diff --git a/cfg-mplayer.h b/cfg-mplayer.h
index b99ecc77ea..e01ddac08a 100644
--- a/cfg-mplayer.h
+++ b/cfg-mplayer.h
@@ -44,14 +44,17 @@ struct config conf[]={
             CONF_TYPE_PRINT, 0, 0, 0},
 	{"pp", &divx_quality, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 0, 63},
 	{"br", &encode_bitrate, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 10000, 10000000},
+
 	{"x", &screen_size_x, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 1, 4096},
 	{"y", &screen_size_y, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 1, 4096},
 	{"xy", &screen_size_xy, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 1, 4096},
-#ifdef HAVE_XF86VM
         {"vm", &vidmode, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 0, 1},
-#endif
+        {"novm", &vidmode, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 1, 0},
 	{"fs", &fullscreen, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 0, 1},
 	{"nofs", &fullscreen, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 1, 0},
+        {"zoom", &softzoom, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 0, 1},
+        {"nozoom", &softzoom, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 1, 0},
+        
 	{"idx", &no_index, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 1, 0},
 	{"noidx", &no_index, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 0, 1},
 	{"verbose", &verbose, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 0, 100},
diff --git a/mplayer.c b/mplayer.c
index 64bb256ff7..4f6ae5a8e9 100644
--- a/mplayer.c
+++ b/mplayer.c
@@ -419,11 +419,10 @@ char* title="MPlayer";
 // screen info:
 char* video_driver=NULL; //"mga"; // default
 int fullscreen=0;
-#ifdef HAVE_XF86VM
 int vidmode=0;
-#endif
-int screen_size_x=SCREEN_SIZE_X;
-int screen_size_y=SCREEN_SIZE_Y;
+int softzoom=0;
+int screen_size_x=0;//SCREEN_SIZE_X;
+int screen_size_y=0;//SCREEN_SIZE_Y;
 int screen_size_xy=0;
 // movie info:
 int movie_size_x=0;
@@ -485,11 +484,11 @@ if(video_driver && strcmp(video_driver,"help")==0){
 
 // check font
   if(font_name){
-       vo_font=read_font_desc(font_name,font_factor);
+       vo_font=read_font_desc(font_name,font_factor,verbose>1);
        if(!vo_font) printf("Can't load font: %s\n",font_name);
   } else {
       // try default:
-       vo_font=read_font_desc(get_path("font/font.desc"),font_factor);
+       vo_font=read_font_desc(get_path("font/font.desc"),font_factor,verbose>1);
   }
 
 // check .sub
@@ -517,13 +516,6 @@ if(video_driver && strcmp(video_driver,"help")==0){
     return 0;
   }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_XF86VM
-if (!video_driver)
-  vidmode=0;
-else if (strcmp(video_driver,"x11"))
-   vidmode=0;
-#endif
-
 if(!filename){
   if(vcd_track) filename="/dev/cdrom"; 
   else {
@@ -1029,12 +1021,6 @@ make_pipe(&keyb_fifo_get,&keyb_fifo_put);
    }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_XF86VM
-  if (vidmode) {
-        if ( screen_size_x == SCREEN_SIZE_X ) screen_size_x = 0;
-        if ( screen_size_y == SCREEN_SIZE_Y ) screen_size_y = 0;
-  } else
-#endif
    if(screen_size_xy>0){
      if(screen_size_xy<=8){
        screen_size_x=screen_size_xy*movie_size_x;
@@ -1043,7 +1029,9 @@ make_pipe(&keyb_fifo_get,&keyb_fifo_put);
        screen_size_x=screen_size_xy;
        screen_size_y=screen_size_xy*movie_size_y/movie_size_x;
      }
-   } else {
+   } else if(!vidmode){
+     if(!screen_size_x) screen_size_x=SCREEN_SIZE_X;
+     if(!screen_size_y) screen_size_y=SCREEN_SIZE_Y;
      if(screen_size_x<=8) screen_size_x*=movie_size_x;
      if(screen_size_y<=8) screen_size_y*=movie_size_y;
    }
@@ -1051,14 +1039,16 @@ make_pipe(&keyb_fifo_get,&keyb_fifo_put);
    if(verbose) printf("Destination size: %d x %d  out_fmt=%0X\n",
                       screen_size_x,screen_size_y,out_fmt);
 
-   if(verbose) printf("video_out->init(%dx%d->%dx%d,fs=%d,'%s',0x%X)\n",
+   if(verbose) printf("video_out->init(%dx%d->%dx%d,flags=%d,'%s',0x%X)\n",
                       movie_size_x,movie_size_y,
                       screen_size_x,screen_size_y,
-                      fullscreen,title,out_fmt);
+                      fullscreen|(vidmode<<1)|(softzoom<<2),
+                      title,out_fmt);
 
    if(video_out->init(movie_size_x,movie_size_y,
                       screen_size_x,screen_size_y,
-                      fullscreen,title,out_fmt)){
+                      fullscreen|(vidmode<<1)|(softzoom<<2),
+                      title,out_fmt)){
      printf("FATAL: Cannot initialize video driver!\n");exit(1);
    }
    if(verbose) printf("INFO: Video OUT driver init OK!\n");