Mar 04, '04 09:34:00AM • Contributed by: Anonymous
Not very useful, but nevertheless......
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Finder-based MP3 files play after switching users
Mar 04, '04 09:34:00AM • Contributed by: Anonymous
Recently I discovered an oddity which I thought was worth mentioning in this forum... I selected an .mp3 on the desktop file and did a Get Info (Command-I). In the Preview pane, I clicked on the Play button, and the file started playing. For some reason, when activated fast user switching to change accounts, the audiofile kept playing. I even logged in as another user and still the music was playing.
Not very useful, but nevertheless......
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Finder-based MP3 files play after switching users
I always thought iTunes should work this way
Finder-based MP3 files play after switching users
In the panther betas it worked that way, but it was considered a bug. Which I think is OK, but you should allow the other user to start itunes too..
Finder-based MP3 files play after switching users
The problem with two people using iTunes seems to be if you share a music library, as my wife and I do, then you run into the problem of open files. As it is sometimes I can't edit the tags on a file because of permissions (as when my wife added it and not me), and you can see where two people writing to the same file could potentially cause a bunch of problems!
Finder-based MP3 files play after switching users
Both Windows Media Player and RealPlayer will continue to play sound outside of login.
Finder-based MP3 files play after switching users
I've noticed that playing mp3s in the Finder really kills my CPU... even if you've paused the tune...
Slightly off topic
In a similar way, I have noticed that other applications can use non-monitor I/O from a 'switched' user's workspace. One day I noticed some weird noises that weren't coming from any application I was running. After checking around, I found that my son had been playing Sonic in his session and had paused the game when he switched out. The game was still using the speakers.
Finder-based MP3 files play after switching users
The primary key to Panther's multi-user fast switching was that applications running in your space would continue to run while someone else was working in their space. It does not suspend your applications while you are away.
Finder-based MP3 files play after switching users
I love the way Panther lets sounds from "background" users through to the speakers. I have set up Mail to use a different "Incoming Mail" sound for each user. Now we can tell who is getting mail, no matter who is actively using the machine!!
Applications Running After User Switch
I noticed this also with SETI@Home. I now take advantage of this by having a generic account which runs all the time. Now no matter who logs in to the family computer, SETI works in the background. (This is more elegant than the old solution which was to have a startup item for each account.)
Finder-based MP3 files play after switching users
On a similar note, try playing the preview from the column view and then select something (icons on the desktop or files in another window), this seams to occure with both window showed and minmized in the dock |
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