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Explain how to drop movies on desktop shortcuts, other updates.

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<title>Windows</title>

<para>Yes, <application>MPlayer</application> runs on Windows under
  <ulink url="http://www.cygwin.com/"><application>Cygwin</application></ulink> and
  <ulink url="http://www.mingw.org/"><application>MinGW</application></ulink>.
  It does not have a GUI yet, but the command line version is almost completely
  functional. <ulink url="../../tech/patches.txt">Patches</ulink> are always welcome.
  You should check out the
  <ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-cygwin/">MPlayer-cygwin</ulink>
  mailing list for help and latest information.</para>

<para>Best results are achieved with the native DirectX video output driver
  (<option>-vo directx</option>) and the native Windows waveout audio driver
  (<option>-ao win32</option>). Alternatives are OpenGL and SDL, but OpenGL
  performance varies greatly between systems and SDL is known to

  some systems. Direct rendering (<option>-dr</option>) may also help.
  You can prevent OSD flicker through double buffering with the
  <option>-double</option> option. If playback is jerky, try
  <option>-autosync 100</option>. If some of these options help you, you
  may want to put them in your config file.</para>

<para>Sascha Sommer releases official Windows binaries from time to time,
  Joey Parrish makes unofficial Windows packages complete with installer.
  Look for these in the Windows section of
  <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design7/projects.html#windows">our projects page</ulink>.</para>

<sect2 id="cygwin">
<title><application>Cygwin</application></title>

<para>You need to run <application>Cygwin</application> 1.5.0 or later in

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<title>Windows</title>

<para>Yes, <application>MPlayer</application> runs on Windows under
  <ulink url="http://www.cygwin.com/"><application>Cygwin</application></ulink> and
  <ulink url="http://www.mingw.org/"><application>MinGW</application></ulink>.
  It does not have an official GUI yet, but the command line version
  is completely functional. You should check out the
  <ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-cygwin/">MPlayer-cygwin</ulink>
  mailing list for help and latest information.
  Official Windows binaries can be found on the
  <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design7/dload.html">download page</ulink>.
  Installer packages and simple GUI frontends are available from external
  sources, we have collected then in the Windows section of our
  <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design7/projects.html#windows">projects page</ulink>.
</para>

<para>If you wish to avoid using the command line, a simple trick is
  to put a shortcut on your desktop that contains something like the
  following in the execute section:
  <screen><replaceable>c:\path\to\</replaceable>mplayer.exe %1</screen>
  This will make <application>MPlayer</application> play any movie that is
  dropped on the shortcut. Add <option>-fs</option> for fullscreen mode.
</para>

<para>Best results are achieved with the native DirectX video output driver
  (<option>-vo directx</option>) and the native Windows waveout audio driver
  (<option>-ao win32</option>). Alternatives are OpenGL and SDL, but OpenGL
  performance varies greatly between systems and SDL is known to

  some systems. Direct rendering (<option>-dr</option>) may also help.
  You can prevent OSD flicker through double buffering with the
  <option>-double</option> option. If playback is jerky, try
  <option>-autosync 100</option>. If some of these options help you, you
  may want to put them in your config file.</para>

<sect2 id="cygwin">
<title><application>Cygwin</application></title>

<para>You need to run <application>Cygwin</application> 1.5.0 or later in