2 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/sub/sub.c b/sub/sub.c
index 880793373c..efe648948c 100644
--- a/sub/sub.c
+++ b/sub/sub.c
@@ -1239,9 +1239,18 @@ struct osd_state *osd_create(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_FREETYPE
     force_load_font = 1;
 #endif
+    osd_set_text(osd, NULL);
     return osd;
 }
 
+void osd_set_text(struct osd_state *osd, const char *text) {
+    talloc_free(osd->osd_text);
+    //osd->text must never be NULL
+    if (!text)
+        text = "";
+    osd->osd_text = talloc_strdup(osd, text);
+}
+
 int vo_osd_changed_flag=0;
 
 void osd_remove_text(struct osd_state *osd, int dxs, int dys,
diff --git a/sub/sub.h b/sub/sub.h
index 30a7919aa1..e7ded2556a 100644
--- a/sub/sub.h
+++ b/sub/sub.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ struct osd_state {
     struct ass_library *ass_library;
     // flag to signal reinitialization due to ass-related option changes
     bool ass_force_reload;
-    unsigned char osd_text[128];
+    char *osd_text;
     struct font_desc *sub_font;
     struct ass_track *ass_track;
     bool ass_track_changed;
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ void osd_remove_text(struct osd_state *osd, int dxs, int dys,
                      void (*remove)(int x0, int y0, int w, int h));
 
 struct osd_state *osd_create(void);
+void osd_set_text(struct osd_state *osd, const char *text);
 int osd_update(struct osd_state *osd, int dxs, int dys);
 int vo_osd_changed(int new_value);
 int vo_osd_check_range_update(int,int,int,int);