Title: Helix-locale.tcz Description: Helix is the open-source version of RealPlayer It is a basic GTK2 alternative to audio players like xmms Version: 11.0.2.1743 Author: Various Original-site: https://player.helixcommunity.org Copying-policy: GPL Size: 258kb Extension_by: perthie Tags: Helix open-source version RealPlayer Comments: Helix plays mp3/ogg/wav files and pls/m3u streams. It does not play RealAudio. ----------- Because of licensing restrictions, Helix does not ship with an mp3 plugin. However this extension also contains the script "updatehelix". It will download the RealPlayer installer, extract its mp3 plugin and add it to your Helix extension. ----------- The first time you run Helix, you must set the audio driver. Go to Tools > Preferences > Hardware and select ALSA or OSS. ------------- You will also need wget.tcz if you want to run the optional connection speed test. ------------- To play streaming audio, just paste the URI into Open Location Change-log: 2009/11/21 first version Current: 2010/03/09 Bugfixes in updatehelix script. (Jason W)