Jon B wrote:
>>one of my continuing quests on linux is trying to find a suitable mp3
>>player to ... play my mp3's. what i need is something like amarok (my
>>favourite), rhythmbox or muine that has multiple output interfaces;
>>intuitive mp3 browser/library; cover art display; slick interface; and
>>system tray/plugin support.
>
>
> I would like something better, too. I've just been using XMMS, which
> is convenient because it has the automatic JACK output plugin. But it
> is ugly as hell. The stupid fixed bitmap size is about the size of my
> thumb on my high res LCD, so I have to always run in double size, with
> all the fonts bumped up as well. It is somewhat buggy and unstable as
> well. (Though it crashes less often and opens more file types with
> less effort on my part than the few other programs I have tried.) I
> am looking at the ones you listed. Are they much more beta, though?
> I want something that doesn't crash, has a GUI that works on more than
> just the developer's screen, can play all file types effortlessly
> and... well... is easy to use. I guess that's too much to ask for a
> linux app...
>
>
Rather than just complaining about it why not inform the developers of
the problems, file a bug report.
If you run the package from a terminal you might get some error messages
which can help resolve the problem.
Robin
Received on Thu Jan 20 20:15:13 2005
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