens is that you see Xine load as a
> window briefly before going full screen. It is mildly annoying, and not
> very polished looking, but certainly not a show-stopper.
> 
> Jeff.
> 

Yes, I see this too when using Xine. Doesn't bother me that much.
However, the focus issue is related to KDE, I believe. Search the list
archives for 'kde focus' and you should find threads about how to fix
that.

Garry


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