Players and Long Filenames

[Garrett Hylltun]

J. Landman Gay wrote:
> Alex Tweedly wrote:
>> Garrett Hylltun wrote:
> 
>>> I'd use iTunes, but iTunes is too much for a simple task of just 
>>> playing an mp3.  It's great for managing my iPod or managing 
>>> playlists.  But ya can't just drop a song and go without iTunes 
>>> adding it to the library.
>>
>>
>> OK, it's not actually drag-n-drop, but you could just right-click / 
>> Open With ... / QT Player
>> One extra mouse action (plus you need to hit the space bar to make it 
>> play.)
>>
>> You might even be able to set the default action for mp3 to be play 
>> with QT Player - but that's beyond my level of Mac knowledge ...
>>
> 
> It is even easier than that in OS X. Just set your Finder window view to 
> "column" and when you select a QT-compatible file, a teeny little 
> QuickTime controller appears and you can play the file from right in the 
> Finder. You don't even have to open it.

Well I'll be!  You are so very correct, it sure does do that doesn't it. 
  :-)

Problem Solved!  :-)

Thanks a bunch!
-Garrett