XCPlay is a software application that provides an interface to XMMS using NCurses. It allows users to control and play media from this popular media player through a terminal/console interface.
XCPlay is a powerful XMMS plugin that provides an incredibly intuitive ncurses interface to the XMMS platform. Its user interface is similar to that of Cplay but offers several added benefits over its counterpart. Instead of using console players, XCPlay utilizes XMMS as its backend either as a GUI-stripped daemon or through a virtual X server (Xvfb).
One of the greatest advantages that XCPlay offers over Cplay is its ability to seek quickly and effectively through many more formats. Additionally, XCPlay allows for unlimited instances and independence from console players, making it a highly flexible and adaptive platform.
To make use of XCPlay, you will need to have XMMS, ncurses, as well as GTK+ installed on your computer. The plugin has been tested with xmms-1.2.7, xmms-1.2.8, and xmms-1.2.9.
Installing XCPlay is simple and straightforward. All you will need to do is type 'make' followed by 'make install.' However, if you want to patch and build XMMS so that it will run without an X display, you will need to download the separate VirtXMMS package from Sourceforge.
It is important to note that running XMMS on the virtual X server Xvfb is generally not recommended and is now deprecated. However, if you still want to use it, you should export DISPLAY=:5, run Xvfb -ac :5 &, and, finally, run XMMS.
In this latest release of XCPlay, several critical bugs have been addressed, including the addition of libxmms.la in cases where it may not have previously existed, and requirements for virtxmms installations for previous versions.
Overall, XCPlay is a feature-rich and powerful plugin that makes it easy to interface with XMMS using an intuitive and flexible ncurses interface.
One of the greatest advantages that XCPlay offers over Cplay is its ability to seek quickly and effectively through many more formats. Additionally, XCPlay allows for unlimited instances and independence from console players, making it a highly flexible and adaptive platform.
To make use of XCPlay, you will need to have XMMS, ncurses, as well as GTK+ installed on your computer. The plugin has been tested with xmms-1.2.7, xmms-1.2.8, and xmms-1.2.9.
Installing XCPlay is simple and straightforward. All you will need to do is type 'make' followed by 'make install.' However, if you want to patch and build XMMS so that it will run without an X display, you will need to download the separate VirtXMMS package from Sourceforge.
It is important to note that running XMMS on the virtual X server Xvfb is generally not recommended and is now deprecated. However, if you still want to use it, you should export DISPLAY=:5, run Xvfb -ac :5 &, and, finally, run XMMS.
In this latest release of XCPlay, several critical bugs have been addressed, including the addition of libxmms.la in cases where it may not have previously existed, and requirements for virtxmms installations for previous versions.
Overall, XCPlay is a feature-rich and powerful plugin that makes it easy to interface with XMMS using an intuitive and flexible ncurses interface.
What's New
Version 0.3.6: N/A