Re: mpv interface

[Eduardo M KALINOWSKI]

On 13/06/2020 04:26, Russell L. Harris wrote:
> In Debian 10, I need to view a mp4 video which I downloaded.  Using
> the menu:
>
>    APPLICATIONS -> Multimedia -> mpv Media Player menu
>
> I end up with a window labeled MPV with a black screen on which is
> what appears to be a START icon (an arrow) and the line:
>
>   Drop files or URLs to play here.
>
> Would someone kindly tell me how to make use of the mpv player?  The
> display makes no sense to me.  Is not "drop" an operation pertaining
> to the Window$ environment?  How does one go about dropping a file or
> URL on
> the window in the Linux environment?

mpv is a command-line application. That window is a minimal gui just to
be launched by desktop environments.

For a full gui player, try smplayer, which is a gui wrapper for mpv.
There are other options as well, but this is the one I use.


-- 
You have many friends and very few living enemies.

Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
edua...@kalinowski.com.br

Re: mpv interface

[Gene Heskett]

On Saturday 13 June 2020 04:58:32 Russell L. Harris wrote:

> On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 10:00:30AM +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> >The answer to that would depend on whatever "desktop environment" you
> >have.
>
> XFCE in Debian 10.
>
> >Typically you'd have some kind of file manager, where you can
> > visually browse your file system. Files there are represented by
> > small icons, which you can drag and drop onto that mpv window. If
> > the file contents is something mpv can grok, it will do it.
>
> Ah, yes; now I remember.  But I escaped that sort of environment
> twenty years ago, and I do not wish ever again to go near it.
>
> The command line works for mpv, and that is the approach I much
> prefer.  The nondescript black window without a menu conjured by the
> APPLICATION menu was frustrating; I categorize that sort of interface
> as stupid.
>
> Thanks, guys.
>
> RLH
+10 or more. The authors of such worthless stuff should be so advised.

Cheers, Gene Heskett
-- 
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.
 - Louis D. Brandeis
Genes Web page 

Re: mpv interface

[Russell L. Harris]

On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 10:00:30AM +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:

The answer to that would depend on whatever "desktop environment" you
have.


XFCE in Debian 10.


Typically you'd have some kind of file manager, where you can visually
browse your file system. Files there are represented by small icons,
which you can drag and drop onto that mpv window. If the file contents
is something mpv can grok, it will do it.


Ah, yes; now I remember.  But I escaped that sort of environment
twenty years ago, and I do not wish ever again to go near it.  


The command line works for mpv, and that is the approach I much
prefer.  The nondescript black window without a menu conjured by the
APPLICATION menu was frustrating; I categorize that sort of interface
as stupid.

Thanks, guys.

RLH

Re: mpv interface

[tomas]

On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 07:26:35AM +, Russell L. Harris wrote:
> In Debian 10, I need to view a mp4 video which I downloaded.  Using
> the menu:
> 
>APPLICATIONS -> Multimedia -> mpv Media Player menu
> 
> I end up with a window labeled MPV with a black screen on which is
> what appears to be a START icon (an arrow) and the line:
> 
>   Drop files or URLs to play here.
> 
> Would someone kindly tell me how to make use of the mpv player?  The
> display makes no sense to me.  Is not "drop" an operation pertaining
> to the Window$ environment?  How does one go about dropping a file or URL on
> the window in the Linux environment?

The answer to that would depend on whatever "desktop environment" you
have.

Typically you'd have some kind of file manager, where you can visually
browse your file system. Files there are represented by small icons,
which you can drag and drop onto that mpv window. If the file contents
is something mpv can grok, it will do it.

Also this little thing left of your browser's URL line is something
you can drag & drop. Sometimes terminals recognize things as URLs and
let you drag & drop them. In general, selecting some text makes it
drag-n-droppable.

Cheers
-- t


signature.asc
Description: Digital signature

Re: mpv interface

[Reco]

Hi.

On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 07:26:35AM +, Russell L. Harris wrote:
> In Debian 10, I need to view a mp4 video which I downloaded.

It should be as simple as:

mpv 

Or try double-click on a downloaded file.

Reco