libvlcpp: how to exit program when window is closed

[mediajoy]

Hello everyone,
I use the C++ libvlcpp bindings and can not find any way to check if the window was closed. Maybe there is a method I am missing out?

When I close the window, the vlc library outputs:

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xcb_window window error: X server failure

But the program continues working in the background without any window. To restart the program, I have to kill it manually. This is not the expected behaviour for the user!

I have tried to create my own X window with XCB, but this is quite complicated, and seems overkill only for an additional check if a window was closed. Also, libvlc already manages a window pretty well and even handles X events such as double-click to toggle fullscreen and it hides the cursor if it enters the window. (libvlc even handles handles the double-click event if I create my own X window, which is odd.)

Finally, if there would be just another function, which returns the state of the window (open, closed or killed), that would be all I need. If it returns a value which indicates window destruction I would exit my program.

I would appreciate a lot, if you add such a function.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

It is up to your program to request LibVLC to stop when you think it should do so. Normally, the GUI framework does most of the work for you.

[mediajoy]

What do you mean by the GUI framework?

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

The GUI toolkit