Video (tag) position in backend

[Alexandre B.]

> Forget it. This is a _*BAD*_ idea.

Yes, that's what I've imagined.

As for a beginner in QT solutions I decided to ask just to make sure about my expectations.

Thank you, Rémi.


----- Original Message -----

From: Rémi Denis-Courmont <remi at remlab.net>
To: phonon-backends at kde.org
Cc: 
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: Video (tag) position in backend

   Hello,

On Friday 24 February 2012, Alexandre B. wrote:
> Is there a way to get this position inside the backend, using the widget
> interfaces or any other class/interface?

In these days and this age of compositing, there is no such a thing as the 
absolute position of a the video widget. That notion is not always well-
defined. Anything that depends on this is broken by design. I certainly hope 
that Phonon does not expose such a property through its external API, and for 
sure, the LibVLC backend cannot and will not provide that information. Ever.

And even if you could get the absolute coordinates and visible size of the 
video widget, overlaying another window might not work properly and you 
wouldn't have accurate enough timing informations for synchronization anyway.

Forget it. This is a _*BAD*_ idea.