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". -- Dan -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
