Posted by Neredbojias on 01/24/08 20:34

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:11:39
GMT aoksite1@gmail.com scribed:

>> > Jeff <jeff@spam_me_not.com> wrote:
>>
>> >> I need a lightweight free to cheap mp3 audio player. It should
>> >> have a start and stop feature and auto play on page load.
>>
>> > I use Quicktime or iTunes or (quite often the brilliant Preview
>> > feature in the Finder on Mac) I think at least you can get the
>> > first two free for a PC?
>>
>> Many thanks. I'd completely forgotten about quicktime. And with that
>> bit of a hint I found the object/embed code.
>
> Jeff,
>
> You really need to stay away from Quicktime it is not used by most
> people and requires a lengthy download to use, and it tends to take
> over a person's computer like a nasty virus. It is much better to
> embed Windows media player because it is more universal and in most
> instances requires no download by the user. For W3C valid code and a
> complete tutorial on how to use visit
> http://a-ok-site.com/webdesign/embed_files.html or do a Google search
> for embedding media files.

I totally agree and second this. There may be insulators as Adrienne has
suggested, but why deal with crap in the first place? And Jeff, if the
user doesn't have Quicktime/(generic) on his box, it won't work.

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Neredbojias
Riches are their own reward.

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