mp3 resources - can they be played from within GWT?

[jones34]

Is there any way (a widget, maybe) I can play an MP3 that I have as gwt resource, without leaving gwt or sending the user to a new browser tab?  An MP3 player widget, maybe?

thanks

[Sebastián Gurin]

Perhaps something like http://code.google.com/p/gwt-sound/

[Chris Lercher]

Yes, GWT includes an Audio class: http://google-web-toolkit.googlecode.com/svn/javadoc/2.5/com/google/gwt/media/client/Audio.html

However, not all browsers support all formats, e.g. Firefox doesn't support mp3: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML5_Audio

So you may have to serve the file in multiple formats. More background on HTML5 audio: http://html5doctor.com/html5-audio-the-state-of-play/

[Jens]

Check out gwt-voices.

-- J.