On Mon, 15 Apr 2002, Deedra Waters wrote: > I'm currently using mp3blaster to play mp3 files, but it's not really > speakup friendl. > I tried freeamp, but I'm having several problems trying to get it to do > what I want it to, and it doesn't have man pages that are of much use. > They assume that I can use xwindows, which I can not:p > > Does anyone have suggestions as to an mp3 player that will let me move > threw songs, shuffle repeat, and load playlists? Well, my personal suggestion for starters would be mpg123. It probably is already on your system, it certainly comes bundled with Slackware 8.0. Although it cannot do all of what you want out of the box, a search for mpg123 on freshmeat.net will unearth several packages which will interact with it to add functionality. Be warned, however, I have found that mpg123 is very intollerent of broken mp3 headers, and you may find that some files will stop halfway through, or not play at all, I don't know why this should be, but there it is. Out of the box, you can shuffle a list of tracks no probs at all using the -z switch, and the man-page is, imho, very extensive. HTH -- Toby Fisher Email: toby at g0ucu.freeserve.co.uk Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 ICQ: #61744808 Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
