i think if you tag a && to the end of the line it should run the task... I have used that before but i might also be remembering the wrong syntax # mplayer -x -y -z /path/to/file/movie.file && On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 2:24 PM, wrote: >> From: joe@actionline.com >>> 'gmplayer' is not found on my system or in synaptic. >>> 'xine' also is not found, although a lot of packages >>> with 'xine' in the names are found, but I can't tell >>> which ones would be the main 'xine' program. >> >> That's really weird, unless the mplayer people have changed the names of >> things again, or made it so that "mplayer --gui" now does what "gmplayer" >> used >> to do. >> >> But xine is separated into xine-ui and xine-lib.  The idea was that the >> codecs >> would probably change a lot more often than the UI code, so there would be >> fewer updates if the packages were separated.  Running "apt-get install >> xine-ui" should install the xine-lib dependencies unless this distro has >> really messed up their dependency tracking.  (Not sure why anyone would >> install xine-aa, though....) > > > mplayer --gui video.wmv ... did not work for me. > > I was able to install xine-ui from synaptic, but it makes terrible noises > when running (like very loud white-noise). > > mplayer works fine, except it opens a huge terminal window with a log of > lines of technical info scrolling while the video runs. Is there any way > to make that terminal window not open (or resize it very small) while > keeping the video window the main attraction? > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss