[mythtv-users] feature idea: links in mythweb tosmb/ftp/http files
Chris Petersen
lists at forevermore.net
Mon Mar 29 13:06:42 EST 2004
> I've tried using file:// linkes with the correct path in
> mythweb, and the browser (I normally use Firefox) wants to
> download the file before playing it. It seems that in
> order to launch a media player to play the file directly,
> you need either (1) a browser plugin defined to handle .nuv
> files, or (2) a way to launch the viewer program on the
> client side (does good security allow this?)
you don't need a browser plugin, you just need apache to send a mime
type that one of your existing browser plugins knows how to play. I'm
happy to add a mime type to the .htaccess file included with mythweb if
someone will tell me what it is (application/nuv ??)...
-Chris
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