Audio Log: Update

I recently upgraded the audio player for this blog from Fabricio Zuardi's original XSPF music player to Lacy Morrow's first updated version, and plan to upgrade once more to Lacy's most recent XSPF jukebox very soon. Some of the benefits of the first update include a snazzier appearance, the ability to scroll through audio files, a shuffle function, and the remaining time for the cued track is now displayed in the upper right corner of the full player (haven't set this up for the slim player yet). The next update will allow me to more easily stay abreast of future developments for the player, and provides greater control over the player appearance through skinning, but there is a slight learning curve involved with this transition.

The initial reason I went with Zuardi's XSPF player is that it gets the job done with a minimum of self-assertion. It's also nice to have control over how audio content will be accessed, rather than submitting to the whims of whatever software happens to be the default on a viewer's computer. Also it used to be possible to hide the right-click menu for Zuardi's player using html, but unfortunately this is no longer working on FireFox. Luckily, Lacy's updates to the player include a revised menu that removes undesirable menu items.

Update to the update: the XSPF Jukebox is now in place. It's a bit tougher to go back and replace each player with a jukebox, so rather than spend a lot of time upgrading older posts the jukebox will be implemented from the post, "Audio Log: Phoeverb" on.