Firefox and Timidity

[Andre Mangan]

Hello to all Ubuntu users,

For general information:

After much research, testing and fiddling about, I have added System Monitor
to my top panel and in order to turn off any midi file accessed via Firefox
that loads without the TiMidity GUI, I can access the icon for the System
Monitor with ease and elect to stop (or kill) the process (yes, I know that
I could do it via the command line too).

I knew it was going to be easy, it just took a while to get there..

Cheers,
Andre



On 31/08/07, Andre Mangan <andremangan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I suppose what makes my setup different is that I have it set in my
> preferences that midi files are opened with Timidity.
>
> Midi files in my home folder bring up the Timidity GUI and can be
> terminated but in Firefox it is a different story.
>
> Nevertheless, David, thank you for responding.
>
> Cheers,
> Andre
>
>
>
> On 31/08/2007, David Gillies < daveg at dorja.com> wrote:
> >
> > I guess your firefox install has something extra that mine doesn't. I
> > don't have timidity, mozplugger or any other midi playing type programs
> > installed on my ubuntu box. When I go to a page with a midi file (or
> > click on one) all that firefox does is ask me if I want to download the
> > midi file.
> >
> > Andre Mangan wrote:
> > >
> > > Thank you for the explanations, David.
> > >
> > > I downloaded Mozplugger and it does allow me to turn the music off.
> > > Unfortunately it curtails my choices to either listening to the midi
> > > file or else looking at the web page but not both.
> > >
> > > Firefox can and does play midi files but it does so without any means
> > to
> > > turn them off and they have to suffered to the bitter end.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Andre
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 31/08/2007, *David Gillies* <daveg at dorja.com
> > > <mailto:daveg at dorja.com >> wrote:
> > >
> > >     Andre Mangan wrote:
> > >     >
> > >     > I am aware of various plugins for Firefox, although I do not
> > know
> > >     of any
> > >     > for midi files.  If you know of one, please tell.
> > >
> > >     I think the mozplugger plugin for firefox/mozilla will act as an
> > >     interface between firefox and timidity. Its in the ubuntu
> > repositories.
> > >
> > >     > Firefox should be able to do this without the addition of a
> > plugin.
> > >
> > >     Firefox under linux can't play midi files without the help of a
> > plugin.
> > >
> > >     > For my own website I will write a few bits of code to present
> > the
> > >     option
> > >     > of turning the music off - presently I only have an "on"
> > >     switch.  In XP,
> > >     > using Firefox this works perfectly well because of media player.
> > >
> > >     On windows I think you'll find the midi files are getting played
> > via a
> > >     plugin which interfaces to windows media player. Have a peek at
> > >     about:plugin under windows and have a look for it.
> > >
> > >     --
> > >     dave.
> > >
> > >
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> > their
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> >
>
>
>
> --
> andremangan at gmail.com




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