用法
3.1. 打开文件
To open a video or an audio file, choose . The Select Movies or Playlists dialog is displayed. Select the file or files you want to open, then click .
您可以从另外一个应用程序中，如文件管理器，将一个文件拖拽到 Totem 电影播放机窗口中。若把文件拖到显示区，那么该文件会取代现有的播放列表并立即开始播放。若拖拽文件到侧边栏中的播放列表处，那么该文件会添加到现有播放列表。 Totem 电影播放机将会打开文件并播放电影或音乐。 Totem 电影播放机会在窗口的标题栏及侧边栏上的播放列表中显示电影或音乐的标题。
If you try to open a file format that Totem Movie Player does not recognize, the application displays an error message. This error is most often encountered if you do not have the correct codecs installed. Information on getting codecs working can be found on the Totem Movie Player website.
您可以在 Nautilus 中双击影音文件，以便在Totem 电影播放机窗口中打开。
3.2. 打开位置
To open a file by URI (location), choose . The Open Location dialog is displayed. Use the drop-down combination box to specify the URI you would like to open (it lists URIs which have previously been opened) – or type one in directly – then click on the button.
如果粘贴板中已有一个URL，它会被自动粘贴到组合框中。
3.3. 播放电影( DVD 或 VCD 光盘)
Insert the disc in the optical device of your computer, then choose .
To eject a DVD or VCD, choose .
3.4. 暂停电影或音乐
To pause a movie or song that is playing, click on the
button, or choose
. You may also use the P key to pause or play a movie.
To resume playing a movie or song, click on the
button again, or choose
.
3.5. 查看影音文件属性
To view the properties of a movie or song, choose to make the sidebar appear, and choose in the drop-down list at the top of the sidebar.
3.6. 定位影音文件
要定位影音文件，可以使用如下方法：
- 快进
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To skip forward through a movie or song, choose .
- 快退
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To skip backwards through a movie or song, choose .
- 跳转到某时刻
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To skip to a specific elapsed time in the movie or song, choose . The Skip to dialog is displayed. Use the spin box to specify the elapsed time (in seconds) to skip to, then click .
微调框允许使用更符合人类习惯的说法，您可以输入“小时:分钟:秒”、“分钟:秒”或者”秒”这三种格式，来定位播放位置。
- 转到下一电影或歌曲
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To move to the next movie or song, choose or click on the
button.
- 转到前一电影或曲目
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To move to the previous movie or song, choose or click on the
button.
3.7. 更改缩放系数
3.8. 调节声音
To increase the volume, choose . To decrease the volume, choose .
您也可以使用音量控制按钮：点击音量按钮并用滑块来选择音量大小。
3.9. 让窗口总是在最前端
To make the Totem Movie Player window always on top of other application windows, choose . Select the Always on Top plugin to enable it. The Totem Movie Player window will now stay on top of all other windows while a movie is playing, but not while audio or visualizations are playing.
要取消窗口总是位于前端的设置，请禁用插件总是位于顶端。参见 Section 4.2 ― 总是位于前面 以获取更多信息。
3.10. 显示或隐藏控制面板
To show or hide the Totem Movie Player window controls, choose , or press the H key. You can also right-click on the Totem Movie Player window, then choose from the popup menu.
如果显示控制面板选项被选中， Totem 电影播放机 窗口会显示菜单栏，时间滑块，播放控制按钮，音量滑块和状态栏。如果显示控制面板选项未选中，程序会隐藏它们只留下显示区域。
3.11. 管理播放列表
- 3.11.1. 显示或隐藏播放列表
- 3.11.2. 管理播放列表
- 3.11.3. 选择或取消重复播放模式
- 3.11.4. 选择或取消随机播放模式
3.11.1. 显示或隐藏播放列表
To show or hide the playlist, choose or click on the button, and choose on the top of the sidebar.
3.11.2. 管理播放列表
You can use the Playlist dialog to do the following:
- To add a track or movie
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To add a track or movie to the playlist, click on the button. The Select Movies or Playlists dialog is displayed. Select the file that you want to add to the playlist, then click .
- To remove a track or movie
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To remove a track or movie from the playlist, select the item or items to remove from the playlist, then click on the button.
- To save the playlist to a file
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To save the playlist to a file, click on the button. The Save Playlist dialog is displayed; specify the filename as which you want to save the playlist, and click .
- To move a track or movie up the playlist
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To move a track or movie up the playlist, select the item from the playlist, then click on the button.
- To move a track or movie down the playlist
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To move a track or movie down the playlist, select the item from the playlist, then click on the button.
3.12. 选择字幕
要选择字幕语言，选择，并选择需要的字幕语言。
要停止显示字幕，选择。
默认情况下，Totem 电影播放机将会把字幕语言设定为与计算机当前所用语言一致。
如果找到一个字幕文件，与当前播放视频的名称相同，并具有如下扩展名，asc, txt, sub, srt, smi, ssa 或 ass，Totem 电影播放机 会自动载入并显示视频字幕。
如果文件包含的字幕文件与正在播放的视频不同名，您可以右击播放列表里的视频项目并从快捷菜单中选择 读取正确的字幕文件。您也可以通过菜单找出要使用的字幕。
使用字幕下载器插件，也可从 OpenSubtitle 服务下载字幕。参看Section 4.8 ― 字幕下载器 获得更多信息。
3.13. 截图
To take a screenshot of the movie or visualization that is playing, choose . The Save Screenshot dialog is displayed. Choose a location and insert the filename as which you want to save the screenshot, then click on the button to save the screenshot.
Totem 电影播放机会在保存截图左侧显示将要保存的截图预览。
3.14. 创建截图画册
To create a gallery of screenshots of the movie or visualization that is playing, choose . The Save Gallery dialog is displayed. Choose a location and insert the filename as which you want to save the gallery image, then click on the button to save the screenshot.
您可能在截图宽度标签下指定自已画册的截图宽度，默认宽度是 128 像素。
您可以指定画册里截图的数量。默认地，截图数量是基于电影长度估算而得；尽管通过取消选择估算截图数量复选框，这个数字可能被无视。在截图数量微调框处输入新的数字。