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Bug 101317 - also use madplay and mpg321 for MP3 preview
also use madplay and mpg321 for MP3 preview
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: [obsolete] Sound
2.9.x
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2002-12-16 00:03 UTC by now michael@endbracket.net
Modified: 2008-05-03 10:31 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---


Description now michael@endbracket.net 2002-12-16 00:03:10 UTC 
I am told Nautilus can perform a preview of MP3 audio files by moving the
mouse over the MP3 file's icon, and that Nautilus depends on mpg123 for
this functionality.

On Red Hat Linux 8.0, this feature does not work, presumably because
mpg123 is not available.

I have installed a command line MP3 player called "mad" (binary is
/usr/bin/madplay), and would like Nautilus to look for this and other
common MP3 players (including mpg321) to use for MP3 previews as well
as the somewhat more common mpg123.

This is probably related to:
* GNOME Bug 93534 - MP3 Preview doesn't play anything
* GNOME Bug 47373 - MP3 preview silently fails if mpg123 is not in path
* Red Hat Bug 79705 - mp3 preview broken/disabled
* Red Hat Bug 69921 - Make xmms warn nicely about lack of mp3 support
Comment 1 Dave Bordoley [Not Reading Bug Mail] 2003-01-04 08:10:32 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 41787 ***
Comment 2 Dave Bordoley [Not Reading Bug Mail] 2003-01-04 08:11:25 UTC 
oops wrong bug
Comment 3 Dave Bordoley [Not Reading Bug Mail] 2003-01-04 08:37:53 UTC 
afaik the current plan is to eventually switch the code to using 
gstreamer so that any type of audio can be supported. However this 
will most likely not happen until gstreamer is API/ABI stable. I 
wouldn't expect the developers to add a dependency on mad either.
Comment 4 A. Walton 2008-05-03 10:31:53 UTC 
Reclosing as obsolete. All audio previews are done through GStreamer now.