Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 07:50:26 +0000 From: "Paul B. Mahol" <onemda@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Playing .ASX files via/within Firefox ? Message-ID: <CAPYw7P5gr-1dN=0%2BmMnTGCnVfKijpR203QzPcXy7R5Wn%2B8zyWw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <86197.1323231833@tristatelogic.com> References: <CAPYw7P7g=FZDOXc2PGqMHm=C2q5KxgxrvO3=zeirntkzWf96-g@mail.gmail.com> <86197.1323231833@tristatelogic.com>
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On 12/7/11, Ronald F. Guilmette <rfg@tristatelogic.com> wrote: > > In message > <CAPYw7P7g=FZDOXc2PGqMHm=C2q5KxgxrvO3=zeirntkzWf96-g@mail.gmail.com> > , "Paul B. Mahol" <onemda@gmail.com> wrote: > >>On 12/7/11, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: >>> On Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:02:24 -0800, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote: >>>> I've been trying to look at California Dept. of Transportation webcams >>>> using Firefox on FreeBSD and so far it simply ain't workin'. Somebody >>>> please tell me what I'm doing wrong. >>>> >>>> Yes, I already installed the mozilla-mplayer port. >>>> >>>> Here's where you can get at the webcams: >>>> >>>> http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist3/departments/traffic/cameras/ >>>> >>>> Any help would be appreciated. >>> >>> Maybe not what you're searching for, but works: >>> >>> First I arbitrarily choose a cam from the map. A >>> window opens with a "go to live camera" link. >>> Right click, copy link address. >>> >>> I tried to directly play it with mplayer which >>> should have worked: >>> >>> % mplayer "http://video.dot.ca.gov/asx/d3-whitmore-grade-80.asx" >> >>% mplayer -playlist ... > > Haha! Yes! Adding the -playlist option does apparenty make it possible to > get mplayer to ``play'' the .asx file itself directly. > > That's swell. > > But I still have the question: How does one get this to work with Firefox > (as it should) ? Isn't there options window from where it is possible to configure plugin?
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