Controlling MediaPlayer in VB

**deadweasel** · 11-30-2003, 09:33 PM

Well, looks like I hit a wall with this one. I suddenly remember why I never wanted to mess with video in this thing!

I'm trying to code a method by which the user can tap (or click) on the video to cause it to go fullscreen, much like the Amanda interface does. Problem is, even with a subroutine written to do that, the video window simply ignores any clicking (however frantic it gets) and keeps on playing. Pressing the <Alt><Enter> keys however, cause it to go fullscreen. It's driving me mad, because nobody I can talk to seems to know wtf is up here!!

Any VB'ers up in here know what the hell I'm even talking about?

Help me Obi Wan! You're my only hope!!!

**frodobaggins** · 12-01-2003, 12:20 AM

Originally Posted by deadweasel

Well, looks like I hit a wall with this one. I suddenly remember why I never wanted to mess with video in this thing!

I'm trying to code a method by which the user can tap (or click) on the video to cause it to go fullscreen, much like the Amanda interface does. Problem is, even with a subroutine written to do that, the video window simply ignores any clicking (however frantic it gets) and keeps on playing. Pressing the <Alt><Enter> keys however, cause it to go fullscreen. It's driving me mad, because nobody I can talk to seems to know wtf is up here!!

Any VB'ers up in here know what the hell I'm even talking about?

Help me Obi Wan! You're my only hope!!!

I can help you out. First off, which control are you using 6.4 or 9 ?

**deadweasel** · 12-01-2003, 04:23 AM

Originally Posted by frodobaggins

I can help you out. First off, which control are you using 6.4 or 9 ?

Using 6.4. Not sure if I can use 9, as I abhor the latest version of WMP. Too much digital rights management integration that somehow begins screwing with my mp3 collection. If there's no other way, then I guess I will have to find away around that "feature" so I can use it, eh?

**Alphared** · 12-01-2003, 07:00 AM

heres some pointers.
disable the click to play option on mediaplayer.
now you can use the mediaplayer_click to make it fullscreen.
rest of the code you gonna have to figure out

**deadweasel** · 12-01-2003, 01:03 PM

Originally Posted by Alphared

heres some pointers.
disable the click to play option on mediaplayer.
now you can use the mediaplayer_click to make it fullscreen.
rest of the code you gonna have to figure out

OMG. It CAN'T be that simple!
*clicks*
Nope. It's not. Crap. It still ignores my input while running, despite having that setting at False. I've been searching MSDN, but the thing that sucks about that site is that it's all very technical, and they don't always give specific examples. At least ones that general n00b VB'ers like myself can understand without a degree!

**frodobaggins** · 12-01-2003, 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by deadweasel

OMG. It CAN'T be that simple!
*clicks*
Nope. It's not. Crap. It still ignores my input while running, despite having that setting at False. I've been searching MSDN, but the thing that sucks about that site is that it's all very technical, and they don't always give specific examples. At least ones that general n00b VB'ers like myself can understand without a degree!

I'll code you something up later.

but simply put, you have to do the above, and also you have to tell the control to send mouse events.

but after you make it fullscreen, it won't send mouseevents anymore so you'll have to make it fullscreen, subclass, trap the event, unsubclass, and make it not fullscreen again

**deadweasel** · 12-01-2003, 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by frodobaggins

I'll code you something up later.

but simply put, you have to do the above, and also you have to tell the control to send mouse events.

but after you make it fullscreen, it won't send mouseevents anymore so you'll have to make it fullscreen, subclass, trap the event, unsubclass, and make it not fullscreen again

Whoops! There went my poor exploding head! Hahaha!
Ok, I will see what I can do with the suggestions you have offered so far! Thanks for the help!

**Alphared** · 12-01-2003, 10:06 PM

what part of it didn't work?
post your code or pseudo code so we can see what you're doing (or thinking)

Sample:

Sub mediaplayer1_click (blah blah blah)
mediaplayer1.fullscreen = true
end sub

Setting the click to play option to false is not really require, but it save the annoyances of stopping when change views.

That gets you started. Now to go from full back to window, there are a few options (frodo gave one example, not the easiest, but should get you thinking)

**frodobaggins** · 12-01-2003, 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by Alphared

what part of it didn't work?
post your code or pseudo code so we can see what you're doing (or thinking)

Sample:

Sub mediaplayer1_click (blah blah blah)
mediaplayer1.fullscreen = true
end sub

Setting the click to play option to false is not really require, but it save the annoyances of stopping when change views.

That gets you started. Now to go from full back to window, there are a few options (frodo gave one example, not the easiest, but should get you thinking)

He's using the 6.4 control there is no wmp.fullscreen

it will be wmp.DisplaySize = mpFullScreen

**deadweasel** · 12-01-2003, 10:39 PM

Originally Posted by frodobaggins

He's using the 6.4 control there is no wmp.fullscreen

it will be wmp.DisplaySize = mpFullScreen

Yeah. That thing. Heheheh... I can create a button outside the video window itself that works just fine, but like you said before, once it's fullscreen, there ain't no getting that bugger's attention!

I will post some code up here in a little bit, but at the moment, I'm working on a day/night mode feature. I had to get my head off that thing, or I was gonna go postal fo sho. Decided it would be better to let it rest and get some progress made in other areas. I have a big-*** VB book around here too. Soon as I can tear myself away from this thing, I'll go look for it.