So, I decided to give Ubuntu another go, and I have to say, I'm freakin' stoked. I've just played a card game in Solsuite 2008, had a run in AudioSurf, shot some nazis in Call of Duty 2, and worked on a document in Word2003. Holy Toledo, Buckaroo! This is the first time I've ever had any luck using Wine to make windows only programs work. If this keeps up, I won't need to go back to XP. :)
I can handle the Oz Full Monty. I mean, not 'handle' handle.
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evil jimi - Jun 21, 2008 8:53:27 am PDT #6687 of 25501
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
Anne W. - Jun 21, 2008 10:59:05 am PDT #6688 of 25501
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Help! I downloaded some .mkv torrents through Vuze (formerly Azureus). I think they should have subtitles, but they're not showing up when I open them with VLC.
Dana - Jun 21, 2008 11:02:29 am PDT #6689 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Did the download include a separate subtitles file? If so, you need to open that as well in VLC.
Anne W. - Jun 21, 2008 11:10:36 am PDT #6690 of 25501
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
No separate subtitles file that I can see, but I'll keep poking around.
Juliebird - Jun 21, 2008 3:54:17 pm PDT #6691 of 25501
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
help! my ability to save/download videos/podcasts/whatnot seems to have disappeared. When the Open/Save window pops up, I hit Save, and then nothing. No option for what location I want to save it to. I've tried Save Target As and again, nothing happens, nothing pops up. This is the third time I've noticed it (the other two I just assumed there was something wonky with the links, but now...)
Has anyone heard of this problem before? Know of any fixes? I don't even know how to phrase the problem succinctly if I were to contact HP tech support (tech support and I, we're not friends).
le nubian - Jun 21, 2008 4:16:24 pm PDT #6692 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Anne,
this is an obvious question, but do you have the subtitle track turned on?
le nubian - Jun 21, 2008 4:17:08 pm PDT #6693 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Julie,
what software are you using? Are you on a pc?
Juliebird - Jun 21, 2008 4:22:02 pm PDT #6694 of 25501
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
le nub, PC, HP Pavillion dv6000 laptop. I've been able to download tons of things since I got the laptop last year, and I can't think of what software I downloaded in the last month that would affect it like this. A virus or trojan coming in from a website or a download, maybe? I have Trend Micro-Antivirus and Spy Sweeper, and both their expirations are coming up, so maybe I should go with something different?
eta that I also haven't added any new software in the past month or deleted any software in the last month, or even updated any software. Not that I can recall, at least.
Anne W. - Jun 21, 2008 4:22:57 pm PDT #6695 of 25501
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
this is an obvious question, but do you have the subtitle track turned on?
I looked for a place to turn it on but didn't see one. I'll dig around in VLC again.
le nubian - Jun 21, 2008 6:11:52 pm PDT #6696 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Anne,
it is under the Video menu, Subtitles Track.
Julie,
are you using Firefox to download stuff? If so, close it and restart - that often helps. You also may need to create a new profile if that still doesn't work.
I also think you need to restart your computer.