vikasa;480988 Wrote: > I contacted NPR and they responded that that will "correct the problem". > > > Strangely enough, thin.npr.org still shows the full graphics version > but now the SB plugin has started working again! > > I am not sure how this plugin is implemented but I like the fact that > individual segments in ATC and other programs can be played and there is > also that Play All Items option. >
I also contacted NPR but got the automated reply. In August when www.npr.org was revamped, the Windows Media support was supposed to be dropped because of lack of use. The thin.npr.org site was designed to be suitable for mobile devices and visually impaired (i.e. user who use screen magnifiers and screen readers). The thin.npr.org site also uniquely provides access to program segments in WMA unlike the www.npr.org which uses Flash/AAC. WMA meant that playlists could be generated for SB which is why the thin site is important to the plugin. So when contacting NPR about thin.npr.org - mention in the same sentence something like "the site for visually impaired" rather than SB player as the visually impaired will be a minority and hence "lack of use" (i.e. low user numbers) is to be expected compared to www.npr.org usage. At the time of writing of the plugin the main npr.org site only provided Flash/AAC access and mobile device could not play it so thin.npr.org was also popular with mobile users as it provided WMA streams. Also at the time SB could not play Flash/AAC streams. This restriction wrt Flash/AAC is changing and so NPR may be trying to cut costs under the "revamp" heading. > > Regarding podcasts, as we discussed at > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=70611 both SB and the > audio source/server should support pausing/resuming, seeking and proper > playlist management, that will be great. SB currently supports pause/stop and FFW/REW when playing BBC podcasts so the problem is not with SB. -- bpa ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=70836 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
