Infotips for mp3 files

Dwukwiat · Post by **Dwukwiat** » 2002 Aug 19, 19:56

Hey folks,

I've noticed a curious thing when it comes to the infotips displayed by 2xExplorer Omega 1.4.1.5, namely, the ones that appear when one moves the cursor over an mp3 file. If such a file was encoded using VBR (Variable Bit Rate), the infotip displays wrong length of the song. For example, a song that is 15 min. long, appears to be only 7 min. long. For songs that were encoded using constant bit rate, the infotip shows their proper length. It's not a problem for me, I'm just interested why it is so. Any explanation? Maybe it's not a bug, but a feature? ;)

Regards,

Post by **nikos** » 2002 Aug 20, 07:15

2x doesn't extract the infotip itself, it is being handed the info boxed by shell. So although this seems like a bug it is with windows. As a proof, the tip shown by the standard explorer should be also wrong by the same amount -- or let me know!

PS. although it won't make a change for infotips, get the stable version 1.4.1.8 which was out yesterday

Dwukwiat · Post by **Dwukwiat** » 2002 Aug 20, 20:28

Hello, Nikos!

2x doesn't extract the infotip itself, it is being handed the info boxed by shell. So although this seems like a bug it is with windows.

I was just kidding with that bug thing!

And it doesn't matter that much for me, there are just few mp3 files on my HDD (1.4GB is few, isn't it?

). Anyroad, I've checked with Windows Explorer, and this little bugger displays exactly the same incorrect tips. So you're right, it's one of the notorious M$ features.

although it won't make a change for infotips, get the stable version 1.4.1.8 which was out yesterday

Maaan, are you kidding?! Checking the 2xExplorer website is the first of my daily routines!!!

So I've been having the latest build for some 26 hours already!!!

You can imagine how impatiently I am awaiting the release of that next creation of yours! Whadya call it? Exploder Zwei or somethin'...?

Thanks a lot for your help, and keep up the good job, dude!

Post by **nikos** » 2002 Aug 21, 12:06

Anyroad, I've checked with Windows Explorer

i feel rather guilty that my disgraceful use of english is rubbing on to users that read my texts

one of these days you folks are going to come here and nobody would be able to make sense of you except for northeners

Dwukwiat · Post by **Dwukwiat** » 2002 Aug 21, 17:32

Anyroad, I've checked with Windows Explorer

i feel rather guilty that my disgraceful use of english is rubbing on to users that read my texts

Are you having a go at my use of the wonderful word "anyroad", or at my English in general?

Curious,

Post by **nikos** » 2002 Aug 22, 12:08

anyroad :)