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authorGhostNaN <GhostNaN@protonmail.com>2022-09-21 14:49:21 -0400
committerGhostNaN <GhostNaN@protonmail.com>2022-09-21 14:49:21 -0400
commitd1238777b154a76b3ae2b12ae0efe773d10461da (patch)
treeee4f188061119da1948a5d664d4f5d738689ec1b
parenta5a47502ca6d206a9bfff8468392ef11b2499cd8 (diff)
Update man page
- Move output tip to examples - Minor corrections
-rw-r--r--mpvpaper.man27
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/mpvpaper.man b/mpvpaper.man
index d6cb1cb..b6c484a 100644
--- a/mpvpaper.man
+++ b/mpvpaper.man
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH MPVPAPER 1 "February 2022" "mpvpaper 1.2.1" "User Manual"
+.TH MPVPAPER 1 "September 2022" "mpvpaper 1.3" "User Manual"
.SH NAME
mpvpaper \- video wallpaper player using mpv for wlroots
.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@ mpvpaper [options] <output> <url|path filename>
\fBmpvpaper\fR is a wallpaper program for wlroots based Wayland compositors, such as Sway.
That allows you to play videos with \fBmpv\fR as your wallpaper.
-To see display outputs names, check the "not selected" error messages of:
-.RS
-mpvpaper -v a a
-.RE
-
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
@@ -59,13 +54,18 @@ To play the same video on all outputs:
mpvpaper '*' /path/to/video
.RE
+To see display outputs names, check the "not selected" error messages of:
+.RS
+mpvpaper -v a a
+.RE
+
Forward mpv options by passing "--mpv-options" or "-o" like so:
.RS
mpvpaper -o "no-audio --loop-playlist shuffle" HDMI-A-1 www.url/to/playlist
.RE
-You can also control mpvpaper just like \fBmpv\fR in the terminal with keyboard bindings. But if you
-would like to control mpvpaper while it's forked, you could use a mpv input-ipc-server like this:
+You can also control mpvpaper just like \fBmpv\fR in the terminal with keyboard bindings.
+But if you would like to control mpvpaper while it\'s forked, you could use a mpv input-ipc-server like this:
.RS
mpvpaper -o "input-ipc-server=/tmp/mpv-socket-DP-1" DP-1 /path/to/video
.RE
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Then input commands with \fBsocat\fR. For example, toggle pause:
echo 'cycle pause' | socat - /tmp/mpv-socket-DP-1
.RE
-For more commands read:
+For more mpv commands read:
.UR https://mpv.io/manual/master/#command-interface
.UE
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ List of program names that will cause mpvpaper to stop
.RE .RE
Add programs that can be found with the \fBpidof\fR command into the list and separate by spaces or newlines.
- For example: "firefox steam obs" or:
+.br .br
+For example: "firefox steam obs" or:
.RS
"firefox
steam
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ Add programs that can be found with the \fBpidof\fR command into the list and se
mpvpaper manipulates a feature of Wayland called a "surface frame callback"
.P
This feature of Wayland allows mpvpaper to draw/render only when it makes sense to do so.
-And one reason mpvpaper might not draw/render is if it's "hidden".
+And one reason mpvpaper might not draw/render is if it\'s "hidden".
This is the magic behind the automagic pause/stop options.
.P
Whatever "hidden" means is up to compositor. As for Sway, "hidden" is if there is a fullscreen window
@@ -146,7 +147,9 @@ as it uses time to calculate when to act
.SH AUTHOR
Created by GhostNaN
-.SM Inspired by scoopta's \fBglpaper\fR
+.SM Based on \fBswaybg\fR
+
+.SM Inspired by scoopta\'s \fBglpaper\fR
Code Repository:
.UR https://github.com/GhostNaN/mpvpaper/