[GLLUG] xmms alternatives?

dpk dpk at egr.msu.edu
Wed Feb 25 12:42:57 EST 2004


Edward Glowacki wrote:
> On Wed, 2004-02-25 at 11:48, Mark Tarquini wrote:
> 
>>What does everyone use to listen to mp3s?
>>
>>Are there any good alternatives to XMMS?
> 
> 
> I really hate the user interface for XMMS... =P

Agreed.  Even more disappointing is that they haven't done much to 
improve the program in so many years.  To name a few, I think it lacks 
in the GUI/Skin, Gnome and X window functionality/integration, and media 
library support.

I've started to use zinf, but have experience another set of problems 
with it.  While I like having media library functionality and a more 
intuitive GUI, support and documentation of isn't great, alsa and mixing 
  other audio streams seems buggy, and the program itself will crash 
spuratically.

Also, I guess my requirements are slightly different than most, because 
I use ogg encoding for digital copies of my stuff.

dpk


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