I'd say you're a Linux Guru: you were able to marshal the resources necessary
to fix a problem. Linus does that with the kernel, right? :-)
Actually, I've found that other people's perception of what you can do is
more valuable than what you can actually do. I feel like I know only "that
much" about computers and such, but the people I work with think I'm a god
(only a minor deity, not related to the Allmighty!). That's also why I have
such great respect for the people here (on this list and in the Linux
community in general): perception isn't nearly as important as what you can
do, or what you've contibuted. From that perspective, I've got a long long
long way to go. But hopefully I can give back as much as I get!
Russell
On Sunday 02 September 2001 14:53, you wrote:
> Thanks you all, Andrew, Russell, Scott, Norbert, and especially Ted...
>
> I took your advice and found a way to make the default MP3 extension launch
> XMMS instead of mp123. From Red Hat Ximian desktop I used the GUI to
> navigate through the:
>
> 1 Control Center
> 2 Document Handler
> 3 Default Applications
> 4 File Types and Programs
> 5 scrolled down to MP3 audio and
> 6 Default Action
> 7 checked Open with Application
> 8 changed mp123 to XMMS using the Edit button
> 9 applied the changes and closed all back to desktop
>
> Now, when we double click an MP3 in Nautilus, it brings up the XMMS player
> and lets the Mrs control and stop the music. It's wonderful, the wife
> thinks I am a Linux guru. :-)
>
> Thanks guys, I owe you.
>
> Bill
>
> P.S. Hey Ted, while I was resting my clicking finger and waiting for the
> mouse to cool off, I noticed that you've been on a "Member of SLUG since
> August 31, 2001". Thanks for your help I really appreciate you taking the
> time to share your experience with us. I hope to hear more from you on the
> SLUG list. Atta Boy. Oh, yes, the Mrs says thanks too.
>
> Bill
>
>
> From: "Ted R. Fletcher" <fletchtr@eckerd.edu>
>
>
> if the MP3 is started up through the GUI, usually it's kinda funny that
> it plays in the background with what seems like no way of stopping it. I
> have found (I run Red Hat 7.1 Ximian with Nautilus) that if you just start
> up the CD Player or any other MP3 Player that runs via the desktop you'll
> find that your music is playing invisibly in the background. This is due
> to conflicting default music players in Nautilus. To Fix: go through your
> file settings in Nautilus (similar to Winblows) and designate XMMS
> (similar to Winamp) as your default player by changing the launch
> properties of the files....from mp123 to xmms <filename>. Finding the
> default MP3 player/media player that plays through the GUI when files are
> double-clicked is the hardest part. I usually find it through the GUI by
> clicking on
>
> Gnome Foot - Multimedia - <players are located here>
>
> Once you launch the correct application it will kill the song. (woo hoo!)
>
> I usually just make sure to launch Xmms from my desktop and look to play
> songs by clicking the button in the middle of it to bring up the music
> files. (I'm a big command line fan myself though) Or one last
> thing....when looking to play music....just tell the Mrs. to right-click
> on the song she wants to play and choose "play in Xmms" (granted Xmms has
> been installed).
>
> good luck, (lemme know if this helps)
>
> TED FLETCHER (Member of SLUG since August 31, 2001) ;-)
>
> On Sun, 2 Sep 2001, Russell Hires wrote:
> > You should be able to get xmms to work with that. I don't know why it
> > wouldn't. (?)
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Russell
> >
> > From: "Ron KA4INM Youvan" <ka4inm@qsl.net>
> > I use `killall mpg123' Please understand:
> > I have a symbolic link for everything that I could possible
> > type backward, so anyway I do it, it works, so it could actually
> > be: `killall 123mpg'
> >
> > 73 (= Best Regards) de: (= this is) Ron ka4inm@qsl.net
> > Please visit my HAM web site at: http://www.qsl.net/ka4inm
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