> 2) Although VLC now shows in an application menu, it does not list as a
> possibility when right clicking on the .ogm files on the DVD. I realize
> that file associations based on a file extension is a Windows thing, but
> it begs the question of how Linux decides to associate programs suitable
> for opening files and how applications get on a context (right-click)
> menu. Can anyone point me at something to read (preferably not buying
> any books I do not have)?
Actually, the media file extensions are handled by your window
manager/desktop environment (gnome or Kde most likely) They work the
same as windows. Right click on a file and choose properties to work
with the file types or go to a file manager and look in the settings
menu. In kde it's in the Configure Konqueror menu item under file
Associations.
The associations are configured similarly to windows in that a given
file extension/type is associated with one or more programs and they can
be prioritized.
Fixing each individual player is more in depth and in my experience has
involved tweaking the settings for each player to look for different
codecs, player engines, etc.
I do agree that this should be easier and that you should NOT have had
to do anything to get an Ogg media file to play on Linux (in spite of my
other post about windows). The good news is that it will happen.
Slowly each distro will improve to handle these things because they are
all competing with each other for your attention.
You might look for the bug reports on ubuntu.com and see if anyone has
reported this as a problem. If Ubuntu can't play Shuttleworth's videos
out of the box I'm sure they want to know about it. (seeing as he is the
founder and all)
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JT Morée
PC Xperience, Inc.
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