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Better explain why we have no DVD menus and what to do about it (DIY).
author diego
date Tue, 21 Sep 2004 12:12:58 +0000
parents 126d72645564
children 6cbc5f216697
files DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml
diffstat 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml	Tue Sep 21 12:10:40 2004 +0000
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml	Tue Sep 21 12:12:58 2004 +0000
@@ -1123,14 +1123,17 @@
 <title>DVD playback</title>
 <qandaentry>
 <question><para>
-What about DVD navigation?
+What about DVD navigation/menus?
 </para></question>
 <answer><para>
-Support for dvdnav in <application>MPlayer</application> is currently broken,
-normal playback does work, though. If you want to have fancy menus, you will
-have to use another player like <application>Xine</application> or
-<application>Ogle</application>. If you care about DVD navigation, send a
-<ulink url="../../tech/patches.txt">patch</ulink>.
+<application>MPlayer</application> does not support DVD menus due to serious
+architectural limitations that prevent proper handling of still images and
+interactive content. If you want to have fancy menus, you will have to use
+another player like <application>xine</application>,
+<application>vlc</application> or <application>Ogle</application>.
+If you want to see DVD navigation in <application>MPlayer</application> you
+will have to implement it yourself, but be aware that it is a major
+undertaking.
 </para></answer>
 </qandaentry>