Player similar in function to Winamp.
Hi, I've been using WinAmp for almost 10 years. On Linux, I've always played MP3's using mpg123 or mpg321. However I want something closer to Winamp in function. When I use WinAmp, I open a directory, and it builds on the fly a list of songs in the directory and any subdirectory. They can be sorted by various options, but most of the time I leave it in the order the files exist in. Because of that I have my MP3 library arranged with a top level directory of mp3, mounted with automounter or SAMBA on windows. Under it is a directory named for each artist, and under that a directory for each album (yes, I keep them together by albums, something no one else seems to). Then under each album is the mp3 files, named track-title.mp3. Some times I have two levels deep, such as /mp3/artist/special_album/cd_1/01-first_track.mp3. However what ever the number of levels is, I want to see a play list (created when I open it) of: first_track_title second_track_title last_track_title without having to deal with the directory structure and file names, the titles coming from the ID tags. The advantage of this is that I can just leave it play, or if I get to a track I don't like, or am not in the mood to listen to, I can either skip forward with the skip forward button, or mouse click on a song that is farther down in the playlist. Any suggestions? Thanks, Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel [EMAIL PROTECTED] N3OWJ/4X1GM IL Voice: (07)-7424-1667 U.S. Voice: 1-215-821-1838 Visit my 'blog at http://geoffstechno.livejournal.com/ = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Player similar in function to Winamp.
Amarok is a very very good media player and indexer. http://amarok.kde.org/ On 7/15/07, Geoffrey S. Mendelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I've been using WinAmp for almost 10 years. On Linux, I've always played MP3's using mpg123 or mpg321. However I want something closer to Winamp in function. When I use WinAmp, I open a directory, and it builds on the fly a list of songs in the directory and any subdirectory. They can be sorted by various options, but most of the time I leave it in the order the files exist in. Because of that I have my MP3 library arranged with a top level directory of mp3, mounted with automounter or SAMBA on windows. Under it is a directory named for each artist, and under that a directory for each album (yes, I keep them together by albums, something no one else seems to). Then under each album is the mp3 files, named track-title.mp3 . Some times I have two levels deep, such as /mp3/artist/special_album/cd_1/01-first_track.mp3. However what ever the number of levels is, I want to see a play list (created when I open it) of: first_track_title second_track_title last_track_title without having to deal with the directory structure and file names, the titles coming from the ID tags. The advantage of this is that I can just leave it play, or if I get to a track I don't like, or am not in the mood to listen to, I can either skip forward with the skip forward button, or mouse click on a song that is farther down in the playlist. Any suggestions? Thanks, Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel [EMAIL PROTECTED] N3OWJ/4X1GM IL Voice: (07)-7424-1667 U.S. Voice: 1-215-821-1838 Visit my 'blog at http://geoffstechno.livejournal.com/ = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hardware Recommendation
Hi All. I'm in the market for a new laptop, and I hope that people on the list can share their experience with current laptops, specifically in regards to Linux compatibility and reliability. I'm interested in spending less money, but still get a brand with good (preferably world-wide) support - otherwise I'd go with a good Thinkpad which I know from experience is a great product, so currently I'm looking at these brands: HP Pavillon Compaq Presario Dell (whatever - can't make heads or tails of their brand names) Also a couple related questions: - Did anyone have any success in getting a brand laptop in Israel without paying the MS-Windows tax ? - Did anyone manage to get a Dell with Ubuntu installed ? From talking to some Israeli sales reps that distribute Dell laptops I got mostly huh?!?s. Thanks in advance -- Oded = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Player similar in function to Winamp.
On 15/07/07, Dvir Volk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Amarok is a very very good media player and indexer. http://amarok.kde.org/ XMMP is a winamp clone, but I also second Amarok. Dotan Cohen http://lyricslist.com/ http://what-is-what.com/ = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Hardware Recommendation
Hi, I also looking for new laptop, I checked few laptops about the linux support and i asked at whatsup about the dell inpiron 6400, the laptop i will probably buy, here is the thread: http://www.whatsup.co.il/index.php?name=PNphpBB2file=viewtopicp=251575 this dell is at reasonable price and with good performance, I read a reviews about it and I like it, It's great to my needs. about the ibm thinkpad, all of the series known as great laptops, comfortable to use and very massive computers. if you have the budget, go for it, about the linux support i'm not sure. asaf. On 7/15/07, Oded Arbel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All. I'm in the market for a new laptop, and I hope that people on the list can share their experience with current laptops, specifically in regards to Linux compatibility and reliability. I'm interested in spending less money, but still get a brand with good (preferably world-wide) support - otherwise I'd go with a good Thinkpad which I know from experience is a great product, so currently I'm looking at these brands: HP Pavillon Compaq Presario Dell (whatever - can't make heads or tails of their brand names) Also a couple related questions: - Did anyone have any success in getting a brand laptop in Israel without paying the MS-Windows tax ? - Did anyone manage to get a Dell with Ubuntu installed ? From talking to some Israeli sales reps that distribute Dell laptops I got mostly huh?!?s. Thanks in advance -- Oded = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Hardware Recommendation
On Sun, Jul 15, 2007 at 06:11:55PM +0200, ASAF HALILI wrote: I also looking for new laptop, I checked few laptops about the linux support and i asked at whatsup about the dell inpiron 6400, the laptop i will probably buy, here is the thread: http://www.whatsup.co.il/index.php?name=PNphpBB2file=viewtopicp=251575 this dell is at reasonable price and with good performance, Just make sure that you understand the warranty. It may only be valid in Israel, or if you buy it in the U.S. it may only be valid in the U.S. You also have to be careful that the computer you buy is the computer you want. DELL does not make their laptops, they farm it out to several manufacturers in the Pacific rim. Each manufacturer has to fulfill certain requirments with their products and all versions of the same model take the same battery, power adaptor etc, but they may have different internal parts, chip sets, etc. Computers are imported in batches. If a batch runs out, the next batch may be a different submodel as the manufacturer moved on to different chips, or they came from a different manufacturer. I don't know how things work here, when I lived in the U.S. things were rated by a magazine called Consumer Reports (similar to Which? for the Brits on this list). By the time consumer reports got around to testing consumer electronics including computers, they were already discontinued by the manufacturer. Things that were rated best buy were often really impossible buy. Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel [EMAIL PROTECTED] N3OWJ/4X1GM IL Voice: (07)-7424-1667 U.S. Voice: 1-215-821-1838 Visit my 'blog at http://geoffstechno.livejournal.com/ = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Player similar in function to Winamp.
On Sun, 2007-07-15 at 17:47 +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote: On 15/07/07, Dvir Volk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Amarok is a very very good media player and indexer. http://amarok.kde.org/ XMMP is a winamp clone, but I also second Amarok. Don't you mean XMMS ? There was something called XMMP, but its dead for 5 years now, and I never was aware that it was meant as a Winamp clone. XMMS actually supports Winamp skins so you can have it look exactly like Winamp. Another player with Winamp skin support is Noatun, the old media player for KDE - now a bit dead as well, mostly due to the popularity of Amarok. = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Hardware Recommendation
On Sun, 2007-07-15 at 18:11 +0200, ASAF HALILI wrote: about the ibm thinkpad, all of the series known as great laptops, comfortable to use and very massive computers. if you have the budget, go for it, about the linux support i'm not sure. I've used several Thinkpad models and all support Linux very well, including support for the special keys, bluetooth, wireless and possibly even the fingerprint reader (haven't tried it and it isn't bundled yet with major distros). Didn't have any problem at all in installation and day to day usage, though the Intel GMA versions might be a bit problematic if you don't use the most recent X.org version with the new (and experimental) intel mode setting driver. Also I wasn't very successful with using 3D acceleration with the ATI versions - even with ATI's binary driver. = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Player similar in function to Winamp.
On 15/07/07, Oded Arbel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: XMMP is a winamp clone, but I also second Amarok. Don't you mean XMMS ? There was something called XMMP, but its dead for 5 years now, and I never was aware that it was meant as a Winamp clone. XMMS actually supports Winamp skins so you can have it look exactly like Winamp. Another player with Winamp skin support is Noatun, the old media player for KDE - now a bit dead as well, mostly due to the popularity of Amarok. I probably do mean XMMS. It's been a lot time since I've touched anything other than amarok. Dotan Cohen http://lyricslist.com/ http://what-is-what.com/ = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
