4 Feb
2005
4 Feb
'05
4:22 p.m.
On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 17:10:56 +0100, derek holzer
<derek(a)x-i.net> wrote:
[...]
So what I'd like to know is which app will support enqueuing files for playback in a
single instance? I've tried all the XMMS and Thunderbird options available to me and
can't
come up with the answer. And I can't stand around all day instructing people on how
to
keep the computer from crashing ;-)
Hi,
If I understand your needs corretly, Aqualung (http://aqualung.sf.net)
can do this. It has command line options for loading/enqueuing files
into the playlist, it can start playback immediately (without having
to press the play button on the gui), and you can terminate a running
instance from the command line, again, without needing to press the
little X button in the upper-right corner.
Basically this is what you will need to run for one user hitting a
link (I don't know how this relates to Mozilla, but I guess you are
able to execute something like a script when a user hits a link):
$ aqualung -Q
(terminate an already running instance if there is one,
and exit)
$ aqualung -o alsa -L <some-soundfile>
(put file in the playlist and start playing it back
immediately, through alsa in this case.)
Perhaps you will want to put these two in a script and execute
that from Mozilla.
Just a suggestion. I'm glad to help if you decide to give it a try.
Tom