Video View

[David]

On Thu, Jun 09, 2011 at 12:07:53PM +0200, Kevin Funk wrote:
> Thursday 09 June 2011, David <hewho7 at gmail.com>:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > The video applet on full screen is not-so-great for a small video on my
> > 17.5 inch wide screen and the maximum display size of the applet is a
> > little small for not-so-great eye sight.
> > 
> > The video applet display apparently has a limit on the maximum size,
> > triggered by a stop in vertical expansion.  The horizontal expansion is
> > unrestricted and creates black space margins.
> > 
> > In head banging it, prior to the last point upgrade, I managed to break the
> > video out of the applet display into its own window with decorations,
> > completely resizeable, no controls, still responding to Amarok.
> > 
> > That was perfect except it seemed a result of an error that I have only
> > reproduced randomly a number of times without learning a thing.
> > 
> > Is this a feature I am missing due to some mixing of versions on my
> > machine? If not, maybe this would make a worthwhile feature since it seems
> > already achievable and is very useful.
> > 
> > Only phonon-xine works for me.  Phonon-gstreamer produces no display,
> > phonon-vlc turns off the equalizer.
> > 
> > I am running Amarok, backported from testing, on Debian stable.
> > Phonon-xine, phonon-vlc & phonon-gstremer from stable.  This is on Gnome
> > with KDE libraries for Amarok.
> > 
> > All versions I can think of listed below.
> > 
> > Thanks!
> 
> Hey,
> 
> We're aware that the Video applet (in its current state) has various glitches. 
> We're trying to sort them out for the next release if possible.
> 
> Short answer, I know ;)
> 

Thanx. 

I understand the primary objective is music player and I am sure it will all
come along. 

Just a thought about that detached window I managed to get by random
accident. 

It was kind of useful and might be a good feature, if not already in the
works.

-- 
Regards,
Freeman