vo=gpu in ~/.config/mpv/mpv.conf shows the video in a window instead of background about mpvpaper

[Lahvuun]

Works well for me. Thank you again!

[GhostNaN]

That's correct as mpvpaper uses the "libmpv" vo. I don't believe there is a way around this.

Though this shouldn't be a big deal. As the mpv docs for "libmpv" states, "This also supports many of the options the gpu VO has, depending on the backend." (The backend is OpenGL)
https://mpv.io/manual/stable/#video-output-drivers-libmpv

If you have to, specify "vo=libmpv" to override your config settings.

[Lahvuun]

Indeed, invoking mpvpaper with -o "--vo=libmpv" works. Thank you for the answer.

Do you think mpvpaper could force libmpv as the vo somehow? The mpv wiki states that you should use vo_gpu: https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/wiki/Which-VO-should-I-use so I'm probably not the last person you'll see with this issue.

[GhostNaN]

I think so:
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