sansa e200(e250) and bmp files

[abcd1234]

how can i open bmp files through rockbox?
is seems that this files are unsupported format(isnt it?)
when i try to open those kind of files, i have to choose how to open it(plugin), and i cant find a suitable plugin.
http://download.rockbox.org/manual/rockbox-sansae200/rockbox-buildap1.html#x15-273000A. is that all?

and another quesion, with your permission:
is there some way to open flv files through rockbox? i know that the format isnt supported, but maybe there is a chance, nevertheless...
nevertheless???
thx

[Llorean]

Please remember the Installation forum is for questions about how to install or remove the Rockbox software.

[bluebrother]

how can i open bmp files through rockbox?

There is no viewer for bmp files. You can set bmp files as backdrops though.

is seems that this files are unsupported format(isnt it?)

No, there is just no viewer.

is there some way to open flv files through rockbox? i know that the format isnt supported, but maybe there is a chance, nevertheless...

if it's unsupported, how should that work?

[Llorean]

Just to modify the previous answer slightly: There's no viewer for BMP files, but there is an editor (which lets you see them because you can't modify them very easily blindly). That editor is Rockpaint.

[bluebrother]

... and just to modify that answer slightly : Rockpaint is available on all color targets, therefore also on the e200 (but not e.g. on the Ipod Mini).

[abcd1234]

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is there some way to open flv files through rockbox? i know that the format isnt supported, but maybe there is a chance, nevertheless...
if it's unsupported, how should that work?

and what about the future, it will be supported?
by the way, i saw that the codec files comes with the suffix:"/.codec"
so is it possible to add a codec from an external soruce? how?
(sorry about the questions i'm a kind of "newbie" in  this field of open source firmwares

[Llorean]

Just convert .flv files, there's many tools to do so.

And file extensions (like .codec) generally are used for organizational purposes and don't actually guarantee anything about the contents of a file. While it would be possible to add a codec from an external source, it would have to be made exactly for the same version number of Rockbox, and the same player.

[abcd1234]

how can i verify that?
and what do you mean: "the same player"?

[Llorean]

As in, for you the codec must explicitly be compiled for an Sansa e200 series running whatever Rockbox revision you're running.

Believe me, it's exceedingly unlikely you'll ever come across a codec that will work on your player, and even if it does, it'll probably stop working after an update or two.

[abcd1234]

nasty business