mpv config: window is forced even when running mpv in terminal

[johnraff]

When running plain mpv <uri> (not bl-mpv ) in a terminal, if the uri points to http or https then an unwanted pseudo-gui window is opened. This is because our /etc/mpv/mpv.conf invokes an auto profile:

[protocol.http]
force-window=immediate

[protocol.https]
profile=protocol.http

This applies both to bl-mpv ( invoked with [pseudo-gui] or [audio-only] ) and mpv.
I think it would be desirable to insulate mpv from configurations for bl-mpv as far as possible, giving users something close to the vanilla mpv settings.

I disabled the window in my personal ~/.config/mpv/mpv.conf with:

[protocol.http]
# allow streaming in terminal
force-window=no

[pseudo-gui]
force-window=yes
player-operation-mode=pseudo-gui

but this disables the presumably desirable force-window=immediate also when running bl-mpv.

Is there some way to apply [protocol-http] only when running as bl-mpv (or if a user has specifically enabled it)?

I notice there is support for lua scripting, and a script exists to conditionally apply profiles: https://github.com/wm4/mpv-scripts/blob/master/auto-profiles.lua
I don't know if that could be used, or something simpler written?

[hhhorb]

This is a bit beyond me. You're trying to set default actions for both bl-mpv and plain mpv?

Shouldn't we just support one or the other, or are you trying to go the extra mile here?

[johnraff]

You're trying to set default actions for both bl-mpv and plain mpv?

Trying to avoid bl-mpv's settings spilling over into regular mpv calls. This one's for @2ion I guess.

[ghost]

What's the problem? Do you get a black window when playing audio streams? Video streams *should* have a window… The reason why I do immediate window mapping in mpv (personal preference, too) is that when you launch mpv on an URL (for example https://youtube.com/*) and then switch (virtual) desktops, the window will map on the current desktop/screen and not the desktop/screen you were on when you launched mpv.

[johnraff]

The problem is that if I want to listen to an audio stream in the terminal, controlling mpv from the terminal, ie mpv http://some.streaming.url, a rather large ugly pseudo-gui window opens.

It adds nothing to the functionality I already had, and I think users who want to enforce a pseudo-gui window for audio should invoke bl-mpv.

Of course video streams will open new windows anyway, and I can see the value of force-window=immediate in such cases. I guess either disabling the new window for audio streams (which is what mpv does by default) or applying [protocol.http] only for bl-mpv would work, whichever was easier to do.

[johnraff]

Suggested workaround in this PR: #88

[johnraff]

#88 seemed to do the job.