Mplayer GUI?

[wsxhwyy]

It seems that the launcher extension of mplayer is hard to use.
Is there someone who's now developing a GUI for mplayer?
Or can someone give me some instruction to compile native Xorg apps for Kindle Touch?
Or maybe writing a java extension (like JBPatch) is easier?

Now I've made a quite simple one. GUI launcher extension package is attached.
10/1 Update:
source code package added
Updated:
version 0.1.1
fix volume problems
add speed/rewind function
display volume on screen

[twobob]

The info for writing GTK based apps is now common knowledge. (Thread can be found on here) Essentially IIRC grabbing the relevant libs from the device (renamed the So in some cases) and building against them with a relevant toolchain.

That would possibly be a route of low resistance.

The Java Bytecode stuff might be simple enough, if you knew it already, I don't so I cant speak authoritatively on the subject, there is a decent wiki on the subject maintained largely by Ixtab, the author of that work. There is a learning curve associated with this if it's not in your skills set (like all "work", but this one might be tricky, that depends on you really)

Compiling native Xorg apps I can't help with other than I recall apps can be injected into awesome if the correct naming convention is used (you would have to check my facts on that), hopefully someone will come along with a great answer on that. I would like to read it.

WAF's again would not be a great choice IMHO since the interface is very linear.

I have never actually used mplayer but imagine a few widgets and a selectable list box would go a long way.

Hope that helps. A bit.

[wsxhwyy]

Thanks for your advice.
It took me about two hours to write a quite simple one. I compiled it with TCC.

Thanks for the source of JoppyFurr and Geekmaster.

First you should install Mplayer Launcher Extension in thread https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=170213
and copy the files into /extensions/mplayer/

[twobob]

Gets my vote. For some reason my launcher doesnt like it but meh. fine via ssh. cheers.

[techiemonkey]

How to select the song we want to play and how to view the name of songs

[twobob]

add a bit to the code at the end (there's a nice big blank space for it)

pass >&2 (or something???) from the output (the junk that is returned if you run .gui from the command line) and splatter that into the space at the bottom via epis calls.

The code is concise and simply written. Very tidy actually I thought.

was going to get roundtuit eventually as I like this gui and the code is freely available. or it was? woops! there it is : ) thanks

But now you've asked I reckon this one should be a great first project for you.
Get involved

Data is already there you want. interface there. space there for data. compiles even on the device. couldn't ask for a better starter project now I think of it. perhaps the dev will spit up some code for you.

Make it so. And don't be whining on about your age, you have to begin to become awesome at some point. now is your time

[techiemonkey]

What program to be used to compile

[twobob]

tcc can do the job

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=175834

[wsxhwyy]

Sorry, I forgot to pack the source code along with the package. Source code attachment added.

I print all the infomation with eips. I'm a Chinese user and now I don't know how to print Unicode characters. So I leave printing name of the songs unimplemented. Who can tell me how to print Unicode characters using truetype fonts?

[knc1]

No direct answer here, but . . . .
Does Duokan use UTF8?
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=150175
Which should have links to the Duokan web-site.

You are at an advantage, at least you might be able to read their site.

[twobob]

Okay I didn't have any fun getting this to build with TCC.

however using the resources in KEK was a walk in the park.

I used Knc1's setup for short names, some flags and x-compiled. that was nice and easy.

FLAGS

export ARCH_FLAGS="-march=armv7-a -mtune=cortex-a8 -mfpu=vfpv3-d16"
export CFLAGS="-mfloat-abi=softfp -O2 -ffast-math ${ARCH_FLAGS} -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"
export HOST=i686-pc-linux
export BUILD=arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi

[techiemonkey]

Ummm.. Noob question how to get tcc working on windows.

[twobob]

tcc runs on the device.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=175834 lots (search"TCC geekmaster mobileread") of info there.


However I actually ended up using CS TC 2007q3 and x-compiling for my tests as tcc was being stroppy.

Lots of info how to do that on the KeK thread. (search "Kindle Kek Knc1")
I don't use window much anymore since the device is linux, pointless extra effort for the sake of not using the right OS. IMHO. (unless you were devving c# or something - then it's the right tool for the job)

So, can't help you on windows sadly. but no doubt that is well documented too.

all I do is

include my flags

include my path for the TC

call gcc -o something something.c (and any libs that might be needed, none for this IIRC)

job done.

so something along those lines but in windowese mate.

[knc1]

Originally Posted by techiemonkey

Ummm.. Noob question how to get tcc working on windows.

First, you have to get Google working on your Windows web browser.
I assume that the only reason you didn't ask Google first is because it is not working on your machine.

After that, it is fairly easy, just type:
tcc for windows
in the search box:
http://forums.codeblocks.org/index.php?topic=836.0

[geekmaster]

Originally Posted by techiemonkey

Ummm.. Noob question how to get tcc working on windows.

Read the tcc thread twobob linked. Use the tccmake script to compile with tcc, because it temporarily "fixes" some stuff in the kindle while compiling...

Beware that programs compiled with ARM tcc cannot process command-line parameters. One workaround would be to read a config file instead, and run the program in a launcher script that writes its parameters to that config file.