Sound in opera - Linux at work

charlie bullen plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Fri, 21 Jun 2002 12:53:52 -0700


I could play a wave file from this page so it must be that the line in the 
page that calls the wave file uses a propietary IE  tag. I've had no sucess 
in getting the developer to show me the code, but I'll fry to capture it 
myself.

I will also try setting mozilla to use xmms as well

Charlie


n Friday 21 June 2002 12:23, you wrote:
> i dont know if this will help you. but i was able to play a .wav from the
> plugger test page in opera 6.0 @
> http://fredrik.hubbe.net/plugger/test.html, by editing
> preferences/applications=audio/x-wav, select "Open with other Application"
> and choose /usr/bin/xmms. I dont know if this will work in your situation,
> but from the plugger test page i was able to click on the WAV link to the
> left and play test.wav.
>
> slr
>
> On Friday 21 June 2002 10:00 am, charlie bullen wrote:
> > Hi, So far Opera 6.01 is the only browser that does all I need it to do
> > except 1 thing. I have a web page that downloads a wav file when certain
> > events happen. I have to be able to hear the wave file.
> >
> > I can hear sound if it comes in as part of a shockwave file.
> >
> > When I go to the preferences section "Enable embedded audio" is grayed
> > out .
> >
> > I think that perhaps the line in the page that brings in the sound file
> > may be a prorietary Microsoft tag. I've asked the developer to email me
> > the code, but haven't gotten it yet.
> >
> > The ability to hear this sound is ABSOLUTLEY ESSENTIAL if I am to
> > continue using linux at work.
> >
> >
> > HELP!!!!
> >
> > Charlie
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