Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 16:49:26 -0400 From: Mikhail Teterin <mi+kde@aldan.algebra.com> To: multimedia@freebsd.org Cc: thierry@pompo.net, shaun@freebsd.org Subject: Please, test new port: helixplugin Message-ID: <200610221649.26674@aldan>
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Hello! Real's plugin does little else but launches the "realplayer" executable and communicates with it via stdin/out. Thus it is perfectly possible for the plugin to be compiled natively, and use the Linux "realplay" executable -- with the natively built browser(s). My little port http://aldan.algebra.com/~mi/helixplugin.shar.bz2 does just that. It even seems to work, although I encountered some problems with cbsnews.com (the first clip loads and runs, but the subsequent don't). Would anyone, please, test it out on their favourite web-site(s)? I'd appreciate any feedback. Thanks! -mi P.S. Adobe's Acrobat plugin works in the same manner -- the small plugin invokes the acroread executable "embedded" in the browser's window. Unfortunately, unlike Real, Adobe does not (yet?) offer the source code of the plugin part...home | help
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