Player6.ShowPositionControls (deprecated)

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This page documents a feature of the Windows Media Player 6.4 ActiveX control. We recommend that you migrate your content to use the Windows Media Player 9 Series ActiveX control. For more information about the Windows Media Player 9 Series ActiveX control, see the Windows Media Player 9 Series SDK.

This property specifies or retrieves a value indicating whether the position controls appear on the control bar.

Syntax

MediaPlayer.ShowPositionControls

Possible Values

This property is a read/write Boolean containing one of the following values.

Value Description
true Default. The position controls appear on the control bar.
false The position controls do not appear on the control bar.

Remarks

The position controls consist of five buttons:

  • Skip Back: Jumps to the previous clip in the playlist.
  • Rewind: Scans rapidly backward through the current clip.
  • Fast Forward: Scans rapidly forward through the current clip.
  • Skip Forward: Jumps to the next clip in the playlist.
  • Preview: Plays a preview of each clip in the playlist.

This property specifies whether the position controls appear on the control bar. The control bar itself is displayed or hidden by setting the ShowControls property.

This property can affect the overall width of Windows Media Player. In some cases the width of the control bar defines the overall width of Windows Media Player. Adding position controls increases the width of the control bar.

Important   This property specifies the visibility of the position controls. The EnablePositionControls property determines whether the position controls are active or disabled.

Requirements

Version: Windows Media Player version 6.4.

Library: Use msdxm.ocx.

Platform: Windows 98 Second Edition or higher.

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