System Architecture: All/General
RedHat Release: All/General
FAQ Category: Sound and Music
Modification Date: Oct 20, 1998
How do I get sound working with Netscape?
To get sound working with Netscape, you have to setup a mime type with your application. For Netscape 3, select options and setup the type. For Communictor: Edit->Preferences->Navigator->Applications select a file type or use New edit the suffixes select application and type in the application For avi movies: Description: Microsoft Video MIME Type: video/x-msvideo Suffixes: avi []Application: xanim [plus]Ae [plus]f %s For RealAudi sound files: Description: RealAudio MIME Type: audio/x-pn-realaudio Suffixes: rm,ra,ram []Application: rvplayer %s Note, there are also some plugins for Netscape that work most of the time (e.g., to play .WAV files).
search for plugger and Netscape plugins for Linux see notes on playing audio files