[linux-audio-user] suggested Window Manager good for audio?

Paul Winkler pw_lists at slinkp.com
Fri Feb 20 12:10:49 EST 2004


On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 06:22:46PM +0000, LinuxMedia wrote:
> >  mc (in xterm) kicks ass (by default tab changes panels/widgets, esc 
> >tab does autocompletion in all dialogs where the files/directories are 
> >used)
> 
> mc (MidnightCommander) will play an audio file by just pressing ENTER on 
> the file. You can have *any* type of file can do *anything* you want it 
> to do just by pressing ENTER on the file in mc. I even have played 
> multiple audio tracks by pressing ENTER on a ".ecs" file (ecasound text 
> file that will play all the tracks, effects, volumes and panning listed 
> in the file).

That's pretty cool. I should give mc another look, haven't tried it 
in years.

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