Hi. I think this might be a case of "if it ain't broke don't fix it". I use the win32 codecs, but I need them so my Gnome player can also play Real audio and Windows Media. Hope this helps. Kenny On Tue, Apr 19, 2005 at 06:42:22AM -0400, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > Adam, > > With all my experimenting with mplayer, I seem to have the "essential" > package of 22 MB in /usr/local/lib/codecs, no longer being used, and the > win32codec package of 30 MB in /usr/lib/win32, where it is being used by > my running mplayer. The sizes would suggest that the win32 set is the > more inclusive, but the web site urges the use of "essential." What > would you recommend? If I just copy essential over the top of win32 I > might possibly lose something, plus the next time win32 is updated I > might also lose something. > > Chuck. > > > > -- > The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (76% of Full) > "Things are in the saddle, and they ride mankind." Ralph Waldo Emerson > Visit my download site at http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup