hi. You might like to even go back to version 5.08E which is what I use. It's probably around somewhere.
At 09:59 AM 10/12/2005, you wrote: >But they *were* there when I first installed 5.1; that's how I found the URL >for WQXR. and that's why it's so weird that they've subsequently >disappeared, unless, as I suggested, they were, in fact, only there as a >trial offer, so to speak. > >In any case, and what's even weirder, now, I can't even find the main >treeview in the library. And, it's NOT the JAWS focus issue. Sighted friends >have confirmed that it's just not there, any longer. > >I've tried re-installing 5.1 over the current installation. but that didn't >change anything. Since I hardly ever use the Library, except for editing and >rearranging bookmarks, and thanks to Chris I now know how to do that by >editing winamp.bm, I'm seriously considering uninstalling 5.1, and >downgrading to 5.092. Any thought before I do? > >Blessed Be, > >Dana >that's Dayna, D A N A, NOT Donna, D O N N A > >D. S. Leslie, née C. R. Guttman >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Skype: dsleslie >Web: ÞE OL' PHILOSOPHIE SHOPPE >Your Source for Discounted Ideas >http://members.cox.net/dsleslie2/ > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Chris Skarstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 10:13 AM >Subject: Re: winamp problem > > >Hi. The xm stations, *were* only available in 5.1. It shows a listing for >them in there now, but they're not there, even with the pro version of >Winamp. so it's nothing any of us are doing. it's on the Nullsoft/aol end >of things. > > > > >At 08:27 AM 10/12/2005, you wrote: > >Dana, > >Thanks for letting me know the short URL works, smile, maybe i'll play with > >that. i'm still running Winamp 5.09 so maybe the references to XM and AOL > >content are new to the latest version, nothing like taking three days to > >figure that out. If I do find these stations in the library and get them > >to > >work it'll be great, but otherwise i'm not sure it is worth the upgrade. > >other than the focus issues in the library window that you mentioned, have > >you seen any other problems with the latest version? Seems to me I'd heard > >of some but maybe wasn't paying close enough attention. As with anything > >Winamp or even audio, mileage seems to vary. i may upgrade eventually but > >not today--definitely too much else to do and low frustration tolerance. > > > >Susan > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Dana S. Leslie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > >Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 12:51 PM > >Subject: Re: winamp problem > > > > > >There is a www.wqxr.com > >But, when you try to get to their stream from there, the link takes you to > >the sign up for AOL. I figured it was much easier to go through Winamp, > >since I found it there. And it's still working that way, even though I can > >no longer find the AOL with XM section of the Winamp library. > > > >BTW, I just experimented and found that, in the terribly long and ugly URL > >I > >gave you, everything after the question mark can be deleted, and it will > >still work. > > > >Blessed Be, > > > >Dana > >that's Dayna, D A N A, NOT Donna, D O N N A > > > >D. S. Leslie, née C. R. Guttman > >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Skype: dsleslie > >Web: ÞE OL' PHILOSOPHIE SHOPPE > >Your Source for Discounted Ideas > >http://members.cox.net/dsleslie2/ > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Susan Wojtecki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > >Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 12:35 PM > >Subject: Re: winamp problem > > > > > > > Dana, > > > Hmm, I didn't know that WQXR was one of the XM choices. Maybe i'll try > > > to > > > find that, though i'm still not real good at pasting in URL's to the > > > Winamp > > > address bar or whatever it's called. For this station maybe I'll just > > > stick > > > to the regular radio, lol. Of course, maybe there's a variant of > > > www.wqxr.com, but no, that's probably too simple, right? nothing like a > > > little wishful thinking. > > > > > > Thanks for your response. I'm still not sure I understand whether this > > > XM > > > or AOL content is free or not and under what conditions. it's > > > frustrating > > > to have to register for things before you know what you are agreeing to, > > > and > > > then of course there's the chance it won't work. Oh well, no such thing > > > as > > > a free radio station or something, lol. > > > > > > Susan > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Dana S. Leslie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > > > Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 12:25 PM > > > Subject: Re: winamp problem > > > > > > > > >> Susan, > > >> > > >> Well, I don't fully understand it, either. but, when Winamp 5.1 was > > >> released, a couple of months ago, there was a new subsection in the > > >> Online > > >> Streams section of the Library, where you could find AOL with XM > > >> streams. > > >> I > > >> found a stream in there for WQXR, the New York Times' classical music > > >> station. I bookmarked it, and I was able to copy the URL from the edit > > >> bookmarks dialogue to my web page. The stream still plays fine, whether > > >> I > > >> use the bookmark or the link I created on my web page. but, apparently, > > >> several of us, at least, can no longer find this section of the Winamp > > >> library. Actually, just at the moment, I'm having trouble navigating > > >> the > > >> library, at all. Ever since 5.1 was introduce, JAWS would continually > > >> lose > > >> focus as one tabbed away from the main treeview in the library, and > > >> then > > >> tried to get back to it. One would have to use the JAWS cursor to find > > >> the > > >> items on the treevew, then click on them and route pc to JAWS. Bt, just > > >> since this morning, I can't even find the treeview. something is VERY > > >> screwed up! I'll have to get a sighted person to take a look, tomorrow. > > >> > > >> If you're interested, here is the URL I found for WQXR, it's very long > > >> and > > >> very ugly, and you have to get it all into Winamp's location bar, until > > >> you > > >> bookmark it. But I still have no idea how the URL is structured, or how > > >> it > > >> might help you to infer the URLs of other Xm streams that will play in > > >> Winamp: > > >> > > > uvox://64.236.34.107:5190/stream/13270?auth_token=r%3D2113823%26sid%3D12770%26expires%3D1126760580065%26csum%3D2cd01f29f7b603749d5c100cdf2f2429&uid=WA-287F2030C25141DC83537812639D1992&sessid=29D12D3CCEFB4A27A0B2D4ED5D8FFB58 > > >> > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> From: "Susan Wojtecki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > > >> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 11:46 AM > > >> Subject: Re: winamp problem > > >> > > >> > > >>> Gail and Dana, > > >>> I'm a little confused as to the relationship between the XM stations > > >>> and > > >>> AOL > > >>> and the player through which they are accessed. I mean, I was under > > >>> the > > >>> impression that those with an XM account could only play the streams > > >>> through > > >>> Windows Media. I had an account but canceled it since I found I had > > >>> long > > >>> buffering times on many occasions and sometimes couldn't seem to > > >>> access > > >>> streams at all, though maybe I didn't try long or hard enough to solve > > >>> this > > >>> problem. Bottom line was that I couldn't see paying for a service I > > >>> wasn't > > >>> able to access. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> However, after they did this deal with AOL this summer, I tried to > > >>> find > > >>> out > > >>> how it worked but couldn't get definitive information. I assume that > > >>> they > > >>> want you to download an AOL player which you pay for? Does this mean > > >>> that > > >>> AOL takes over your ISP? I have good cable service and this is not > > >>> something I'd want to have happen. Dana, are you saying that there is > > >>> a > > >>> way > > >>> to use Winamp as the player of choice listening to these streams? > > >>> That > > >>> would seem to be ideal for me since I think the buffering problems I > > >>> had > > >>> are > > >>> somehow related to WMP 10 though am not completely certain. Would > > >>> appreciate if you or other good folks could clarify, lol, i'm > > >>> definitely > > >>> confused. > > >>> > > >>> Susan > > >>> > > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > > >>> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>> To: <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > > >>> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 10:16 PM > > >>> Subject: Re: winamp problem > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>> Ah, I stand corrected. Since I use the AOL service for my ISP, it is > > >>>> easy > > >>>> for > > >>>> me to go to AOL radio on their main screen, so I didn't look for that > > >>>> feature > > >>>> in the Winamp library. But Winamp probably doesn't have all the AOL > > >>>> radio > > >>>> features. If I know AOL, they're probably using it as an advertising > > >>>> ploy > > >>>> to > > >>>> convince more people to switch to their full service. I like their > > >>>> service > > >>>> but I > > >>>> wouldn't try to talk anyone into switching just because of their > > >>>> radio > > >>>> feature. > > >>>> > > >>>> Gail > > >>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > > >>>> http://www.pc-audio.org > > >>>> > > >>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > > >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>>> > > >>>> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. 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