mplayer vs. xine

[P at draigBrady.com]

Eric S. Raymond wrote:
> <rant>
> 
> I like xine, but not for its UI.  My previous gripe about not playing
> well with 100dpi displays was only the beginning of my discontent
> with it.
> 
> The default xine front end is a classic case of bad design, an
> interface that is all glossy surfaces and no substance.  It's cramped,
> cluttered, chronically difficult to understand, and subordinates every
> usability consideration to the purely visual objective of looking like
> a piece of glossy stereo equipment.
> 
> *ptui*
> 
> I grant that it's an attempt to be "friendly" for the non-technical user,
> but it's a clumsy, hamfisted, *stupid* attempt.  Not anything to be emulated.
> 
> </rant>

Agreed!

One of my pet hates is the GUI for multimedia apps on linux.
xmms isn't too bad but xine is just silly. jwz has a rant on this:
http://www.jwz.org/doc/linuxvideo.html

Pádraig.