I hate Ubuntu >:(
“Set as fallback”? Is that supposed to mean something like “Set as default”?
Oh, that’s exactly what it means?
I see.

“Set as fallback”?  Is that supposed to mean something like “Set as default”?

Oh, that’s exactly what it means?

I see.

Clicking on a link to a media file in Firefox is infuriating.  Totem (which sucks) is the default media player plugin.  It plays the file using the entire Firefox viewing area.

  • It always stutters and glitches when it starts playing.
  • There’s no way to rewind it and start over.  If you’re quick, you can grab the slider and move it, but it just ignores the position of the slider and keeps on playing, no matter what.
  • There’s no way to replay the file after it’s played once.  The Play button is now grayed out.
  • It always shows its extremely shitty visualization while playing sound files.  No, you cannot turn it off.

And no, MPlayer is not any better.

Oh, that’s better.

Oh, that’s better.

None of the Firefox media plugins ever work.
(This is an animated GIF, made with “byzanz”)

None of the Firefox media plugins ever work. 

(This is an animated GIF, made with “byzanz”)

It happened again.  The system load average goes way up, the temperature goes up, but the CPU does not go up.  This time I think it was related to Totem, as Firefox was closed.  I have no explanation.

When a video fails to load in Windows, Media Player turns the title red and moves onto the next one in the playlist.

When a video fails to load in Ubuntu, Totem pops up a modal dialog error box.