From: Fred T. Hamster <fred@feistymeow.org>
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:34:36 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: added mpv as mp3 player when available
X-Git-Url: https://feistymeow.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a494fc7e38b4a4f9710fc00aab0301a1f2551e82;p=feisty_meow.git

added mpv as mp3 player when available

also added pavucontrol note for multimedia tools.
---

diff --git a/scripts/multimedia/sound_play.sh b/scripts/multimedia/sound_play.sh
index a573073c..3c4af32f 100644
--- a/scripts/multimedia/sound_play.sh
+++ b/scripts/multimedia/sound_play.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ echo "basic play cmd is: $BASIC_PLAY_CMD"
 
 export MP3_PLAY_CMD='echo Unknown mp3 player...'
 
-if [ ! -z "$(whichable mplayer)" ]; then
+if [ ! -z "$(whichable mpv)" ]; then
+  MP3_PLAY_CMD=mpv
+elif [ ! -z "$(whichable mplayer)" ]; then
   MP3_PLAY_CMD=mplayer
 else
   echo "I don't know how to play mp3 files for this OS and sound system."
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/multimedia/multimedia_tools.txt b/walrus/utilities/multimedia/multimedia_tools.txt
index 5efa691b..a06bead0 100644
--- a/walrus/utilities/multimedia/multimedia_tools.txt
+++ b/walrus/utilities/multimedia/multimedia_tools.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ audio tools
     in asunder with gnudb
     => gnudb.gnudb.org 8880
 
+-------------------------------------
+volume control and input picker tools
+-------------------------------------
+
++ pavucontrol is awesome for controlling pulse audio driver based systems.
+
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 music library manager and player
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