172 CHAPTER (Cheap web hosting) 11 UBUNTU REPLACEMENTS FOR WINDOWS
172 CHAPTER 11 UBUNTU REPLACEMENTS FOR WINDOWS PROGRAMS To start playing a music track, double-click it in the list. To make the player smaller so that it doesn t dominate the screen, click View . Small Display. The CD Player works just like virtually every other CD Player application you might have used. It features tape-recorder-like controls to stop and pause playback, and skip ahead/back buttons to change tracks. It is able to automatically look up the artist and track information about most CDs online, and then save the information for future reference. You can control the output volume within the applications themselves or use the volume control applet, which is located at the top-right side of the Ubuntu desktop, near the clock. Simply click and then drag the slider to alter the volume. Movie Playback: Totem Movie Player Totem Movie Player is able to handle the majority of video files you might own, as long as some additional software is installed. Totem can also play back DVD movies, which, again, requires the installation of software. I ll cover setting up this software in Chapters 18 and 19; if you intend to play back videos and DVDs, these chapters should be your first port of call. As with Rhythmbox and CD Player, Totem is a simple and uncomplicated application, as shown in Figure 11-8. The video file will play in the top left of the window. A playlist detailing movies you have queued appears in the top-right area of the program window. You can remove this, to give the video window more room, by clicking the Sidebar button. Figure 11-8. Totem Movie Player