[vlc-devel] [vlc-commits] vout: add vout_CreateDummy

[Thomas Guillem]

On Sat, May 11, 2019, at 09:27, Rémi Denis-Courmont wrote:
> Le vendredi 10 mai 2019, 10:51:31 EEST Thomas Guillem a écrit :
> > vlc | branch: master | Thomas Guillem <thomas at gllm.fr> | Thu May  9 16:57:01
> > 2019 +0200| [65db330108f44381524058a7ead61621fdbc5d68] | committer: Thomas
> > Guillem
> > 
> > vout: add vout_CreateDummy
> 
> This is a gross hack. WTH is this for and what happened to *your* idea of 
> common sense that core changes should be reviewed?

I proposed it yesterday morning. Maybe I should have waited a little more. 
> 
> It's always possible set variable before using the output, either via 
> inheritance (if output does not exist yet) or via the disabled output (if it 
> does exist). And of course, playback must wait for interfaces to start so that 
> they can configure stuff first, e.g. "window". At least in VLC <= 3.0 it works, 
> and adding a dummy can't fix that either

It's not possible anymore since the objectness of the player is not exposed. I proposed to change it (make the player a vlc object) but you refuses. 

> 
> The remaining problem is that UIs don't understand the "new" concept of an 
> inactive vout, but that can't be fixed in the core.
> 
> -- 
> Rémi Denis-Courmont
> 
> 
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