I'm sure you're familiar with the permissions thing, but in the execute
path/line put: kstart /dir/of /where/your/exe/is
There's a tutorial at real's site on putting it in netscapes helper
applications. I can't remember the procedure myself, but that's where I
found it.
-s
On Thursday 29 March 2001 09:17 pm, you wrote:
> Dear friends:
>
> First, my thanks to everyone who wrote in with their suggestions and
> advice.
>
> One last stickler:
>
> I just installed RealPlayer8.bin as instructed by Tom Brinkman.
> Installation was a complete success EXCEPT...
>
> 1) First, in Netscape under plugins, I see the RealPlayer plugin .rpm
> extension recognized ("Yes"). However, it clearly says: RealPlayer 7
> plugin, NOT RealPlayer 8 plugin. Am I missing something here?
>
> 2) More importantly, RealPlayer8 launches perfectly from the console:
>
> $usr/local/RealPlayer8/
> [sher@sher07@sherlantz sher]$ cd /usr/local/RealPlayer8
> [sher@sher07@sherlantz RealPlayer8]$ ls
> Codecs/ Mime.types firstrun.rm realplay* rp7mini.xpm
> Common/ Plugins/ mime.kdelnk realplay.desktop rpnp.so*
> Help/ README mimeinstall.sh* rp7.xpm
> LICENSE app.kdelnk pluginstall.sh* rp7doc.png
> Mailcap audiosig.rm raclass.zip rp7doc.xpm
> [sher@sher07@sherlantz RealPlayer8]$ ./realplay
>
> NO PROBLEMS. However...
>
> If you try to launch it as an icon, you have to launch it by checking
> "Run in terminal" under Properties. Execute or else it won't run. Well,
> after it launches this awkward way, I just minimize the terminal. But is
> there any way to run it directly from the icon without having to resort
> to this workaround?
>
> Still, I am pleased. Would appreciate the clarification, though.
>
> Thank you all.
>
> Benjamin
