Re: [As-users] Re: Xmms - afterstep problem
Sasha Vasko (sasha@aftercode.net)
Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:25:03 -0500
I'm guessing that the problem comes from XMMS changing its title to
reflect what song is played and/or progress. I'll investigate it.
Thanks for reporting.
Sasha Vasko
Volker Ossenkopf wrote:
> Hi Justin,
>
>
>>Actually, I've had this problem consistently since I started using
>>Afterstep in January '06 (using Debian packages). I'm fine for roughly
>>the first hour using xmms, then when certain files come up on the
>>playlist, the CPU utilization problem happens while the file plays- if I
>>pause xmms, CPU utilization goes back down. Do you notice the bitrates
>>changing during playback? The problem files typically are shown having
>>a variable bitrate or low bitrates (< 100 kb/s).
>
>
> almost all files that I use have variable bitrates. In the xmms
> window I see the frequent switching between different bitrates in
> one file while playing, but this happens all the time while the
> afterstep problem occurs only after e.g. an hour.
>
> Why should afterstep know and care about the bitrate in xmms or about
> details of the audio driver? It is not xmms which starts to use the
> CPU, but the afterstep load goes to 9x%.
>
> Best wishes
> Volker
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