The XMMS (X Multimedia System) application can be utilised to play a wide variety of digital audio file formats. These include the popular MP3 as well as the open Ogg Vorbis formats. To launch XMMS, select :
Main Menu --> Sound & Video --> Audio Player
Click to view screen shot Fig 6.3 XMMS Player.
Note:
XMMS may need additional plug-ins to be able to play some of the audio file formats. If these arenot already installed on your system they can be downloaded from the Internet.
Again, you can control the XMMS player using the graphical knobs and buttons displayed. In addition, you can select the source of the audio files to play. To do this, right-click on the XMMS player and from the pop-up menu select Play File to select the audio file to play. If you want to be able to play an audio file from the Internet select Play Location and enter the Internet location of the file.
XMMS Skins
Skins allow you to change the appearance of an application. Note that this change is cosmetic only and the functionalities of the application are unaffected. To change the appearance of the default XMMS Player, you can install the xmms-skins package which may be included in your Linux distribution CD If it is not there then you will have to download it from the XMMS website. To change the skin of the XMMS player, start the XMMS application and then right-click on it and select,Options --> Skin Browser
to choose the skin you want. Experiment until you find a skin to your liking.
Click to view screen shot Fig 6.4 XMMS Player using a Different Skin
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Tutorial: Using Common Mass Storage Peripherals
1. Multimedia Access and Players
2. The Volume Control Applet
3. Playing Audio CDs
4. Playing Digital Audio Files
5. Playing VCD and DVD
6. Graphic Images Access
7. Using File Manager to Access Image Files
8. gThumb Image Viewer
