GNOME Mplayer is a user-friendly graphical user interface for Mplayer that provides an easy and simple way to watch multimedia content from a variety of sources.
If you are looking for a simple GUI frontend for Mplayer, the GNOME Mplayer project is definitely worth checking out. This software is heavily based on the mplayerplug-in source code, and essentially functions as a standalone version of that.
While it is currently being used as a test bed for new methods of operation for mplayerplug-in, it may not be suitable for everyone as it could be broken or lacking many features.
However, given that it is my default viewer for media on my personal machine, I would argue that it is a solid choice for those who are looking for a basic media player that is easy to use.
One particularly useful feature of GNOME Mplayer is its ability to easily set it as the default player for mms and rtsp protocols in Mozilla/Firefox. All you need to do is add the following to your prefs.js file:
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.mms", "/usr/bin/gnome-mplayer");
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.rtsp", "/usr/bin/gnome-mplayer");
Alternatively, you can create new string settings with the above values in the "about:config" location.
Overall, I would definitely recommend giving GNOME Mplayer a try if you are after a no-frills media player that is both efficient and easy to use.
While it is currently being used as a test bed for new methods of operation for mplayerplug-in, it may not be suitable for everyone as it could be broken or lacking many features.
However, given that it is my default viewer for media on my personal machine, I would argue that it is a solid choice for those who are looking for a basic media player that is easy to use.
One particularly useful feature of GNOME Mplayer is its ability to easily set it as the default player for mms and rtsp protocols in Mozilla/Firefox. All you need to do is add the following to your prefs.js file:
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.mms", "/usr/bin/gnome-mplayer");
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.rtsp", "/usr/bin/gnome-mplayer");
Alternatively, you can create new string settings with the above values in the "about:config" location.
Overall, I would definitely recommend giving GNOME Mplayer a try if you are after a no-frills media player that is both efficient and easy to use.
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