Thanks, I haven't had time to do it all yet but I'm glad to get a
comprehensive answer that definitely looks like it has gotten all the
bases covered.
Traci
Altoine Barker wrote:
>
> >I would like to shift to Netscape 6 instead of 4.7x because of its
> >ability to manage multiple e-mail accounts for a single Linux user
> >(under 4.7x I had to keep a separate user account for each e-mail
> >account). My problem is that the scripts which come with RealPlayer8 for
> >mime and plugin support only work with 4.7x and not 6. Has anyone
> >already gone through the process of getting the mime types to work
> >properly with Netscape 6? Are there simple edits that could be made to
> >the scripts which will make them work with Netscape 6? There are dozens
> >of mime types that mention realplayer in the 4.7x configuration and I
> >would really like to avoid adding them one by one under 6. Also six
> >seems to have some problems with editing or delete mime-types where you
> >made a mistake. Does anyone know the name and location of the file that
> >holds this information so that I can manually delete an error that I
> >can't seem to remove any other way. Thanks. Any help would be
> >appreciated.
> >
> >--
> >Traci Collins
> >http://www.rof.net/wp/tcollins/traci.html
>
> Traci,
>
> I found a webpage on linuxnewbie.org that had just what you and I were looking for!
>It was written by Avatar but I've did some modifications for our period of
>instruction. They were written for Netscape 4.7x but I found them compatible with
>Netscape 6 (ie v.6 or v.7)
>
> RealPlayer basically is running the show using these MIME types;
>
> 1. Open up Netscape and click on "Edit" and then "Preferences."
>
> 2. On the new screen that appears, click the little arrow next to "Navigator" and
>then "Helper Applications."
> On the right, you should see a list of all the mime types already in the system.
>This is where we will be adding in the info to configure the G2 player.
>
> 3. Click the "New type..." button to bring up a new mime tpye.
>
> 4. Enter the follwing settings,
> ***REMOVE THE CHECK IN THE CHECK BOX***
> then click the "OK" button to save them.
>
> Description of type: RealMedia File
> File extension: .rm
> MIMEType: application/vnd.rn-realmedia
> Application to use: /usr/bin/realplay %s
>
> The description doesn't matter, but the rest does. Make sure to click the box nextto
>"Application" to enable G2, and don't forget the "%s" part or it will just open G2
>and not stream. If G2 installed somewhere other than /usr/bin/realplay, replace that
>part with your path. Another thing to watch is that you put the "." in front of the
>suffix.
>
> 5. Add all of the following using the steps 3 & 4.
>
> Description of type: RealVideo File
> File extension: .rv
> MIMEType: video/vnd.rn-realvideo
> Application to use: /usr/bin/realplay %s
>
> Description of type: RealAudio File
> File extension: .ra, .ram
> MIMEType: audio/vnd.rn-realaudio
> Application to use: /usr/bin/realplay %s
>
> Description of type: RealAudio File 2
> File extension: .ra, .ram
> MIMEType: audio/x-pn-realaudio
> Application: /usr/bin/realplay %s
>
> *Special Note*
>
> I couldn't get Netscape 6 to recognize both RealAudio files but I have had no
>problems... yet! :)
>
> ***REMOVE THE CHECKS IN THE CHECK BOXES***
>
> Now, your G2 player should work great with Navigator 6. But say you hop over to
>live365.com and you want to listen for awhile. Well, live365.com sends you a mp3 play
>list, not a standard stream. This is nice if you're sitting behind a firewall and
>your administrator has blocked streamed data. To get this up and running on you Linux
>box, add this last part into Netscape, again using steps 3 & 4.
>
> Description of type: Live365
> File extension: .pls
> MIMEType: audio/x-scpls
> Application to use: /usr/bin/realplay %s
>
> So, now maybe you want to hop over to MP3.com and have a lsiten over there.
> No problem. look down the list for "MPEG Audio." Once you find it, click on it, then
>click on edit. Change the follwing:
>
> Description of type:MPEG Audio
> File extension:
> MIMEType: audio/mpeg
> Application to use: /usr/bin/realplay %s
>
> ***REMOVE THE CHECK IN THE CHECK BOX***
>
> (Click OK)
>
> We have to add another one now. Follow step 3 & 4 to add this one in.
>
> Description of type: MPEG Audio 2
> File extension: .m3u
> MIMEType: audio/x-mpegurl
> Application to use: /usr/bin/realplay %s
>
> ***REMOVE THE CHECK IN THE CHECK BOX***
>
> (Click OK)
>
> That should do it. Now the G2 player will handle all that media from the web with
>little or no hickups. Enjoy!
>
> Cheers Everyone
> -- Al
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--
Traci Collins
http://www.rof.net/wp/tcollins/traci.html
