> At some point some people wrote :
>
> > > when i try to play http:// streams in xmms in blackbox
> >
> > This should be a XMMS problem, not a BlackBox problem.
> > Or does it work in other Window Managers?
>
> yes it works in other windows managers, but as soon as i switch
> to bb it doesn't work
>
Check what other programs are getting launched when you run those
other wms, especially if they happen to be kde or gnome desktops.
The problem is most likely that some sound-related program is run
behind the scenes in those circumstances that is not when you fire
up blackbox (which runs nothing behind the scenes).
Jeff Raven