From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ns1.sunset.net ([205.161.255.5] helo=onyx.sunset.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1EL51z-00077z-00 for ; Thu, 29 Sep 2005 16:29:27 -0400 Received: from sunset.net (198-69-251-26.chico.ca.digitalpath.net [198.69.251.26]) by onyx.sunset.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j8TKKB0P015299 for ; Thu, 29 Sep 2005 13:20:12 -0700 Received: (from rreid@localhost) by sunset.net (8.13.3/8.12.8/Submit) id j8TKTC3Y025727 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Thu, 29 Sep 2005 13:29:13 -0700 Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 13:29:12 -0700 From: "Ralph W. Reid" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20050929202912.GA25703@sunset.net> References: <20050929135042.GB2477@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050929135042.GB2477@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Subject: Re: Elinks: Controling Media Player X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 20:29:28 -0000 I usually run mplayer from within lynx, but I should think the same technique should work on your system. While mplayer is running (buffer values being displayed, maybe some audio playing, etc), try pressing CTRL-C. On my system, pressing CTRL-C causes mplayer to produce a message about an interrupt taking place in some module or other, and then mplayer terminates. HTH, and have a _great_ day! On Thu, Sep 29, 2005 at 06:50:44AM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > When I wanna play a link over the internet through elinks, I've got my > mime types and mailcap so mplayer gets launched and that seems to work > fine but I can't get the keyboard to focus to mplayer. I'm sort of > locked out. I can't control elinks while mplayer is running and I can't > get into mplayer. When the file finishes, I get control of elinks back. > Otherwise, I have to go into another console to kill mplayer if I don't > wanna wait for the file to end. I think I'm missing an option some > place to get this to work right. Can anyone help me out? Thanks. > > - -- > HolmesGrown Solutions > The best solutions for the best price! > http://ld.net/?holmesgrown > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.7 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFDOcuKWSjv55S0LfERA04rAKCJ16GDVmboElFkTGsvAGXTNG1/uwCgkXXz > mJk2GWKOP2P7QNslNSiU0l4= > =2O5i > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Ralph. N6BNO. Wisdom comes from central processing, not from I/O. rreid@sunset.net http://personalweb.sunset.net/~rreid ...passing through The City of Internet at the speed of light! CIRCLE RADIUS = sqrt (x ^ 2 + y ^ 2)