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Interfaces are the way you interact with {{VLC}}.  
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Interfaces are the way you interact with {{VLC}}. Like anything else in VLC, they are modules, which allows for their interchangeability (see below).
  
 
== Main interfaces ==
 
== Main interfaces ==
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VLC has 4 main Interfaces:
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VLC has four main graphical interfaces:
 
* The [[wxWidgets Interface]] (wx) is the default interface on [[Linux]] and [[Windows]].
 
* The [[wxWidgets Interface]] (wx) is the default interface on [[Linux]] and [[Windows]].
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* The [[Qt Interface]] (qt) will be the default interaface on [[Linux]] and [[Windows]].
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* The [[Qt Interface]] (qt) will be the default interface on [[Linux]] and [[Windows]] starting with version 0.9.0.
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* The [[Skins|skins2 Interface]] is an interface where you can customize VLC's look (Works on Linux and Windows).
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* The [[Skins|skins2 Interface]] is an interface where you can customize VLC's look (works on Linux and Windows).
 
* The [[Mac OS X Interface]] is the default (and only) graphical interface on Mac OS X.
 
* The [[Mac OS X Interface]] is the default (and only) graphical interface on Mac OS X.
 
* The [[BeOS Interface]] is the default (and only) graphical interface on BeOS.
 
* The [[BeOS Interface]] is the default (and only) graphical interface on BeOS.
  
 
== Full list ==
 
== Full list ==
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The full list of interfaces is
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Besides the above main interfaces, VLC contains many more:
 
{|
 
{|
 
|'''wx'''
 
|'''wx'''
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| Default [http://www.wxwidgets.org/ wxWidgets] interface on [[Linux]] and [[Windows]].
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| Current (<0.9.0) default [http://www.wxwidgets.org/ wxWidgets] interface on [[Linux]] and [[Windows]].
 
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|'''qt'''
 
|'''qt'''
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| Future default [http://www.trolltech.com/qt Qt4] interface on [[Linux]] and [[Windows]].
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| Future (0.9.0 onwards) default [http://www.trolltech.com/qt Qt4] interface on [[Linux]] and [[Windows]].
 
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|'''skins2'''
 
|'''skins2'''
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|'''macosx'''
 
|'''macosx'''
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| Default [[Mac OS X]] interface
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| Default [[Mac OS X]] interface.
 
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|'''beos'''
 
|'''beos'''
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| Default [[BeOS]] interface
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| Default [[BeOS]] interface.
 
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| '''http'''
 
| '''http'''
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| [[Web Interface]], used for controlling VLC from over a network
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| [[Web Interface]], used for controlling VLC from over a network.
 
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| '''gestures'''
 
| '''gestures'''
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| [[Mouse Gestures]], where you can control vlc by moving the mouse
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| [[Mouse Gestures]], where you can control VLC by moving the mouse
 
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| '''rc''', '''ncurses''', '''telnet'''
 
| '''rc''', '''ncurses''', '''telnet'''
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| '''showintf'''
 
| '''showintf'''
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| Show Intefaces module
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| Show interfaces module.
 
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| '''hotkeys''' and '''joystick'''
 
| '''hotkeys''' and '''joystick'''
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| Control VLC with the keyboard/joystick
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| Control VLC with the keyboard/joystick.
 
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| '''dummy'''
 
| '''dummy'''
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| Don't use an interface
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| Don't use an interface.
 
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|}
  
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== Listing the interfaces available ==
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== Listing the available interfaces ==
  
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There are some other interfaces, you can view the list by running VLC with the -l option:
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To get a list of available interfaces, running VLC with the -l option:
 
  vlc -l
 
  vlc -l
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This also displays the [[muxers]] and [[encoders]]/[[decoders]]. On linux, run
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This also displays the [[muxers]] and [[encoders]]/[[decoders]] and puts it in a file called "vlc-help.txt". On Linux, run
 
  vlc -l | grep -i interface
 
  vlc -l | grep -i interface
 
to display the interfaces.
 
to display the interfaces.
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== Using an interface ==
 
== Using an interface ==
  
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To run {{VLC}} with a different primary interface, use the following command:
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To run VLC with a different primary interface, use the following command:
 
  vlc --intf ''name''
 
  vlc --intf ''name''
 
You can also use
 
You can also use
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You can also change the default in the [[Preferences]].
 
You can also change the default in the [[Preferences]].
  
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However you can also launch more than one interface:
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However, you can also launch more than one interface:
 
  vlc --intf wx --extraintf sap,telnet,http
 
  vlc --intf wx --extraintf sap,telnet,http
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This will launch VLC with the default wxWidgets interface, but will also launch the sap, telnet and web interface in addition to the wxWidgets one. The default for this can also be changed in the Preferences.
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This will launch VLC with the default wxWidgets interface, but will also launch the sap, telnet and web interface in addition to the wxWidgets one. The default for this can also be changed in the preferences.
  
 
Note that if you only use the dummy interface, you won't be able to tell vlc to quit - you may have to break it manually with Ctrl+C; or use vlc:quit as the last item on the playlist.
 
Note that if you only use the dummy interface, you won't be able to tell vlc to quit - you may have to break it manually with Ctrl+C; or use vlc:quit as the last item on the playlist.

Revision as of 21:06, 12 January 2008

Interfaces are the way you interact with VLC media player. Like anything else in VLC, they are modules, which allows for their interchangeability (see below).

Main interfaces

VLC has four main graphical interfaces:

Full list

Besides the above main interfaces, VLC contains many more:

wx Current (<0.9.0) default wxWidgets interface on Linux and Windows.
qt Future (0.9.0 onwards) default Qt4 interface on Linux and Windows.
skins2 Load VLC with a skin. (Linux and Windows only)
macosx Default Mac OS X interface.
beos Default BeOS interface.
http Web Interface, used for controlling VLC from over a network.
gestures Mouse Gestures, where you can control VLC by moving the mouse
rc, ncurses, telnet Console Interfaces, non-graphical interfaces.
showintf Show interfaces module.
hotkeys and joystick Control VLC with the keyboard/joystick.
dummy Don't use an interface.

Listing the available interfaces

To get a list of available interfaces, running VLC with the -l option: 

vlc -l

This also displays the muxers and encoders/decoders and puts it in a file called "vlc-help.txt". On Linux, run 

vlc -l | grep -i interface

to display the interfaces.

Using an interface

To run VLC with a different primary interface, use the following command: 

vlc --intf name

You can also use 

vlc -I name

You can also change the default in the Preferences.

However, you can also launch more than one interface: 

vlc --intf wx --extraintf sap,telnet,http

This will launch VLC with the default wxWidgets interface, but will also launch the sap, telnet and web interface in addition to the wxWidgets one. The default for this can also be changed in the preferences.

Note that if you only use the dummy interface, you won't be able to tell vlc to quit - you may have to break it manually with Ctrl+C; or use vlc:quit as the last item on the playlist.

See also

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