How To View Links Using RealPlayer

zensufi · 07-27-2004, 09:52 AM

I've successfully installed RealPlayer 8 under Slackware 9.1 running Dropline Gnome. I want to be able to view linked videos on websites (such as those on www.c-span.org). However, clicking on the links automatically runs totem, which does not support the RealPlayer format. How do I view RealPlayer videos with linux?

Thanks,

Brian

Firehaxor · 07-27-2004, 11:02 AM

http://fredrik.hubbe.net/plugger.html hope this works 4 u man

bramadams · 07-27-2004, 03:14 PM

Hi,

In another thread at http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=148195 all is explained.

zensufi · 07-28-2004, 07:42 PM

Well, here's the problem. When I come across a site that provides links to rm files, firefox automatically starts realplayer to play them. However, when I use a site such as c-span, where the links use javascript to open a new window and play the video, firefox/slack/kde attempts to use totem to play them. How can I get realplayer to do it?

Thanks,

Brian

majalee · 07-29-2004, 02:01 AM

hi,

u have to change the browser settings to open realplayer..

if u are using netscape/mozilla, just go the Edit -> Preferences -> Applications (Helper Applications).

and here u define a new file type :

if u want to view video RM files, then :

mime type : video/rm
description : <anything>
extension : rm

then for :

open it with : <path for real player> and then
apply those changes and try to open the website.. it will work..

aaditya

zensufi · 07-29-2004, 05:43 PM

I'm using firefox. There is no option to do this. Under edit/preferences/downloads, there is something similar, but you don't have the option of creating a new file association. It's weird becuase when I clicked on the rm documents it asked me what I wanted to use to open the file and I chose realplayer as the default and it added it to the list of associations. However, when it opens in a new window with Javascript, it doesn't give me that option.

Has anyone with firefox overcome this problem?

Thanks,

Brian