> > The man page says that the -geometry option is supported for the x11 video > driver.? > > ????????????? NOTE:? This option is only supported by the x11, xmga, xv, > xvmc, > ????????????? xvidix, gl, gl2, directx, fbdev and tdfxfb video output > drivers. > > My PC has a single video card with a single VGA output, and I'm running > X.? So, I assume I'm using the x11 video driver.? Is that right?? Will I > be able to start mplayer and have it place the video window on the screen > without requiring any mouseclicks? Probably. I'm not surprised it's not supported on, say, windows. I've just tried it on a plain X server without any window manager, works fine. Greets, Kiste