Description
Lagrange correctly detects Gopher audio items and displays the built-in audio player, but playback does not start when pressing play. No sound is produced and no error is shown.
This affects .au (Sun/NeXT audio) files served via Gopher, even when properly identified.
.au was the standard, period-correct audio format during Gopher’s heyday, typically using 8 kHz, 8-bit μ-law (audio/basic), mono, which is the same format used here.
Environment
Lagrange: latest version (tested across recent builds)
Platforms:
Windows
Android
iOS
Behavior is consistent across all platforms.
Steps to Reproduce
Open Lagrange
Navigate to:
gopher://gopher.greektimes.ca/
Select:
Test .au Audio
Player UI appears
Press play
Expected Behavior
Audio should play
If unsupported, there should be:
fallback to external player, or
an explicit error message
Actual Behavior
Audio player UI appears
Play button responds
No playback occurs
No error or fallback
Technical Details
Gopher item type used: s (sound, per RFC 1436)
File format: .au
MIME type: audio/basic
Example gophermap entry:
sTest .au Audio /test-audio.au gopher.greektimes.ca 70
Verification
Lagrange:
detects audio
shows player
does not play
Other Gopher clients:
Gophie
Gopher for Windows
correctly play the same .au files
Description
Lagrange correctly detects Gopher audio items and displays the built-in audio player, but playback does not start when pressing play. No sound is produced and no error is shown.
This affects .au (Sun/NeXT audio) files served via Gopher, even when properly identified.
.au was the standard, period-correct audio format during Gopher’s heyday, typically using 8 kHz, 8-bit μ-law (audio/basic), mono, which is the same format used here.
Environment
Lagrange: latest version (tested across recent builds)
Platforms:
Windows
Android
iOS
Behavior is consistent across all platforms.
Steps to Reproduce
Open Lagrange
Navigate to:
gopher://gopher.greektimes.ca/
Select:
Test .au Audio
Player UI appears
Press play
Expected Behavior
Audio should play
If unsupported, there should be:
fallback to external player, or
an explicit error message
Actual Behavior
Audio player UI appears
Play button responds
No playback occurs
No error or fallback
Technical Details
Gopher item type used: s (sound, per RFC 1436)
File format: .au
MIME type: audio/basic
Example gophermap entry:
sTest .au Audio /test-audio.au gopher.greektimes.ca 70Verification
Lagrange:
detects audio
shows player
does not play
Other Gopher clients:
Gophie
Gopher for Windows
correctly play the same .au files