Re: [gentoo-user] Re: seamonkey helper apps

[Paul Hartman]

On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Paul Hartman
<paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 11:34 AM, James <wireless@×××××××××××.com> wrote:
>> Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo <at> gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>
>>> I also have Vonage and use Seamonkey and everything is working okay
>>> for me. I'm using the gecko-mediaplayer plugin, but opening with
>>> gmplayer or something works too.
>>
>> Well here's my 'helper applications' entry
>> Maybe a syntax error?
>>
>> Helper Applications   "voice-message/wav"
>>
>> MIMI Type             "voice-message/wav"
>> Extension             "wav"
>> Open it with          "/usr/bin/mplayer"
>>
>> <no quotes>
>>
>>
>> The baffling things is I can use this string
>> in my seamonkey browser to play the saved audio clip;
>> it plays just fine, using mplayer or amarok:
>>
>>
>> file:///home/<path>/voice-message.wav
>>
>>
>> I can use aplay <path/filename> and some wav
>> files play
>> ( aplay close.wav
>> Playing WAVE 'close.wav' : Signed 16 bit
>> Little Endian, Rate 22050 Hz, Mono)
>>
>> and some don't, like my voice mails:
>> (aplay voice-message.wav
>> aplay: test_wavefile:782: can't play WAVE-file
>> format 0x0007 which is not PCM or FLOAT encoded)
>> Not sure if this matters...?
>>
>> So it's got to be a seamonkey mis-config?
>> Here's my Seamonkey flags:
>> (crypt gnome ipv6 java ldap mozdevelop postgres)
>>
>>
>> KDE is the destop.
>
> I don't have it set up as a helper. It just pops up the "What would
> you like to do?" dialog and I choose to open it with /usr/bin/gmplayer
>
> Paul
>

I was wrong, it is set up.

MIME type: audio/x-wav
Description: (blank)
Extension: wav

Open it using /usr/bin/gmplayer

[checked] Always ask me before handling files of this type

And the same setup for MIME type of audio/wav

Regards,
Paul