[vlc-devel] Re: [PATCH] more application-wide controls for osx

[Derk-Jan Hartman]

On 16 mrt 2004, at 17:32, Bob Maguire wrote:
> Ben,
>
> I agree it would be weird to have that function if one only used VLC 
> while
> they sat in front of their computer, when the duration is right there 
> on
> the player control.  However, it's extremely handy if you have the 
> player
> window full screen on a TV.  You're watching said TV across the room 
> or in
> another room away from your computer, and you want to know how far 
> into a
> video you are (or how much time is remaining), just like the "Display"
> feature on a set-top player.  Granted it's pretty simplistic right now,
> and I take it that's the point you're trying to make, right? :)
>
> You've given me something to work on, though.  I'll see what I can do 
> to
> improve the function (i.e. make it more let a set-top player display).

Think of a 'Display' button on VCR etc.
A function that can show different sets of OSD info. That might indeed 
be useful.


> Bob
>
> Benjamin PRACHT said:
>> I've applied part of you patch. Basically, I only removed the 
>> "duration"
>> function,  since it  would be  a bit  weird, in  my opinion,  to have 
>>  a
>> control in  the main window only  to display some information,  
>> during a
>> limited amount of time, on the video window ;-)
>>
>> Thanks a lot,
>>
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>>
>> Oui je quote, et alors ?
>>
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