Command reference
The shortcut key combinations shown in this chapter are the default ones. They can of course be changed.
Note that many menu entries are only enabled when they are applicable to the file currently loaded in KPlayer. For example, the items on the menu will be disabled when playing audio only files.
Displays the standard Play files dialog and lets you choose a file or several files to put on the playlist and start playing.
Displays the standard Play URL dialog and lets you type or paste in a URL to put on the playlist and start playing. The URL can be a remote network location, a local file path, or a KDE I/O Slave URL.
Displays a submenu listing all playlists and lets you choose one of them to play.
Displays a submenu listing the most recently played files and URLs and lets you choose one to put on the playlist and start playing.
Displays a submenu with commands for the particular device. Each device has its own submenu. The submenu label reflects the kind of device it is, for example TV Device or DVD Device. When you put a disk in a disk drive, after a few seconds the label will change to reflect the kind of disk you inserted, for example Audio CD in DVD Device. The list of commands on the submenu will also be updated accordingly to include commands applicable to the disk and the tracks it has. See below for details about the commands.
Displays the standard Load subtitles dialog and lets you choose a subtitle file to use with the current file or URL. After you click , KPlayer will start showing the subtitles immediately if the video is already playing, and list the subtitle file on the submenu of the menu. By default it will also remember the subtitles you choose in the current file properties. This command is available for video files.
Opens the File Properties dialog that lets you choose many options specific to the currently loaded file. See the File properties micro-HOWTO for details.
Saves the playlist and all settings, stops playing and closes KPlayer.
Plays the entire disk. This command is available if the device is a disk drive.
Plays one title of a video DVD. This command is available when KPlayer detects a video DVD in a DVD drive and finds out the number of titles on it. Each title on the DVD has its own command on this submenu.
Plays one track of an audio or video CD. This command is available when KPlayer detects an audio or video CD in a disk drive and finds out the number of tracks on it. Each track on the CD has its own command on this submenu.
Detects the kind of disk that is in the disk drive, finds the number of titles or tracks on the disk and updates the submenu accordingly. Usually KPlayer detects this information automatically, but sometimes this command can be useful to initiate the detection process manually. This command is available if the device is a disk drive.
Plays a channel from a tuner device. This command is available if the device is a tuner device. Each channel on the device has its own command on this submenu.
Commands on this menu are only available for video files.
Switches to full screen video display and back to normal mode. Double clicking the video area also switches between full screen and normal window size.
Enlarges the video area by one half of the original video size of the current file.
Reduces the video area by one half of the original video size of the current file.
Resizes the video area to one half of the original video size of the current file.
Resizes the video area to the original video size of the current file.
Resizes the video area to 150% of the original video size of the current file.
Resizes the video area to twice the original video size of the current file.
Resizes the video area to 250% of the original video size of the current file.
Resizes the video area to thrice the original video size of the current file.
Toggles the option to maintain the original video aspect ratio of the current file.
Toggles the option to maintain the current video aspect ratio.
Toggles the option to maintain four to three video aspect ratio.
Toggles the option to maintain sixteen to nine video aspect ratio.
Starts playback of the current file. If the player has been paused, this command resumes playback. This command is available when a file is loaded.
Pauses or resumes playback of the current file. This command is available when the player is not idle.
Stops playback of the current file. This command is available when the player is not idle.
Starts playing the next item on the current playlist.
Starts playing the previous item on the current playlist.
Toggles the option to start playing items from the beginning of the playlist after playing the last item on the playlist.
Toggles the option to play playlist items in a random order.
This submenu and the commands it contains are available when playing a file.
Moves playback forward by one percent of the time length of the current file.
Moves playback forward by ten percent of the time length of the current file.
Moves playback backward by one percent of the time length of the current file.
Moves playback backward by ten percent of the time length of the current file.
Moves playback to the beginning of the current file.
Switches to the selected audio track. If the currently loaded file or stream has more than one audio track, each track will have a command that allows you to switch to that audio track. The command will be labelled with the audio track language if it is known. If there is only one audio track, this command will not be available.
Decreases the sound volume.
Increases the sound volume.
Turns the sound on or off.
Decreases the delay of sound relative to video.
Increases the delay of sound relative to video.
This submenu is only available for video files.
Switches to the selected video track. If the currently loaded file or stream has more than one video track, each track will have a command that allows you to switch to that video track. If there is only one video track, this command will not be available.
Decreases the video contrast.
Increases the video contrast.
Decreases the video brightness.
Increases the video brightness.
Decreases the video hue.
Increases the video hue.
Decreases the video saturation.
Increases the video saturation.
This menu is only available when a video file has embedded subtitles or when external subtitles are loaded.
Stops showing subtitles while playing video.
Switches to the selected subtitles. If the currently loaded file or stream has embedded subtitle tracks, each track will have a command that allows you to switch to that subtitle track. The command will be labelled with the subtitle track language if it is known. If you load external subtitles, they will also have a command, labelled with the subtitle file name, that allows you to switch to the external subtitles.
Moves the subtitles down in the video area.
Moves the subtitles up in the video area.
Decreases the delay of subtitles relative to video.
Increases the delay of subtitles relative to video.
If your system is too slow to play a file, MPlayer can drop some frames so playback does not slow down. This submenu lets you choose a frame dropping option. The soft frame dropping option drops frames less agressively than the hard one and should not cause playback problems. You should try it when you get video lagging behind audio, for example because you cannot use an accelerated video output. The hard option drops frames more agressively than the soft one and may sometimes break decoding.
Toggles the soft frame dropping option.
Toggles the hard frame dropping option.
To turn frame dropping off, unselect the currently selected frame dropping option. The Frame drop option can also be set on the Advanced page either globally in KPlayer Settings or for a particular file in the File Properties.
The commands on this menu work on the multimedia library. Most of the commands are available when the library is shown using the command on the menu or one of the commands on the submenu. Other commands become available when you select some items in the library. For a detailed description of the multimedia library feature see the Multimedia library micro-HOWTO.
Puts the selected items on the current playlist and starts playing them.
Puts the selected items on the current playlist and plays them after the currently playing item.
Adds the selected items to the current playlist.
Adds the selected items to the current playlist and plays them after the currently playing item.
Shows a submenu with commands that add the current selection to different locations in the multimedia library. See below for details on each available command.
Shows a submenu with commands that allow you to add items to the current folder. See below for details on each available command.
Selects all items in the current folder.
Moves the currently selected items up in the multimedia library. This command is available for items in the Now Playing, Recent and Playlists sections of the library. You can also move items around in those sections by clicking and dragging them with the mouse button.
Moves the currently selected items down in the multimedia library. This command is available for items in the Now Playing, Recent and Playlists sections of the library. You can also move items around in those sections by clicking and dragging them with the mouse button.
Removes the currently selected items from the multimedia library. Note that KPlayer never deletes any multimedia files from your system, so this command is not available for files and directories.
Starts edit mode for the current item in the multimedia library so that you can change the item name.
Shows a submenu with commands that start edit mode for the chosen field of the current item in the multimedia library. Each editable field has its own command on this submenu. If the field column is not shown, this command will show it. After you are done editing the field, press Enter to apply the changes, or Tab or Shift+Tab to apply the changes and edit the next or the previous field, or Down Arrow or Up Arrow to apply the changes and edit the same field of the next or previous item.
Opens the File Properties dialog for the current item in the multimedia library. This command currently does not apply to folders, but it is available for devices and optical disks as well as other items. See the File properties micro-HOWTO for details.
Shows a submenu with commands that show or hide the chosen column in the list view of the multimedia library. Each available column has its own command on this submenu.
Shows a submenu with commands that let you navigate the multimedia library. See below for details on each available command.
Adds the selected items to the playlist you choose from the list. Each playlist in the Playlists section of the library has its own command on this submenu.
Shows a dialog allowing you to enter a name for a new playlist to add to the Playlists section of the multimedia library and adds the selected items to the new playlist.
Adds the selected items to the Playlists section of the multimedia library.
Adds the selected items to the Collection section of the multimedia library.
Displays the standard Add files dialog and lets you choose a file or several files to add to the current folder.
Displays the standard Add URL dialog and lets you type or paste in a URL to add to the current folder.
Shows a dialog allowing you to enter a name for a new subfolder to add to the current folder.
Shows a dialog allowing you to enter a name for a new playlist to add to the playlist selected in the multimedia library.
Shows a dialog allowing you to enter a name, type and path for a new device to add to the Devices section of the multimedia library. Some device types need additional settings. See the Devices micro-HOWTO for details.
Opens the selected folder in the multimedia library. If the library window is not shown, this command will show it. Each folder in the recent history has its own command on this submenu. Each top level folder also has its own command.
Opens the previous folder.
Opens the next folder. This command will be available after you use the command.
Opens the parent folder of the selected folder.
Opens the selected folder.
Opens the origin folder of the selected folder. This command is available when the currently selected folder is linked to an origin folder. For an explanation of linked folders, see the Multimedia library micro-HOWTO.
Shows or hides the menu bar.
Shows or hides the status bar.
Shows or hides the playlist toolbar.
Shows or hides the multimedia library.
Shows or hides the message log.
Shows or hides the main toolbar.
Shows or hides the progress toolbar. This command is available when the time length of the current file is known.
Shows or hides the volume toolbar.
Shows or hides the contrast toolbar. This command is available for video files.
Shows or hides the brightness toolbar. This command is available for video files.
Shows or hides the hue toolbar. This command is available for video files.
Shows or hides the saturation toolbar. This command is available for video files.
Opens a dialog that lets you see and change KPlayer's shortcut key bindings, or associations between actions and the corresponding keys or combinations of keys that activate them. If you change the bindings, make sure not to duplicate an existing shortcut and also not to use the Shift key for your new shortcuts, because the Shift key has a special function in KPlayer.
Opens a dialog that lets you see and change the command buttons available on KPlayer's toolbars.
Opens a dialog that lets you configure the program, modifying various aspects of its functionality, user interface and interaction with MPlayer. For more information see the Configuration dialog chapter and the Advanced configuration micro-HOWTO in this manual.
Opens and displays the KPlayer user manual.
Changes the mouse pointer to a question mark and lets you click a KPlayer interface element to get a quick description of its purpose and functionality.
Opens a help topic that explains the recommended way to report a bug in KPlayer.
Displays some brief information about KPlayer's version number, authors and license agreement.
Shows some information about the version of KDE that you are running.
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