From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 28 23:14:31 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B0C016A420 for ; Tue, 28 Feb 2006 23:14:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C07B43D45 for ; Tue, 28 Feb 2006 23:14:29 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tao.thought.org (8.13.4/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k1SNEReQ097733; Tue, 28 Feb 2006 15:14:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.13.4/8.13.1/Submit) id k1SNERXA097732; Tue, 28 Feb 2006 15:14:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline) Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 15:14:27 -0800 From: Gary Kline To: "Daniel A." Message-ID: <20060228231426.GA97610@thought.org> References: <20060228185851.GA96242@thought.org> <5ceb5d550602281354h40e622dev1db569dfa5e65619@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <5ceb5d550602281354h40e622dev1db569dfa5e65619@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: Observing 19+ years of service to the Unix community Cc: Gary Kline , FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: adding a *.wav or *mp3 file to my HTML X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 23:14:31 -0000 On Tue, Feb 28, 2006 at 10:54:58PM +0100, Daniel A. wrote: > On 2/28/06, Gary Kline wrote: > > Folks, > > > > This is for the advanced HTML people out there, or anyone > > who knows about audio+HTML. I have a brief (10-sec) wav > > file that I would like to add to one html/php page. > > If people do not have audio (say, xmms or realplayer), > > I don't want to nag them. The audio isn't critical, > > but I think it's a nice touch. > > > > One: how can I add this snd.wav to html? andor php? > > Two: since it takes N secs to pull over the wav file, > > is there a way to translate it to (say) 32k MP3? > > And, again, how would I add this to my HTML/php > > page without nagging my readers? > > > > thanks for any pointers > > > > gary > OH FOR GODS SAKE DO NOT ADD AUDIO TO YOUR WEBSITE! > Please! I BEG YOU! > Websites with sound are the kind of websites I never visit again. I > think that I speak for many of us, when I say that I dont WANT to hear > your mp3 file when I visit your website. I am already listening to the > music I love wholeheartedly, and I dont want your website to ruin the > greatest guitar solo in the world. Why do you ruin my guitar solo? > Why!? > > Suggestion: If you are going to add the sound file despite my plea, I > recommend you that you create a warning page first (Like porn sites > have) which says "WARNING: ANNOYING EMBEDDED AUDIO INSIDE", just so I > am warned. > Yeah, this is something I've been considering. It's also why I've kept my Jottings pages simple text. Do I want to add something like birds-a-twittering (or <>) and ruin my CD that's playing? This is probably why most audio sites have click-on graphics when the user is ready to listen. Thanks for everyones' replies. -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix