charles@linux-uc1g:~> glxgears
4560 frames in 5.0 seconds = 911.922 FPS
5264 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1052.707 FPS
5020 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1003.967 FPS
5265 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1052.917 FPS
^C
charles@linux-uc1g:~>
All that I did to obtain these figures was slide the Quality setting to High Quality whereas Sync to VBlank was already unchecked. I’m not sure what I’m doing but it would appear I’m heading in the right direction I believe.
I think you would need to logout/login for that to take effect.
If it still doesn’t work run “nvidia-settings” and turn off “Sync to VBlank” on the “OpenGL Settings” tab there.
Ah well, I just saw you got it already. 
Try to switch back the quality settings again, “High Quality” is of course slower.
Hot dog!! Now I’m cookin’ with gas. 
My original .flv files plays now at full screen and without hiccups or spits and start. Needless to say, it does no longer completely stall the system like before. And for that I am now very thankful y’all. (virtual hand shake)
Now I need to know how to make the default multimedia application become VLC rather than Kaffeine. I cannot figure out why VLC does not appear in the drop down options under multimedia in the default configurations option box. If I can get this accomplished, I will deem myself a totally happy camper.
I don’t notice any deleterious effects with the High Quality setting enabled. I’m going to log off and do as you suggest and then experiment with this setting.
Are you using KDE?
Then right-click on a file and choose “Properties”. Then click on “Filetype Settings”. In the dialog that appears move VLC to the top of the list using the arrow buttons.
Or you can configure all filetypes in “Configure Desktop”->“File Associations”.
I cannot figure out why VLC does not appear in the drop down options under multimedia in the default configurations option box.
What do you mean with that? Which “default configurations option box” are you talking about?
I was trying to use the “Open With” → Other dialog box and there was no VLC application from which to choose. That now has changed since I made the modification in the other manners that you’ve suggested. Thanks!
CORRECTION: That now has not changed. There is no VLC application in the Open With → Other dialog box. I had always made these types of file association changes in this manner when using Windows and cannot figure out why this condition is occurring. The other system applications are there: Kaffeine, MPlayer, etc. but there is no VLC. That’s what gotten my goat at the minute. Was it maybe not properly registered (?) at the time of installation, or something?
It should be in Multimedia->Audio Playback, like it has been since quite some time, and like it is in the Kickoff Application Launcher.
Right. I was trying to do this another way but haven’t figured out how to do so yet. I’m thinking if I can find the executable for VLC that then I can enter it in the Other Application menu and have it then appear as another application that I can select for the file association. I’m still on the hunt.
Those are just the Aplication Launcher categories, this has nothing to do with filetypes.
And the VLC package only puts a menu entry into the Multimedia->Audio PLayback section. This does not say anything about the files it can open.
Just select it and it should work.
Btw, the executable is /usr/bin/vlc.
Don’t find the executable there. Just curious as to how to search for such an executable on my system’s file system?
maybe the find command
man find
What do you mean? You don’t have /usr/bin/vlc?
Or you don’t have VLC in Multimedia->Audio Playback?
Do you actually have vlc installed then?
Just curious as to how to search for such an executable on my system’s file system?
Most executables are in /usr/bin/.
There’s a file search in the Application launcher, “Applications”->“Find Files/Directories”, and in dolphin.
And you can list all files contained in a package by calling “rpm -ql packagename” or by selecting the package in YaST->Software Management and clicking on “File List” below the package list.
On 01/04/2014 03:06 PM, wolfi323 pecked at the keyboard and wrote:
> chuckenheimer;2613683 Wrote:
>> Don’t find the executable there.
> What do you mean? You don’t have /usr/bin/vlc?
> Or you don’t have VLC in Multimedia->Audio Playback?
>
> Do you actually have vlc installed then?
>
>> Just curious as to how to search for such an executable on my system’s
>> file system?
>
use the which command :
ken@toshiba-lt:~> which vlc
/usr/bin/vlc
ken@toshiba-lt:~>
Found it and got it set as default. Thanks!
On Sat, 04 Jan 2014 11:46:02 GMT, chuckenheimer
<chuckenheimer@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:
>
>Hot dog!! Now I’m cookin’ with gas.
>
>My original .flv files plays now at full screen and without hiccups or
>spits and start. Needless to say, it does no longer completely stall the
>system like before. And for that I am now very thankful y’all. (virtual
>hand shake)
>
>Now I need to know how to make the default multimedia application become
>VLC rather than Kaffeine. I cannot figure out why VLC does not appear in
>the drop down options under multimedia in the default configurations
>option box. If I can get this accomplished, I will deem myself a totally
>happy camper.
Totally cheered to hear you are making progress.
?-)
On Sat, 04 Jan 2014 19:56:02 GMT, chuckenheimer
<chuckenheimer@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:
>
>Don’t find the executable there. Just curious as to how to search for
>such an executable on my system’s file system?
IIRC the normal usage is which vlc to find the executable vlc.
?-)