July 4th, 2024

Ready Player Mode

A new Emacs package, ready-player-mode, enhances media management within Emacs. Users can view images, play audio/video files, navigate, display metadata, and choose playback location. Available on GitHub for testing and feedback.

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Ready Player Mode

The article discusses the creation of a new Emacs package called ready-player-mode for managing media files within the text editor. The package allows users to view images, play audio, and video files from within Emacs, offering features like navigation between media files, basic metadata display, and the option to play media either within Emacs or in an external app. The package is designed to enhance the media viewing experience for Emacs users and is available on GitHub for testing and feedback. The author highlights the limitations of built-in Emacs features for handling media files and introduces ready-player-mode as a solution to provide a more seamless media experience within the Emacs environment. The package is still new and may require further improvements, with the author encouraging users to try it out and share their feedback.

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By @slowmovintarget - 5 months
Nice. A media player mode for audio and video in Emacs.
By @ungamedplayer - 5 months
I have yet to figure out how to queue.