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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

FoxyTunes for Internet Explorer

1. I'm trying to control the music embedded in a Web page. Why doesn't it work?
2. How can I see Unicode track titles?
3. Why doesn't the mute button change when the player is muted?
4. Why aren't the Play and Pause buttons merged into one toggle button?
5. How do I uninstall FoxyTunes?

1. Why isn't player X supported by FoxyTunes?

1. My FoxyTunes says "Incompatible browser mode". What does this mean?

The most common reason for a player not being supported by FoxyTunes is that there is no way to externally control it from another application. Many media players have documented control interfaces, while others are just stand alone applications that cannot be controlled by other programs (like FoxyTunes). If your player isn't supported by FoxyTunes and you know that it does have a control interface please send us a link to the relevant information.

I am trying to support the most popular players first.

If your player isn't supported, it is important that you vote for it.

Many votes for a particular player tell us that the player is popular and I should support it before other (less popular) players.

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Right now FoxyTunes is used to control the music playing in your external media player. So, if you manage to get your music to play in a supported media player, FoxyTunes will have no problem controlling it.

We are planning to add support for various formats of embedded music in the future.

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First, make sure that your media player fully supports Unicode characters.

In order to see Unicode track titles correctly, leave the value of Character Encoding on Default.

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Let's say that the mute button changes its state after being pressed.

Consider the following scenario:

1. You mute the player from FoxyTunes.
2. You un-mute it from the player itself.
3. FoxyTunes thinks the player is muted, so the first time the (un)mute button is pressed it will in fact do nothing. This can get pretty annoying.

The real problem is that FoxyTunes isn't notified by the player (this is true for many of the players supported) when it changes its state.

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Merging the Play and Pause buttons can be problematic.

FoxyTunes is a cross-player solution, so it needs to behave similarly with different players. Not in every player this button is a toggle.

For example, in WinAmp, the Pause button is indeed a pause toggle, but the Play button will start the playback if it is stopped or start the current track from the beginning if it's already playing. If I merge the two buttons, this functionality will be lost.

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FoxyTunes for Internet Explorer can be unisntalled from Windows Start Menu > Settings > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs

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It seems that your Internet Explorer is running in a special mode which doesn't allow FoxyTunes to correctly communicate with the media players. This might happen if another program has launched your browser or if you launched it as an administrative user. Try closing your browser and launching it manually.

More info for advanced users: if UAC is enabled and your browser is running in an elevated privileges mode, FoxyTunes will not work correctly with your media players.