Once installed, you will see IITK’s Proxy Switcher in Tools menu. This extension switches between direct connection, bsnlproxy and vsnlproxy. It only modifies server-address and leaves PORT number as it is.

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1. Create hyper-links for few MP3 files
2. Insert following script code to your page
   <script type="text/javascript" src="http://mediaplayer.yahoo.com/js"></script>
3. You are done! Yahoo! Media Player will be loaded and it will make all media links clickable

Here are few of my favorite tracks. Use the play button to listen. Thanks to RadioReloaded.com.

Tere Naina, Chandi Chowk To China (2009)
Jaane Kyun Log Pyar Karte Hein, Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
Akela hoon Mein, Raeth
Gum Sum Ho Kyun, Aksar
Ye Jo Mohabbat Hai, Dil Vil Pyar Vyar (2002)
Mumma, Dasvidaniya (2008)
Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008)

How does it work?

1. Inserting the script loads swfProxy, a flash player, from Yahoo’s server (http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mus/swf/ymwp/swfproxy-2.0.31.swf).
2. The javascript detects all hyperlinks with mp3/wav as file extension. For more details about supported types refer wiki page.
3. Then a play icon/button is inserted before each supported link. This is done using em.ymp-skin CSS class.
4. The Javascript then builds user interface as interactive sidebar. All images in the player are loaded by extracting small parts (using CSS) from single image.
5. When you click play button, the media file URL is passed to swfProxy object that actually plays the file. One thing is still wondering to me is how do they track mouse click event on these hyperlinks?

Certainly, a great idea and smart implementation!

- ankit

[Edited: 15 Feb, 09: Clarification for the fifth point under 'How it works'

JavaScript best practices suggest not to use any inline event (onClick, etc) with HTML tags. For example, following is a bad practice:

<a onclick="doSomething()" href="#">Click!</a>

Instead, you should separate out JavaScript from HTML.

<a href="backuplink.html" class="doSomething">Click!</a>

In a script block associate onClick event as following:


$('a.doSomething').click( function() {
// Do something here!
alert('You did something, woo hoo!');
} );
...

]