Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 15:14:27 -0800 From: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> To: "Daniel A." <ldrada@gmail.com> Cc: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org>, FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: adding a *.wav or *mp3 file to my HTML Message-ID: <20060228231426.GA97610@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <5ceb5d550602281354h40e622dev1db569dfa5e65619@mail.gmail.com> References: <20060228185851.GA96242@thought.org> <5ceb5d550602281354h40e622dev1db569dfa5e65619@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, Feb 28, 2006 at 10:54:58PM +0100, Daniel A. wrote: > On 2/28/06, Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> 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 <<whatever>>) 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
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