- subpicture_t *p_spu;
- video_format_t fmt;
-
- if( !psz_string ) return VLC_EGENERIC;
-
- p_spu = spu_CreateSubpicture( p_vout->p_spu );
- if( !p_spu ) return VLC_EGENERIC;
-
- /* Create a new subpicture region */
- memset( &fmt, 0, sizeof(video_format_t) );
- fmt.i_chroma = VLC_FOURCC('T','E','X','T');
- fmt.i_aspect = 0;
- fmt.i_width = fmt.i_height = 0;
- fmt.i_x_offset = fmt.i_y_offset = 0;
- p_spu->p_region = p_spu->pf_create_region( VLC_OBJECT(p_vout), &fmt );
- if( !p_spu->p_region )
- {
- msg_Err( p_vout, "cannot allocate SPU region" );
- spu_DestroySubpicture( p_vout->p_spu, p_spu );
- return VLC_EGENERIC;
- }
-
- p_spu->p_region->psz_text = strdup( psz_string );
- p_spu->p_region->i_align = i_flags & SUBPICTURE_ALIGN_MASK;
- p_spu->i_start = i_start;
- p_spu->i_stop = i_stop;
- p_spu->b_ephemer = VLC_FALSE;
- p_spu->b_absolute = VLC_FALSE;
-
- p_spu->i_x = i_hmargin;
- p_spu->i_y = i_vmargin;
- p_spu->i_flags = i_flags & ~SUBPICTURE_ALIGN_MASK;
- p_spu->i_channel = i_channel;
-
- spu_DisplaySubpicture( p_vout->p_spu, p_spu );
-
- return VLC_SUCCESS;
+ return osd_ShowTextAbsolute( vout_GetSpu( p_vout ), i_channel,
+ psz_string, p_style,
+ i_flags, i_hmargin, i_vmargin,
+ i_start, i_stop );