Re: Installing a Plug-in
- From: Reg Webb <reg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 15:18:10 +0000
Hi Chris
Any extra plug ins you need depend on what you want to do that Winamp
doesn't do already. If, for instance, you're determined to listen to
Real content with Winamp, then you'll need a plug in for that. The Tara
plug in provides an imperfect solution, as it works better for some
things than for others. The plug in is a bit flaky, and no longer in
development, which means that it seems to work differently on different
systems. For this reason, the list owners don't like extensive
discussion of Tara-based problems on here, as it may be pointless. If
you try it, and it works, great!
The regular install of Winamp will do a great job on Mp3, OGG MP4/AAC,
midifiles, and loads of other formats, (see the file types list in
Preferences). So, the bottom line is, if you find you want to listen to
something, and you find you can't, and that format doesn't show up as
one of Winamp's supported file formats, then you may well need an extra
plug in. The exception to this is Windows Media streaming content,
which is discussed elsewhere.
I hope that helps a bit.
Reg
In message <001501c4d61d$526c2030$b750bc44@DBRHN831>, Kristine Hickerson
<khickerson@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>Hi Guys,
>
>Well, ok, this presented a question for me.
>
>I have downloaded winamp, but I haven't downloaded or installed any plugins.
>Do I need to do this? And, if so, which ones do I need and where do I get
>them?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Kris Hickerson
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Reg Webb" <reg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 6:08 AM
>Subject: Re: Installing a Plug-in
>
>
>Hi Sharonda
>
>In general, all these plug ins are designed to install automatically; in
>other words, your Winamp directory will be auto-detected, especially if
>you haven't installed it in a location different from your "Program
>files". In most cases, all it does is put a .DLL file in your
>winamp\plugins folder, which does the job it's supposed to do, so you
>don't have to take any further action. In some cases, you will find
>there's a readme file associated with the plug in's installation. If
>this doesn't come up automatically, you might find a file called "in bla
>bla bla.TXT" in the plugins folder, where "bla bla bla" equals the
>format or function with which the plug in is designed to deal. If there
>is one, and there often isn't, just read it, and any extra stuff the
>developer wants you to do should become clear.
>
>
>Reg
>
>
>In message <20041129103907.AEB8872C633@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Sharonda
><sbgreenlaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>>Hi all,
>>I know, as usual, I'm a little late on the subject. But anyway, I would
>>like
>>to install the plug-in for playing WMP files and Real files. How do I go
>>about doing this? I can get these plug=ins from our Winamp site? If this is
>>too redundant, can someone write me offlist? Thanks so much.
>>Sharonda
>>
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