--video-x and --video-y command line not working

[calanor]

Hello,
I am trying to start some instances of VLC and position in a particular place on the screen. However the --video-x and --video-y seems not to be working.

I use a "VLC media player 1.2.0-git Twoflower (revision exported) " compiled from git by myself for use with vaapi. The option width and height work properly, not the option --video-x and --video-y. The windows are the correct size but its positioned arbitrarily. With others binary installed versions like "1.0.4 Goldeneye" work properly.

Each line of the command--line its like this:

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cvlc --noaudio --no-video-deco --no-embedded-video --video-x=120 --video-y=80 --width=480 --height=360 --loop videos/11.ts

the option " --no-embedded-video " is an idea of this post about the same problem.

Has --video-x and --video-y options been removed?

Thanks

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

You should try without a window manager (i.e. with plain bare X server). Usually, the WM will override the video position.

[calanor]

I use opebox with most options disabled and do not know how to use vlc without window manager. But, with vlc 1.0.5 downloaded from the repository , the positioning with --video-x and --video-y is correct.

Know You if exists a binary version of vlc compiled with support vappi / vdpau?

Thanks.

[calanor]

Confirmed. Vlc 1.1.2 on Debian squeeze, the command line --video-x and --video-y not work. Older versión 0.9.x and 1.0.x work fine in same window manager.

Edit:
--video-x and --video-y with work fine in VLC 1.1.x for windows. ¿Fails only on Linux X-window?

[zozizozu]

Hi all , i'm using vlc 1.1.11 and it looks it's still an issue.
I've also try compiling vlc => 1.2.0-git Twoflower (revision 1.1.0-pre1-4373-g3ae42e7)
Does anyone solved this without droping the window manager ?

Thanks

[zozizozu]

You should try without a window manager (i.e. with plain bare X server). Usually, the WM will override the video position.

Unfortunally it did not work for me. Here is what i've done:

* echo vlc myMovie.avi --video-x=100 > .xinitrc
* sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
* startx

The video is going to x = 1441 ( that is my 2nd screen ) ...

[zozizozu]

I have notice that the video window position depend on "where" i start vlc : if i run from a shell ( or a .sh ) that is on located on my left screen, video is opening on the this left screen, if i move the shell to my right screen and start again, video is on this 2nd screen ...

I also try on Mac vlc 1.1.11 and have the same trouble ...

And, yes, sorry, it's a up.

Thanks for your time.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

If you're trying to say that this is a bug, then you're more than welcome to fix it.

[zozizozu]

Sorry, i may bad explain myself ( you might have reconised my froggy english ), i don't know if it is a bug or no because i did not found nothing about this except this post.
You said it works for you without a window manager, for me not. If i am the only one where it's not working, my trouble, if you are the only one that can use this option, i guess it is a bug...
I was hoping that some users will have or not the same trouble, but it looks no one is intersted in this functionality.
For me it very important because it allow you to fullscreen on the appropriate screen when you have multiple ones ( i can not use qt and --qt-fullscreen-screennumber ).

Unfortunally, i think coding vlc is above my knowledge, but i can try if you tell me in witch files to look °)

For now, it can help, i solved this embeding vlc in a python wx frame that i can manipulate, that give me a pseudo-fullscreen because of the win manager...

[calanor]

Hi!

I just tested the version 2.0.3 and continues with the same issue.

If you want to position the windows with --video-x and --video-y , I have only two options, or use a version prior to 1.1.0 (2010) or not use any window manager (I've tried several wm and none work).
In 2010 ChangLog explains:

commit 3c2a866a6de04525e874c3aabf027608f43a381c
Author: Rémi Denis-Courmont <remi@remlab.net>
Date: Sat Mar 6 18:38:25 2010 +0200

XCB/window: pass requested position to the X server



commit 764088d5b7cd19da4aa29d133ff3ad0905cfc716
Author: Rémi Denis-Courmont <remi@remlab.net>
Date: Sat Mar 6 18:36:21 2010 +0200

XCB: set window provider requested position from video-x and video-y

Note that only the Qt4 provider seem to use the values this far. Also,
most window managers will move the window wherever they see fit anyway.

Do not know much about programming, but it seems that these changes were the ones who caused the positioning not work with any wm.

I'm also very interested to work under a wm because I need the wm for other functions. Or someone tell me some wm where this works fine.

Thanks and sorry for my bad English.