Gopher audio (s item type, .au) detected but does not play #778

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