Questions about some activex properties and attributes

[da2424]

I have seen the following undocumented properties in the activex plugin:

• vlc.AutoLoop => Works
• vlc.AutoPlay => Doesn't work
• vlc.BaseURL => Works
• vlc.StartTime => Doesn't work (Has the same problem as the attribute 'src')
• vlc.MRL => Doesn't work
• vlc.Visible => Doesn't work
• vlc.Volume => Works
• vlc.BackColor => Doesn't work (Has the same problem as the attribute 'bgcolor')
• vlc.Toolbar => Works
• vlc.FullscreenEnabled => Works

They are undocumented and only available in the ActiveX plugin. For all of these properties already exists an attribute, see https://wiki.videolan.org/Documentation ... l_elements

Are these properties still needed? Or are these deprecated and/or fragments of the old activex plugin v1?


I also have seen two undocumented attributes in the ActiveX plugin:

• extentwidth
• extentheight

For what purpose they are designed?

[da2424]

No ideas?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

I think they are only from activex v1. But you can add them to v2, if it makes sense.

[da2424]

I think so, too.
But currently they are available on activex v2, too.

I don't know if it makes sense. But if, then in the correct sub objects

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Document
And make the same as NPAPI.

[da2424]

NPAPI doesn't have these properties at this time.

Here is a suggestion what could happen with the old properties:

• vlc.AutoLoop => Remove, add the replacement vlc.playlist.mode ("default", "loop", "repeat")
• vlc.AutoPlay => Remove without replacement
• vlc.BaseURL => No clue if this must be changeable
• vlc.StartTime => Remove, use vlc.playlist.add() with options argument instead
• vlc.MRL => Remove without replacement
• vlc.Visible => Remove without replacement
• vlc.Volume => Remove, use vlc.audio.volume instead
• vlc.BackColor => Move to a sub object or rename it?
• vlc.Toolbar => Move to a sub object or rename it?
• vlc.FullscreenEnabled => Move to a sub object or rename it?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Dunno, tbh.

[da2424]

I also have seen two undocumented attributes in the ActiveX plugin:

• extentwidth
• extentheight

For what purpose they are designed?

It seems that these attributes are not needed, the width and height attributes should be the same.
But I may be wrong.

[da2424]

It seems that these properties are needed for Visual Studio (For example Visual Basic). This would explain why these properties are only available in ActiveX

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Ah, possible
Ever tried a VB sample with our ActiveX code?

[da2424]

Yes, today I have tried to add the ActiveX plugin to a VB project, and it works. (tested with latest nightly)

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Yes, today I have tried to add the ActiveX plugin to a VB project, and it works. (tested with latest nightly)

Can you share a default VB project?

[da2424]

Yes, today I have tried to add the ActiveX plugin to a VB project, and it works. (tested with latest nightly)

Can you share a default VB project?

Do you mean a completely empty project, in which only the VLC plugin has been added?
Yes, tomorrow I could create this.
Where I should upload this?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

In the git?

[da2424]

Ok.
In which subdirectory?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

share/? next to the HTML ?

[da2424]

Ok.
I have sent it to the mailing list.