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authorwm4 <wm4@nowhere>2012-10-11 02:04:08 +0200
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Rename to "mpv"
This changes the name of this project to mpv. Most user-visible mentions of "MPlayer" and "mplayer" are changed to "mpv". The binary name and the default config file location are changed as well. The new default config file location is: ~/.mpv/ Remove etc/mplayer.desktop. Apparently this was for the MPlayer GUI, which has been removed from mplayer2 ages ago. We don't have a logo, and the MS Windows resource files sort-of require one, so leave etc/mplayer.ico/.xpm as-is. Remove the debian and rpm packaging scripts. These contained outdated dependencies and likely were more harmful than useful. (Patches which add working and well-tested packaging are welcome.)
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@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@
CHANGES FROM OTHER VERSIONS OF MPLAYER
======================================
-xxx: since I don't have a new name yet, I'm referring to this version of mplayer
-as **mplayer3**, I don't intend to use that name.
-
-**mplayer3** is based on mplayer2, which in turn is based on the original
+**mpv** is based on mplayer2, which in turn is based on the original
MPlayer (also called mplayer, mplayer-svn, mplayer1). Many changes
have been made. Some changes are incompatible, or completely change how the
player behaves.
@@ -37,7 +34,7 @@ General changes for mplayer-svn to mplayer2
* General code cleanups
* Many more changes
-General changes for mplayer2 to mplayer3
+General changes for mplayer2 to mpv
----------------------------------------
* Removal of lots of unneeded code to encourage developer activity (less
@@ -51,9 +48,9 @@ General changes for mplayer2 to mplayer3
languages like Arabic should be better supported.
* Cleaned up terminal output (nicer status line, less useless noise)
* Support for playing URLs of popular streaming sites directly
- (e.g. ``mplayer3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...``)
+ (e.g. ``mpv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...``)
* Improved OpenGL output (``vo_opengl``)
-* Make ``--softvol`` default (**mplayer3** is not a mixer control panel)
+* Make ``--softvol`` default (**mpv** is not a mixer control panel)
* Improved support for .cue files
* Screenshot improvements (can save screenshots as JPG, configurable filenames)
* Removal of teletext support
@@ -113,7 +110,7 @@ input.conf and slave commands
Other
~~~~~
-* The playtree has been removed. **mplayer3**'s internal playlist is a simple and
+* The playtree has been removed. **mpv**'s internal playlist is a simple and
flat list now. This makes the code easier, and makes using it less confusing.
* Slave mode is broken. This mode is entirely insane in the ``old`` versions of
mplayer. A proper slave mode application needed tons of code and hacks to get
@@ -123,7 +120,7 @@ Other
slave mode application, and as such it's virtually impossible to improve
terminal output intended for users without possibly breaking something.
- This is absolutely insane, and **mplayer3** will not try to keep slave mode
+ This is absolutely insane, and **mpv** will not try to keep slave mode
compatible. If you're a developer of a slave mode application, contact us,
and a new and better protocol can be developed.
@@ -152,6 +149,6 @@ Why this fork?
withheld as to not turn this into a rant.
* mplayer-svn rarely merged from mplayer2, and mplayer2 practically stopped
merging from mplayer-svn (not even code cleanups or new features are merged)
-* **mplayer3** intents to continuously merge from mplayer-svn and mplayer2, while
+* **mpv** intents to continuously merge from mplayer-svn and mplayer2, while
speeding up development. There is willingness for significant changes, even
if this means breaking compatibility.