On 9/10/07, Randy McMurchy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dan Nicholson wrote these words on 09/10/07 08:10 CST:
> > On 9/9/07, Randy McMurchy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> I'd like to go ahead and fix this issue. Upon thinking about it,
> >> I'm wondering if BLFS should recommend to use the Xine backend
> >> for Totem, as it appears it is more stable than the GStreamer
> >> backend.
> >
> > What do you mean by more stable? Are you hitting bugs in totem when
> > using gstreamer? The only feature I know definitely doesn't work on
> > gstreamer is DVD playback. Everything else should just require the
> > proper gstreamer plugin be installed. Are there other issues?
>
> I didn't notice anything more, as the first thing I tried to do was
> play a DVD. And ...
>
> Totem is a movie player. The standard medium for movies these days
> is a DVD. Totem (with GST backend) doesn't play DVD's. Perhaps I
> shouldn't use words like "more stable", and instead use something
> like "not broken" when trying to get a response to the question
> (which you avoided doing).

Right. "More stable" sounds like totem is going to crash if you try to
use gstreamer. "Missing features" describes the issue here.

> Isn't the GST backend being broken enough to recommend a backend
> that isn't?

Probably. I'd say it's as easy as "If you require dvd playback, use xine".

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Dan
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