[vlc-devel] Re: creating a window positioning module

[Sigmund Augdal]

This is what you need to figure out. If that part was allready done, then
you wouldn't be doing what you do. I think a good thing is to try to locate
the directx call that creates the video window in the directx module, and
try to figure out if it has some parameters that can be set to position it.

Sigmund

On Tue, Mar 16, 2004 at 01:39:44PM +0100, Hornsby Adrian wrote:
> Okay, i'm trying to make positionning for windows at the moment.
> How can I use this positionning value as the
> position when creating the video window. ?
> 
> 
> 
> Subject: Re: creating a window positioning module
> 
> 
> > Vlc creates the video output window in each of the video output modules.
> On
> > windows the primary modules is the directx one, on linux it is the xvideo
> one.
> > directx is in modules/video_output/directx/*
> > xvideo is in modules/video_output/x11/*
> > other vout modules are also available in modules/video_output/*.
> > On macos x the vout is in modules/gui/macosx for some strange reasone.
> >
> > I think the video windows in general are created in the Open() function of
> > the module.
> >
> > Sigmund
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 16, 2004 at 01:22:39PM +0100, Hornsby Adrian wrote:
> > > >> where does vlc create a new video window ? Is it in the
> video_output.c in
> > > the function vout_Create ??
> > > how can I use the positionning value there ??
> > >
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 10:45 AM
> > > Subject: Re: creating a window positioning module
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Okay,
> > > >
> > > > I've been starting to modify the code in order to create a window
> > > > positioning function.  I read the note you gave to the guy who tried.
> > > >
> > > > 1: create two config options "video-x" and "video-y" by add_integer at
> the
> > > > right place in src/libvlc.h
> > > >
> > > > >>>> I added those variables in :
> > > > /*video option*/
> > > > add_integer ("video_x", 0, NULL, VIDEO_X_TEXT, VIDEO_X_LONGTEXT,
> > > VLC_TRUE);
> > > > add_integer ("video_y", 0, NULL, VIDEO_Y_TEXT, VIDEO_Y_LONGTEXT,
> > > VLC_TRUE);
> > > >
> > > > 2: modify the vout you will use to read the value of "video-x" and
> > > "video-y"
> > > > using var_Create( p_vout, "video-x",
> VLC_VAR_INTEGER|VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
> > > > followed by var_Get( p_vout, "video-x", &val );
> > > >
> > > > >>> i also added  var_Create( p_vout, "video-x",
> > > > VLC_VAR_INTEGER|VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
> > > > but where should I add the var_Get( p_vout, "video-x", &val );
> > > >
> > > > And use this value as the
> > > > position when creating the video window.
> > > >
> > > > >>> How ? where ?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Subject: Re: creating a window positioning module
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Talke a look a this thread:
> > > > > http://www.via.ecp.fr/via/ml/vlc-devel/200403/msg00013.html
> > > > >
> > > > > haven't heard from that guy since then, so it could be he gave up.
> > > > >
> > > > > Sigmund
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 02:44:40PM +0100, Hornsby Adrian wrote:
> > > > > > hi,
> > > > > > I would like to modify or create a window positioning module as I
> > > would
> > > > need to be able to set up the position of the VLC player trough
> command
> > > > line. Can anybody tell me if somebody is already working on it or if
> not,
> > > we
> > > > should I start ?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > adrian
> > > > > >
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