a querstion about Mplayer

[Robin Laing]

Frank Cox wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:08:43 +0930
> Tim <ignored_mailbox at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> 
>>> I am helping my father to install mplayer and I am wondering how does
>>> he go about changing it so that mplayer is his default player and if
>>> mplayer won't play it then it goes back to totem? 
>> I don't think you can configure fall-backs.
> 
> I'm wondering how anyone is using Totem to play anything that mplayer won't
> play?
> 
> In my experience, Totem is a media player that plays virtually nothing, while
> mplayer plays pretty much anything that you can throw at it.
> 
> Have I been doing something wrong?
> 

I agree.

I will only try VLC or xine to play files that mplayer won't play and 
these are very rare.

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