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fix.bornes
07-02-2003, 10:12 AM
Ok, I know OS5 is not multi-thread.
So my question may seem a bit dumb, but please : don't shoot !!
I would LOVE to be able to listen to mp3s with AudioPlayer while reading my news with Avantgo or any other document.
Is there any way (tips, hack, .. ?) to do this on my NX ????

Thanks ;)
Unregistered
07-02-2003, 10:16 AM
Simply go to the Options/Preferences and select background play.
cykalan
07-02-2003, 10:31 AM
Originally posted by fix.bornes
Ok, I know OS5 is not multi-thread.
So my question may seem a bit dumb, but please : don't shoot !!
I would LOVE to be able to listen to mp3s with AudioPlayer while reading my news with Avantgo or any other document.
Is there any way (tips, hack, .. ?) to do this on my NX ????

Thanks ;)

to a certain level it is multi-thread, but only accessible by the Palm OS licensees. That's the reason why Audioplayer can be running in background on even OS4 CLIEs.
fix.bornes
07-02-2003, 04:10 PM
Originally posted by Unregistered
Simply go to the Options/Preferences and select background play.

SO SIMPLE !!!! This is so COOOOOL :D :cool: :D :cool: :D :cool:

How did I missed this option ?? I thought I was asking a really stupid question because I thought it impossible... and I was asking a stupid question because it is so easy :)

Thanks so much for both your answers : This is really going to change how I use my NX :D
Sicarius
07-02-2003, 11:17 PM
Originally posted by cykalan


to a certain level it is multi-thread, but only accessible by the Palm OS licensees. That's the reason why Audioplayer can be running in background on even OS4 CLIEs.

Actually, as far as I know, the audioplayer is driven by a DSP (a special purpose processor) so, technically, you could say it's multiprocessing, not multithreading, at least in this case.
cykalan
07-02-2003, 11:23 PM
Originally posted by Sicarius


Actually, as far as I know, the audioplayer is driven by a DSP (a special purpose processor) so, technically, you could say it's multiprocessing, not multithreading, at least in this case.

yes and no. yes for OS 4 CLIEs, not for OS 5 CLIEs as far as I know. OS5 CLIEs doesn't feature a DSP for that purpose.