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Re: A Reimplementation of Winamp 2.9 in HTML5 and JavaScript

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Post by lnrdgmz »

laumars wrote: post #61
bhauer wrote: post #29

Amazing. Wishful thinking: If this included something akin to Shoutcast (perhaps via WebRTC), it would give us back the peer-to-peer listening joy we had for small groups and teams back in the day. I miss the era when things were more commonly/naturally peer-to-peer and decentralized.

Shoutcast and the real-time visualisations are two killer features Winamp had that I don't think any media player since has even come close to competing with. I'm not saying there aren't still decent media players out there, but honestly I think Winamp is still the best there's ever been.

Is projectM[1] not a suitable replacement for MilkDrop visualizations? Comes built into Clementine[2].

[1] https://github.com/projectM-visualizer/projectm [2] https://www.clementine-player.org/

Re: A Reimplementation of Winamp 2.9 in HTML5 and JavaScript

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Post by smadge »

JosephRedfern wrote: post #63
dictum wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Unfortunately, even proficient developers are having trouble due to some misguided technical choices those websites are making: https://twitter.com/sindresorhus/status/900005504931438593

If those websites don't wish to support skinning, I don't see how the technical choices are misguided.

Originally stylesheets were meant to be recommendations. It was envisioned that user agents, users, and web pages would have their own, separate stylesheets, and the user agent would negotiate between the different stylesheets to determine the final style. I would argue that Twitter is going against the original spirit and best practices of the web with their technical decision to use css-in-js.

Re: A Reimplementation of Winamp 2.9 in HTML5 and JavaScript

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Post by craftyguy »

greymeister wrote: post #25
_diyu wrote: post #13

Wow, it even has skin support! I spent way too many hours developing skins for WinAmp and Trillian back in the late 90s as a teenager. I get why skins fell out of style, but I also kinda wish they didn't. Choosing a skin lets you personalize an app, creating a skin does so even more while also letting you express your creativity, and having skins creates a community. If I ever make an app where skinning would make se…

I always used skins in Winamp/XMMS, but I'm immediately filled with nostalgia upon seeing the default skin. I wonder if people who came to use computers in the last decade will experience the sort of enjoyment I got out of customizing the look and feel of applications. All of the walled gardens have intertwined design with functionality to the point where skinning doesn't really exist in the same way. I haven't used…

> I wonder if people who came to use computers in the last decade will experience the sort of enjoyment I got out of customizing the look and feel of applications

https://reddit.com/r/unixporn

Re: A Reimplementation of Winamp 2.9 in HTML5 and JavaScript

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Post by RobertRoberts »

dictum wrote: post #42
mi100hael wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Honestly, skinning is probably easier today than it ever has been. With custom client-side stylesheets, there's no reason someone couldn't roll out custom skins for sites like Facebook, Twitter, etc.

Unfortunately, even proficient developers are having trouble due to some misguided technical choices those websites are making: https://twitter.com/sindresorhus/status/900005504931438593

react/boostrap

Re: A Reimplementation of Winamp 2.9 in HTML5 and JavaScript

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Post by themodelplumber »

glandium wrote: post #125
JeanMarcS wrote: post #67

I've installed Wine on my Debian juste to use Winamp. That's so many memories ! Thanks captbaritone !

xmms (formerly x11amp) used to fill that niche, but it's not available in Debian anymore apparently. xmms2 apparently went with something different, but it does look like promoe is a xmms2 frontend that takes on this legacy.

I use QMMP and it's awesome. http://qmmp.ylsoftware.com/

Re: A Reimplementation of Winamp 2.9 in HTML5 and JavaScript

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Post by joering2 »

schappim wrote: post #2

Yes, but does it really whips the Llama's ass?

Here is the Llama's story [1]

As of Mp3 Player, it was my first one... and it simply worked! I didn't need anything more than quick play (light memory use) and eventually a play lists. Its too bad they didn't cashed hard-core on it.

Not idea why anyone ever would need to change for another player that does... more.

Its still my default for all audios on Windows.

https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/11/a-brief-history-of-the-wi...

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