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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Fri, 17 Apr 2015 12:24:33 +0000Using mplayer with i3wm?https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5809/using-mplayer-with-i3wm/How do you use mplayer with i3wm? I usually use the "tabbed" mode `mod+w`. When I open mplayer, it occupies the entire screen which leaves some black space on either side for most videos. To avoid this problem I made it floating and plan to move it to another workspace if I really need to keep it on. In general I think apps like mplayer looks awkward when opened in "tabbed mode" and they are not suited for tiling as they have their own optimal window size decided by the application. All such programs are usually better off in the floating mode? I can't upload Images/Link here. Link @ imgur.com/rgYyKzW,zHNwRCq,PSkBIEB#0 First is default , Second is floating, Third is noaspectratio. Currently I use this: `for_window [class="MPlayer"] floating enable` Thu, 16 Apr 2015 20:08:23 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5809/using-mplayer-with-i3wm/Comment by Michael for How do you use mplayer with i3wm? I usually use the "tabbed" mode <code>mod+w</code>. When I open mplayer, it occupies the entire screen which leaves some black space on either side for most videos. To avoid this problem I made it floating and plan to move it to another workspace if I really need to keep it on. In general I think apps like mplayer looks awkward when opened in "tabbed mode" and they are not suited for tiling as they have their own optimal window size decided by the application. All such programs are usually better off in the floating mode? I can't upload Images/Link here. Link @ imgur.com/rgYyKzW,zHNwRCq,PSkBIEB#0 First is default , Second is floating, Third is noaspectratio. Currently I use this: <code>for_window [class="MPlayer"] floating enable</code> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5809/using-mplayer-with-i3wm/?comment=5810#comment-5810I don’t understand what the problem is. Can you be more specific about how it looks and how you expect it to behave instead?Thu, 16 Apr 2015 20:28:59 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5809/using-mplayer-with-i3wm/?comment=5810#comment-5810Answer by i3convert for How do you use mplayer with i3wm? I usually use the "tabbed" mode <code>mod+w</code>. When I open mplayer, it occupies the entire screen which leaves some black space on either side for most videos. To avoid this problem I made it floating and plan to move it to another workspace if I really need to keep it on. In general I think apps like mplayer looks awkward when opened in "tabbed mode" and they are not suited for tiling as they have their own optimal window size decided by the application. All such programs are usually better off in the floating mode? I can't upload Images/Link here. Link @ imgur.com/rgYyKzW,zHNwRCq,PSkBIEB#0 First is default , Second is floating, Third is noaspectratio. Currently I use this: <code>for_window [class="MPlayer"] floating enable</code> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5809/using-mplayer-with-i3wm/?answer=5815#post-id-5815I'm not sure what the questions is, but in order to remove the black space use the `-nokeepaspect` command line option :) Example: `mplayer -nokeepaspect your_video_file.ogv`Fri, 17 Apr 2015 04:03:15 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5809/using-mplayer-with-i3wm/?answer=5815#post-id-5815Comment by Nishant for I'm not sure what the questions is, but in order to remove the black space use the <code>-nokeepaspect</code> command line option :) Example: <code>mplayer -nokeepaspect your_video_file.ogv</code> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5809/using-mplayer-with-i3wm/?comment=5820#comment-5820Thats a good suggestion. I was looking for this option. Its a workaround but decent.Fri, 17 Apr 2015 12:24:33 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5809/using-mplayer-with-i3wm/?comment=5820#comment-5820