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looking for a jukebox to play the mp3s on your server? I'm one of the happy, ignorant interface users referred to in this correspondence below. Go Glirnath!
B. Smiley writes to Glirnath creator: The last few times I have had friends over for dinner and games we have been using Glirnath (0.16.2) to play music. It has been very popularly received. We pass around an iBook (with WiFi) at the table so people take turns picking a few tunes. Everybody has been able to use the system with a minimum of introduction -- ususally I point out that the file path is partially an HREF and then they are able to navigate.
I have evaluated several jukebox packages, and Glirnath is appealing for its simplicity. Another appealing factor of Glirnath is the inclusion of mixer control -- very useful. This is not a feature in rdtj, for example.
The id3 is a good addition, the extra information is often sought after by listeners, and not all my mp3's are well-named.
The quicktime module is missing, which generates the occasional error, but you probably know that. The Glirnath site becomes unavailable to the browser until the mp3 which generates the error is finished playing. So it is not fatal, merely an inconvenience.
nice work!
Glirnath replies: That's great! I always love to hear creative ways that people use the Glirnath. I also tried several jukeboxes a few years ago, and I wrote the Glirnath because I didn't particularily like any of them. I'm glad you agree.
Support for more formats and better security and error/sanity checking are coming in the next release, as soon as I have time to actually work on it.
It's been a busy year. But hearing from people who use it certainly helps in terms of motivation.
I'd also welcome any other suggestions you (or your friends) may have.
Thanks for supporting the Glirnath!
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