[vlc-devel] Re: The ActiveX control/plugin for IE. Requests/comments/bugs?

[Damien Fouilleul]

list at vrt.dk wrote:

>Hi all
>
>I just found out yesterday that somebody finally had developed am ActiveX
>control for vlc.
>
>This makes me a very happy man :)
>
>So big thanks to quovodis for doing a great job.
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I'm blushing :)
And if any of you are calling to the current European Capital of Culture 
(and no, it's no longer Lilles), please drop me a line. we'll drink a 
few Murphys

>I have wanted a plugin for IE for a long time, so I will do what I can to
>help, which means report back my experience with the plugin.
>
>1:	First of all there's the documentation, im wondering if there are
>any commands u can call from the html/javascript? Besides the one
>shown in the test.html setup?
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most of the functionality is in the test.html, but have a look at 
axvlc.idl, this file contains the definitions of all 
properties/methods/events accessible from scripting. most of them are 
just exporting public functions declared in libvlc. Although activex 
events works, i still need a proper integration with VLC callback 
mechanism. similarily,  some of the variables are bindable, but  for  
the  same  reasons  as for events they don't propertly report  their 
status  changes.

>2:	Would it be possible to get the "right-click-menu" in the plugin
>as u have it in vlc?
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I could, but I believe this plugin shouldn't be too 'configurable' for 
the simple fact that some its uses preclude any user control, such as 
desk kiosks, etc... However, I may allow for more user control through 
scripting, give me an example of what you would see in a pop-up menu

>3:	Sorta solved if #2 is implemented, but if not would it be
>possible to turn/set de-interlacing with commands/html? I know u 	can
>do it on serverside, or ge the client to do it with m3u's. 	But an
>actual option to do it would be preferable.
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any options that can be passed to a playlist item may also be used from 
the activeX plugin through scripting (I hope...), you will need to ask 
the VLC gurus about which options are acceptable, I am not the most 
knowlegable person to ask about these features

>4:	Do the plugin read the preference file on the client? I mean the
>file that stores the options for vlc?
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yes, it should

>5:	the addTarget command, the parameters? The first one is easily
>deducable form the html scripting the MRL,whats the second 	parameter?
>And the third?
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check libvlc documentation (or the header), this will also help answer 
your 3rd question.

if this is not enough, I may add a startup string option, whereby you 
specify all startup options, as you would with VLC.

>6:	Last but not least, even if its not extremely usefull for and
>enduser, the messages window as seen in the vlc player would be
>usefull, atleast until the plugin enters a more 	finalized/documented
>state. If nothing else to be able to report 	bugs back better.
>
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if you launch internet explorer from the command line, you will see 
those  messages on the command window

>This was the first few questions I stumbled upon after palying with it for
>30mins
>
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>As I already said im really happy with this, since it makes my VOD solution
>look much nicer for the end users. (Not having to switch back and forth
>between a browser and the player window)
>
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>Best regards and best wishes for the future development
>
>Jonas Larsen
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