Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video clips

2007-04-18 Thread Michael
alan c wrote On 04/16/2007 10:01 PM: alan c wrote: In both kubuntu 6.06 and 6.10 (different machines) I am getting problems with Firefox and bbc video clips. I believe the existing configuration was mplayer (plugin) with FF but from my present experiences I am only getting any success

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video clips

2007-04-18 Thread Michael
Michael wrote On 04/18/2007 04:32 PM: alan c wrote On 04/16/2007 10:01 PM: alan c wrote: In both kubuntu 6.06 and 6.10 (different machines) I am getting problems with Firefox and bbc video clips. I believe the existing configuration was mplayer (plugin) with FF but from my

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video clips

2007-04-17 Thread Alan Pope
On Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 10:58:30PM +0100, Tony Arnold wrote: Or is there a way to play real audio and video without the non-free realplayer? Yes, I dont have realplayer installed at all, I watch BBC programmes using mplayer mozilla plugin. It works in much the same way as realplayer - the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video clips

2007-04-17 Thread Andrew Barber
On 17/04/07, Alan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 10:58:30PM +0100, Tony Arnold wrote: Or is there a way to play real audio and video without the non-free realplayer? Yes, I dont have realplayer installed at all, I watch BBC programmes using mplayer mozilla plugin.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video clips

2007-04-17 Thread Alan Pope
On Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 09:23:42AM +0100, Andrew Barber wrote: Would it be worth emailing somebody in the BBC and telling them to maybe add a link to their window on what you need to run video on GNU/Linux. I don't think it's appropriate to put something inside that window. They do have a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video clips

2007-04-17 Thread Lee Tambiah
I usually use the Firefox Media connectivity plugin, this usually works for most things. You can configure it so it responds to different medias. Where you have embedded media it will put a black box which you can click, that will then open the media player that you have configured and your away.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video clips

2007-04-17 Thread alan c
Alan Pope wrote: On Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 10:58:30PM +0100, Tony Arnold wrote: Or is there a way to play real audio and video without the non-free realplayer? Yes, I dont have realplayer installed at all, I watch BBC programmes using mplayer mozilla plugin. It works in much the same way

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video clips

2007-04-17 Thread Stephen Garton
On 17/04/07, Alan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [Snip] I watch BBC programmes using mplayer mozilla plugin. It works in much the same way as realplayer - the little box pops up when you click video on the bbc website and the video plays in it. It just works. At the risk of taking this

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video clips

2007-04-17 Thread Stephen Garton
On 17/04/07, Alan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 02:02:27PM +0100, Stephen Garton wrote: On 17/04/07, Alan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [Snip] I watch BBC programmes using mplayer mozilla plugin. It works in much the same way as realplayer - the little box

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video clips

2007-04-16 Thread alan c
alan c wrote: In both kubuntu 6.06 and 6.10 (different machines) I am getting problems with Firefox and bbc video clips. I believe the existing configuration was mplayer (plugin) with FF but from my present experiences I am only getting any success at all after removing mplayer, (re)

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video clips

2007-04-16 Thread TheVeech
On Mon, 2007-04-16 at 22:01 +0100, alan c wrote: alan c wrote: In both kubuntu 6.06 and 6.10 (different machines) I am getting problems with Firefox and bbc video clips. I believe the existing configuration was mplayer (plugin) with FF but from my present experiences I am only

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video clips

2007-04-16 Thread baz
On Mon, 2007-04-16 at 22:01 +0100, alan c wrote: alan c wrote: In both kubuntu 6.06 and 6.10 (different machines) I am getting problems with Firefox and bbc video clips. I believe the existing configuration was mplayer (plugin) with FF but from my present experiences I am only

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video clips

2007-04-16 Thread Toby Smithe
On Mon, 2007-04-16 at 22:01 +0100, alan c wrote: Is anyone finding they can play stuff from bbc please? It might give me some clues? I get sound, but no picture, either with realplayer or mplayer apparently. If it worked ok in the past - great, buut when it does not work there is a lot to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video clips

2007-04-16 Thread I C McNab
alan c wrote: ...Is anyone finding they can play stuff from bbc please? It might give me some clues? Alan Realplayer 10 doesn't play in the BBC page itself; but I can use 'launch in a stand alone player', and that works fine. -- Ian -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video clips

2007-04-16 Thread Tony Arnold
I C McNab wrote: alan c wrote: ...Is anyone finding they can play stuff from bbc please? It might give me some clues? Alan Realplayer 10 doesn't play in the BBC page itself; but I can use 'launch in a stand alone player', and that works fine. On a side note, what is the best way to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video clips

2007-04-16 Thread I C McNab
Tony Arnold wrote: [SNIP] On a side note, what is the best way to install RealPlayer on Edgy? I previously downloaded it from the Real web site, but I thought it was in the commercial repository now. I installed it ('realplay') from the commercial repository. -- Ian --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video clips

2007-04-16 Thread Tony Arnold
Ian, I C McNab wrote: Tony Arnold wrote: [SNIP] On a side note, what is the best way to install RealPlayer on Edgy? I previously downloaded it from the Real web site, but I thought it was in the commercial repository now. I installed it ('realplay') from the commercial repository.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video clips

2007-04-16 Thread alan c
Toby Smithe wrote: On Mon, 2007-04-16 at 22:01 +0100, alan c wrote: Is anyone finding they can play stuff from bbc please? It might give me some clues? I get sound, but no picture, either with realplayer or mplayer apparently. If it worked ok in the past - great, buut when it does not

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video clips

2007-04-16 Thread alan c
TheVeech wrote: On Mon, 2007-04-16 at 22:01 +0100, alan c wrote: alan c wrote: In both kubuntu 6.06 and 6.10 (different machines) I am getting problems with Firefox and bbc video clips. I believe the existing configuration was mplayer (plugin) with FF but from my present experiences

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video clips (thanks)

2007-04-16 Thread alan c
alan c wrote: alan c wrote: In both kubuntu 6.06 and 6.10 (different machines) I am getting problems with Firefox and bbc video clips. I believe the existing configuration was mplayer (plugin) with FF but from my present experiences I am only getting any success at all after removing

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video clips

2007-03-06 Thread Dave Ewart
On Thursday, 01.03.2007 at 22:42 +, alan c wrote: In both kubuntu 6.06 and 6.10 (different machines) I am getting problems with Firefox and bbc video clips. I believe the existing configuration was mplayer (plugin) with FF but from my present experiences I am only getting any success at

[ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video clips

2007-03-01 Thread alan c
In both kubuntu 6.06 and 6.10 (different machines) I am getting problems with Firefox and bbc video clips. I believe the existing configuration was mplayer (plugin) with FF but from my present experiences I am only getting any success at all after removing mplayer, (re) installing realplayer