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From: chance on 30 Jul 2010 08:48 When you play an audio file, how do you know what kind of media player, windows media player or real player among others, is now playing the file? I've a lot of kinds of players installed in my pc.
From: Andrew on 30 Jul 2010 09:46 Am 30.07.2010 14:48, schrieb chance: > When you play an audio file, how do you know what kind of media player, > windows media player or real player among others, is now playing the file? > I've a lot of kinds of players installed in my pc. usually the player pops up when playing a file Andrew
From: chance on 30 Jul 2010 11:28 "Andrew" <vnc_service(a)t-online.de> wrote in message news:i2ul45$epo$00$1(a)news.t-online.com... > Am 30.07.2010 14:48, schrieb chance: >> When you play an audio file, how do you know what kind of media player, >> windows media player or real player among others, is now playing the file? >> I've a lot of kinds of players installed in my pc. > > usually the player pops up when playing a file Yes. You are right. But I haven't seen any player pop up, when I listen to NPR, for one. This is one of the cases I was referring to.
From: Andrew on 30 Jul 2010 14:17 Am 30.07.2010 17:28, schrieb chance: > > "Andrew"<vnc_service(a)t-online.de> wrote in message news:i2ul45$epo$00$1(a)news.t-online.com... >> Am 30.07.2010 14:48, schrieb chance: >>> When you play an audio file, how do you know what kind of media player, >>> windows media player or real player among others, is now playing the file? >>> I've a lot of kinds of players installed in my pc. >> >> usually the player pops up when playing a file > > Yes. You are right. > > But I haven't seen any player pop up, when I listen to NPR, for one. > This is one of the cases I was referring to. > > I guess you mean http://www.npr.org I tried this (http://www.npr.org/music/) and a 2nd firefox window opens. When you do a right-click in that window you will see that (most likely) it is played by the ADOBE FlashPlayer :) Andrew
From: chance on 31 Jul 2010 02:01
"Andrew" <vnc_service(a)t-online.de> wrote in message news:i2v505$fdd$00$1(a)news.t-online.com... > Am 30.07.2010 17:28, schrieb chance: >> >> "Andrew"<vnc_service(a)t-online.de> wrote in message news:i2ul45$epo$00$1(a)news.t-online.com... >>> Am 30.07.2010 14:48, schrieb chance: >>>> When you play an audio file, how do you know what kind of media player, >>>> windows media player or real player among others, is now playing the file? >>>> I've a lot of kinds of players installed in my pc. >>> >>> usually the player pops up when playing a file >> >> Yes. You are right. >> >> But I haven't seen any player pop up, when I listen to NPR, for one. >> This is one of the cases I was referring to. >> >> > > > I guess you mean http://www.npr.org > > I tried this (http://www.npr.org/music/) and a 2nd firefox window opens. > When you do a right-click in that window you will see that (most likely) > it is played by the ADOBE FlashPlayer :) What if the browser is Windows Internet Explorer, which is my case? I have no window to right-click on appearing, even when I opened the window whose link you have indicated. Bear with me, the dumb boy. |