Firefox - How to play wmv files?

[roland]

On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 20:09:01 +0200, Claude Jones  
<claude_jones at levitjames.com> wrote:

> On Sat October 14 2006 1:23 pm, roland wrote:
>> On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 16:37:27 +0200, Claude Jones
>>
>> <claude_jones at levitjames.com> wrote:
>> > On Sat October 14 2006 7:22 am, roland brouwers wrote:
>> >> Livna will work.
>> >> But why don't you install opera, which is a browser and
>> >> takes care of your   email. www.opera.com
>> >
>> > The subject is how to play wmv files from links in the
>> > browser - not browsing and e-mail. Have you figured out how
>> > to get Opera to play wmv files? I would like to know because
>> > I couldn't figure it out even with a lot of poking about the
>> > Opera forums.
>>
>> I downloaded opera from the site of opera, installed it and
>> played .wmv files.
>> I only can play this from the linux console not within VNC.
>> Strange thing is that opera opens the .wmv file if you click
>> on it on the web page but not if you open the file in
>> $HOME/.opera/temporary_download If you click right on it and
>> choose mplayer it will open it.
>>
>> Now, why does he or she does it on my installation and not in
>> yours? I installed serveral plugins in /usr/lib/mozilla which
>> are apparently used by opera.
>> In Tools->Advanced->Plugins I find the following plugins:
>>
>> Shockwave Flashapplication/futuresplash	spl
>> application/x-shockwave-flash	swf
>> /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
>>
>> NS4PluginProxyapplication/x-opera-nsplugin	-
>> /usr/lib/opera/plugins/libnpp.so
>>
>> Helix DNA Plugin: RealPlayer G2 Plug-In
>> Compatibleaudio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin	rpm
>> /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/nphelix.so
>>
>> Adobe Reader 7.0application/pdf	pdf
>> application/vnd.adobe.xdp+xml	xdp
>> application/vnd.adobe.xfd+xml	xfd
>> application/vnd.fdf	fdf
>> application/vnd.adobe.xfdf	xfdf
>> /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/nppdf.so
>>
>> Could you check this and if it still does not work I can look
>> further or back in my history how I installed the plugins
>
> Thanks for that. I will have to wait till this evening (about 8
> hours from now, my time), as the machine is at my home, and I'm
> not. But, I appreciate your offer to help me figure this out - I
> personally prefer Opera to Firefox, probably for different
> reasons than you (I actually don't much care for the Opera email
> client any more now that I've mastered the advanced feature-set
> of K-mail) - I've generally found over the years that Opera
> handled a few more problem sites than Firefox, for one, and in
> general, I prefer the GUI and general 'look' of Opera over
> Firefox.
>
I agree
I also like the email function of operan, because of the automatical  
functions, as there are classifying into labels, contacs, forums aso.
Its an easy live, but if you want more, off course, it will not be the  
ultimate solution. Kmail gives the abililty to connect to groupware and  
more.
Till later

roland



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