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Well, for what it's worth, I don't have the same issue using mpv. (I tried adding that 2>/dev/null bit just to check if it caused your problem, but it did not...) On 07/08/15 01:22, Daniel Roesler wrote: > Thanks for the responses! I was able to add the following to my > ~/.elinks/elinks.conf > > set document.uri_passing.open_vid = "mplayer %c 2>/dev/null" > bind "main" "Ctrl-P" = "link-external-command" > > So when I highlight a link and press Ctrl+p, it opens in mplayer! > However, for some reason mplayer isn't responsive to key commands > while running. Does elinks gobble up the keystrokes while the external > task is running (is it running in the background)? Is there a way to > run the external program in the foreground? > > Daniel > > On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 1:34 PM, IngeGNUe <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hi, I do this: > > Go to options > Document > URI Passing. Add, then title it something > like stream-mplayer (do not use spaces). Edit the new entry you just > made. Type mplayer %c into the Value box, hit OK, Save, and you're done. > > I haven't tried this with mplayer. Personally, I prefer mpv. > > This way, you simply press a key (see your keybinding for "pass URI of > current link to external command") to select what to do with a > highlighted link, and it will either do the only action available or > show you a context menu of what to do with it. > > There are basically an unlimited variety of things you can do with URI > passing, including copying the link's URL, or launching any other > application. One of my personal favorites is opening a link in another > browser, e.g. IceCat, for those occasions that I need to run JavaScript > or the page's content won't display properly. When the command > completes, sometimes the window looks garbled, but Ctrl-L fixes that easily. > > > On 07/07/15 11:31, Daniel Roesler wrote: > >>> Howdy all, > >>> > >>> I'm trying to stream a video from a local website using elinks, but > >>> elinks is trying to download the entire video before opening it using > >>> mplayer. Is there a way I can pass the url of the link into the > >>> download command instead of the downloaded file? > >>> > >>> What I'm trying to open: > >>> <a href="vid.mp4">Vid</a> > >>> > >>> What I currently do: > >>> I highlight that link and hit Enter. The dialog pops up and asks if I > >>> want to open with "/usr/bin/mplayer %". I select Open. Then it starts > >>> downloading the full video file. I have to wait for the entire file to > >>> download before it opens in mplayer :( > >>> > >>> What I'd like to happen: > >>> When I hit Enter, I'd like to run "/usr/bin/mplayer %url%". That way, > >>> mplayer will just stream the video without waiting for the whole thing > >>> to download :) > >>> > >>> How do I do this in elinks? > >>> > >>> Thanks! > >>> Daniel > >> >> >> -- >> http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/elinks-users >> Unsubscribe: See the above information page -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJVnSkIAAoJEN9nJ5jSz519VmIP/25Ai5UtVC2mWDbCjipfYyoM aMDvzqMmnbw81lTLYaYvSZ7gUCzBZLqcP6Itg3CSbLH9HTBSrVMlm5yLoNlk+00d HanBKo7O7TKSxBElgc/YKUGMeVyx00bMek691h9U+rfT4xkU5s42OVX3PI1CaZ7t ETdi/3cx3Pg35EQgHGo0LhuJlA7N0rTSyO8zimETVQrux4Cyzo5p8eC2h8cgc0gX dV0gz0+ALlMrfsLog8gELKpBX9p/yruN8eoewQInrVNtHWKTLq5K4gsUqWWJ+AWO xADdT0EoosVDF8l97XLYn9za3WcjR8DwrJpQop56Jup+nEWZ0AMXIRLPLXw3Hhra Gf7jb+Xam2BjrIhV2tJY9qCNWiwjYzq3ChUNrD6EY5LsjjD/ppWvGofqn9HDc8Sb MNjy58WOADSlqnCjYq0NPBQGRBoQB9bs69IiX6tXiUpYKvZowrBgMJu7ObLdKfBR Fk70mVFK5DtcnIl6dXANvP4LlqP5HdkBp9YjLE4AuXVadIhw1IXDt8DdonzfWJn7 peZm4MxSowDjDDMHngvgEQHk/+WHa1o942dBzG0+JlCwmFxevE6AcZKR8X2mCEUn /0F4eK8mO42asAorCnflOiKbPblysHy+FRqyF9n/RiEEV2UkftOqGpYdWHalppAW KhUY7Tbk+q/0zGMrrbRm =Vof0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/elinks-users Unsubscribe: See the above information page
