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The following page has been changed by 80.141.71.118: http://freevo.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/moin.cgi/RunningUnderX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @@ -1,5 +1,12 @@ Most people run freevo with framebuffers. Supposedly it's faster and doesn't waste so much memory. But there are some advantages that come with running Freevo under X. +If you decide to run freevo under X you should use 'xv' as output device for your movie player if possible (see http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/video.html#xv). + +And check if your X is running with a nice level of at least ''-10''. Running X with a higher priority improves distinctly the playing of movies and Tv. +The way to change the nice value of X may vary for your distribution, but under debian you have to edit: /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config. + +Freevo can be its own windows manager. If you type ''freevo -fs'' from a console, freevo will launch X automatically. So you don't need a windows manager for running freevo under X, but if you nevertheless want to run a real windows manager have a look at [#ratpoison Ratpoison]. + == xscreensaver == You run the beautiful xscreensavers when Freevo is playing music or idleing. @@ -48,7 +55,7 @@ bitmap ~/blankpointer }}} - +[[Anchor(ratpoison)]] == ratpoison == Ratpoision is a minimalistc windowmanager that's great for running Freevo. Ratpoison doesn't consume a lot of resources it brings up all windows without decorations and in maximized mode. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: InterSystems CACHE FREE OODBMS DOWNLOAD - A multidimensional database that combines robust object and relational technologies, making it a perfect match for Java, C++,COM, XML, ODBC and JDBC. www.intersystems.com/match8 _______________________________________________ Freevo-wikilog mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-wikilog
