mplayer run in terminal [solved]

strubbldesign · Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:12 am Post subject: mplayer run in terminal [solved]

hi everyone...

I'm using xfce4 and mplayer.

the thing is when i doubleclick on an mp3 i want this file opend by mplayer wich is run within a terminal

so i go with a right klick on it and say open with
-> use a custom command
/usr/bin/mplayer (would be mine) but what do i have to add to run it within a terminal?

thanks
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pianosaurus · l33t Joined: 19 Apr 2004 Posts: 944 Location: Bash$

Try to set the custom command to something like /usr/bin/xterm -e /usr/bin/mplayer. Check the man page of the terminal you want to use for the equivalent of xterm's -e.
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strubbldesign · Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:00 pm Post subject:

thanks for teaching me running a program in a terminal within a command

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