Video in a small window -

[Bob Goodwin]

  On 25/09/10 20:28, g wrote:
> On 09/25/2010 02:35 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
>
>> Can anyone suggest a means of doing that?
> if i am recalling this correctly.
>
> on a hunch, i right clicked image, and there was selection to
> 'open with'.
>

        I assume you mean to right click on the video image? Firefox
        3.6.10 does not provide that option or anything that sounds
        close ...

> i selected totem and used totem 'save as', floppy disk at bottom
> of play list, and saved a link to desktop.
>

        Neither totem nor mplayer will run the mjpeg video for whatever
        reason but both Firefox and VLC do, VLC being best, so I would
        simply use it instead of totem if I could make your scheme work.

> thereafter, to watch underwater cam, all i did was click desktop
> icon and totem opened with video feed.
>

        I already have XFCE icons that bring up each camera with any
        size image via VLC [or I can tell it to use Firefox, a minor
        change in the command line] I elect to use but that still hogs
        the entire 23" screen. What I want to create is a small window
        that is "always on top" that I can switch on when desired so I
        can see when someone I am expecting comes in the driveway. The
        alternative is to leave a second computer displaying the image
        and adding to the heat load in my room!

> should work for you.

        Wish it would.

        Thanks.

        Bob