On Tue, 2003-11-11 at 07:52, Mark Knecht wrote: > As I use his new machine, (not delivered to him yet) trying to make web > browsing more enjoyable seems important. On my boxes it isn't, but it's > mostly because I haven't studied how to make it work well. This weekend I > was trying to learn about the plug-in architecture and find some set of > solutions that worked. I got part way, but not really very far. That's what > I'm trying to do. > > This evening I will try plugger-5.0 against the plugger test page. > > Tell me more about gxine. Would it be a good solution for this > application? > > Thanks, > Mark
Mark The best way I have found to make Linux-based web browsing as functional as possible is to use the Crossover Plugin from www.codeweavers.com. It allows you to install and run - via Codeweavers' optimized WINE - most of the browser plugins that do not have Linux version. Windows Media Player 6.4 is supported. Though many web sites now don't work with anything but the DRM-protecting V7.1 or higher. But WMP 6.4 is great for playing MS *.avi files....(not DIVX - Xine does that). Quicktime V6.0 would be an important one as Apple make no effort at all to support Linux......but Shockwave is another biggy. For Flash and RealPlayer, I use the Linux versions. It pretty much just works....and I've had it on my daughter's Red Hat 8.0 system for most of two years and it has proven as solid as a rock there......probably because her system is fairly static - it works and I leave it alone. -- Steve Withers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
