Somebody scribbled about Re: [newbie] Mplayer Plugin >If you use the Opera browser you are able to choose which plugin handles > a particular mime type.
Out of the box (yes I tried Opera) it may work better than some others, but any browser should be able to self-identify the mime types. Are they not standard?If not, then any browser should allow you to change the mime type. I didn't even know mplayerplugin existed. Anyway I did install it last night. I don't get anything other than a nearly blank window when selecting something from mozilla. I get one line saying that it is started, but no output is forthcoming. And for what it's worth, the "acid test" I am using for the moment is at http://www.pbs.org/nova. Look for a link for streaming video of Nova episodes. So far, nothing seems to start anything. The closest I've gotten (irrespective of browsers, it seems, and in Opera too) is another blank window. Actually, it seems that Realplayer is started, but no connection is made. Play/stop/pause buttons don't produce any desired effects. I hate plugins and don't see the need for them. Why can't the browser just open up a new process with the http:// or whatever that's needed to identify the stream? Also, it's much more productive if the site gives us that, then it's a simple "mplayer <url>" &. Once I have that, for instance, I've taken for instance to making little startup buttons for various radio stations on my desktop :). Oh of course once in a while, I have to redo them as the servers get changed. :( Anyway, try that site and see if you get a Nova episode to display - then let me know what your config looks like :). I have mplayer/gmplayer/xine/realplayer 8 and even totem installed here (for streamtuner). >derek -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ David E. Fox Thanks for letting me [EMAIL PROTECTED] change magnetic patterns [EMAIL PROTECTED] on your hard disk. -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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