Totem=noshow

[Wolfgang]

On Mon, 4 Dec 2006 04:55:33 +0000 (UTC), Amadeus W. M. wrote
> On Sun, 03 Dec 2006 23:16:44 -0500, Lyvim Xaphir wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, 2006-12-04 at 03:57 +0000, Amadeus W. M. wrote:
> >> On Sun, 03 Dec 2006 20:53:42 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote:
> >> 
> >> > Greetings all;
> >> > 
> >> > What can I replace totem with that will work?
> >> > 
> >> > I'm plumb out of patience with its I can't play this messages that do not 
> >> > tell you what it can't play.
> >> > 
> >> > -- 
> >> > Cheers, Gene
> >> > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
> >> >  soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
> >> > -Ed Howdershelt (Author)
> >> > Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above
> >> > message by Gene Heskett are:
> >> > Copyright 2006 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
> >> >
> >> 
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> Is this answer for me, or for the OP?
> 
> How does recommending mplayer contradict what's being said in the
> multimedia howto? It just states that totem does not play dvds 
> (which we know), and that if you want a worse player, install xine. 
> I'm not contradicting that, people should feel free to go with xine.
> 

I use Xine, and it's played everything I've ever thrown at it. With the
exception of encrypted AVI's. (Which I don't care much about). The only gripe
I have with Xine is that, one is now unable to change the video brightness on
video clips, as it's all greyed out.. Probably a Xinelib problem.. :-(

Wolf
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