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CONSOLE
=======
The console is a REPL for mpv input commands. It is displayed on the video
window. It also shows log messages. It can be disabled entirely using the
``--load-osd-console=no`` option.
Keybindings
-----------
\`
Show the console.
ESC and Ctrl+[
Hide the console.
ENTER, Ctrl+J and Ctrl+M
Run the typed command.
Shift+ENTER
Type a literal newline character.
LEFT and Ctrl+B
Move the cursor to the previous character.
RIGHT and Ctrl+F
Move the cursor to the next character.
Ctrl+LEFT and Alt+B
Move the cursor to the beginning of the current word, or if between words,
to the beginning of the previous word.
Ctrl+RIGHT and Alt+F
Move the cursor to the end of the current word, or if between words, to the
end of the next word.
HOME and Ctrl+A
Move the cursor to the start of the current line.
END and Ctrl+E
Move the cursor to the end of the current line.
BACKSPACE and Ctrl+H
Delete the previous character.
Ctrl+D
Hide the console if the current line is empty, otherwise delete the next
character.
Ctrl+BACKSPACE and Ctrl+W
Delete text from the cursor to the beginning of the current word, or if
between words, to the beginning of the previous word.
Ctrl+DEL and Alt+D
Delete text from the cursor to the end of the current word, or if between
words, to the end of the next word.
Ctrl+U
Delete text from the cursor to the beginning of the current line.
Ctrl+K
Delete text from the cursor to the end of the current line.
Ctrl+C
Clear the current line.
UP and Ctrl+P
Move back in the command history.
DOWN and Ctrl+N
Move forward in the command history.
PGUP
Go to the first command in the history.
PGDN
Stop navigating the command history.
INSERT
Toggle insert mode.
Ctrl+V
Paste text (uses the clipboard on X11 and Wayland).
Shift+INSERT
Paste text (uses the primary selection on X11 and Wayland).
TAB and Ctrl+I
Complete the command or property name at the cursor.
Ctrl+L
Clear all log messages from the console.
Commands
--------
``script-message-to console type <text> [<cursor_pos>]``
Show the console and pre-fill it with the provided text, optionally
specifying the initial cursor position as a positive integer starting from
1.
.. admonition:: Example for input.conf
``% script-message-to console type "seek absolute-percent" 6``
Known issues
------------
- Pasting text is slow on Windows
- Non-ASCII keyboard input has restrictions
- The cursor keys move between Unicode code-points, not grapheme clusters
Configuration
-------------
This script can be customized through a config file ``script-opts/console.conf``
placed in mpv's user directory and through the ``--script-opts`` command-line
option. The configuration syntax is described in `ON SCREEN CONTROLLER`_.
Key bindings can be changed in a standard way, see for example stats.lua
documentation.
Configurable Options
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
``scale``
Default: 1
All drawing is scaled by this value, including the text borders and the
cursor.
If the VO backend in use has HiDPI scale reporting implemented, the option
value is scaled with the reported HiDPI scale.
``font``
Default: unset (picks a hardcoded font depending on detected platform)
Set the font used for the REPL and the console.
This has to be a monospaced font for the completion suggestions to be
aligned correctly.
``font_size``
Default: 16
Set the font size used for the REPL and the console. This will be
multiplied by "scale".
``border_size``
Default: 1
Set the font border size used for the REPL and the console.
``history_dedup``
Default: true
Remove duplicate entries in history as to only keep the latest one.
multiplied by "scale."
``font_hw_ratio``
Default: 2.0
The ratio of font height to font width.
Adjusts table width of completion suggestions.