[Bug 191475] Re: [hardy] media tab in file management preferences missing applications
James Westby
The f-spot fix caused bug 21186, so I am reopening to
change the solution and use the --import approach that
was chosen.
Thanks,
James
** Changed in: f-spot (Ubuntu)
Assignee: Michael Vogt (mvo) => James Westby (james-w)
Status: Fix Released => In Progress
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[hardy] media tab in file management preferences missing applications
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James Westby
Attached is my debdiff to try and solve this issue for f-spot.
I made use of the existing f-spot-import script that is installed.
Thanks,
James
** Attachment added: "fspot_0.4.2-0ubuntu3.diff"
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/12738782/fspot_0.4.2-0ubuntu3.diff
James Westby
I should explain why I created just a .desktop file rather than a .desktop.in.in.
I though being this close to the release it would be better to just get a
fix in, as I doubt translators would have much time to translate
any new strings here. As the .desktop isn't used for display (though
I think the name may be used in nautilus' content bar) I don't think
it matters too much.
Thanks,
James
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f-spot (0.4.2-1ubuntu1) hardy; urgency=low
* Sync on Debian
* debian/control.in:
- don't use beagle
- updated maintainer information
* debian/patches/importer_targetdir_selector.dpatch:
- Add a target directory selector to the camera import dialog, so that
people can continue to use their customized directory layout.
[ James Westby ]
* Change the fix from 0.4.1-4ubuntu4 to use a separate
f-spot-import.desktop, as f-spot.desktop will not start
f-spot if you pass it a directory. This happens when you
use the context bar in nautilus to open f-spot from e.g.
a CF card full of photos. There is already an f-spot
command provided in the path. To use that we will create
a new .desktop that is associated with those mimetypes
and leave the normal f-spot.desktop to provide the menu
item. (LP: #191475)
-- Sebastien Bacher <seb...@canonical.com> Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:43:45
+0100
** Changed in: f-spot (Ubuntu)
Status: In Progress => Fix Released
Sebastien Bacher
Harald Sitter
Importance: Undecided => Low
Assignee: (unassigned) => Harald Sitter (apachelogger)
Status: New => Confirmed
Daniel Hahler
Binary package hint: nautilus
Under system->preferences->file management, the "media" tab does not
detect a lot of the installed applications.
For instance, on a standard hardy alpha 4 install, both Music Player and Photos are disabled, with the text "No applications installed", despite Rhythmbox and F-spot being installed on the system.
Additionally, under the "other media" section, it's not possible to select brasero to be the default for "blank cd disc".
This tab seems to duplicate most of the functionality from "Removable
Drives and Media", and the settings in it don't match up with what's set
in the removable drives and media app. I think it should probably be
hidden in the standard hardy install to prevent confusion.
+
+ For reference, here's the list of mime types nautilus uses:
+ "media_audio_cdda_combobox", "x-content/audio-cdda",
+ "media_video_dvd_combobox", "x-content/video-dvd",
+ "media_music_player_combobox", "x-content/audio-player",
+ "media_dcf_combobox", "x-content/image-dcf",
+ "media_software_combobox", "x-content/software",
Marc Baas
I'm having this problem with the VLC player. I want to set it as my
default DVD player, but it is not listed in the drop down list. So at
this point I cannot have VLC be my default player upon insertion of a
movie DVD.
Daniel Hahler
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
Daniel Hahler
* debian/patches/kubuntu_09_audio_mimetypes.diff:
- Add x-content/audio-player mimetype (LP: #191475)
I've not added x-content/audio-cdda, because that does not work
reliable
Estel
Daniel Hahler
Importance: Undecided => Wishlist
Status: New => Triaged
Daniel Hahler
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/amarok/+bug/103227/comments/10
reassuringlyoffensive
but why not have the ability to choose an application manually? Or use a
special command? I want to be able to use this command for playing DVDs
in Hardy:
vlc --vout-filter deinterlace --deinterlace-mode blend --volume 512
--fullscreen %m
It works great in Gutsy and I want to do it in Hardy without having to
hack at things. I want to help others use the above command and keep it
as simple as possible for them.
Thanks for reading,
Nathan
Payteer
I agree with Nathan, I believed Ubuntu/linux was all about user control and not been like MS and taking that control away from us. Gutsy was good in allowing this tinkering to happen, and I am a bit worried that it is now gone in Hardy. I have also seen this in other areas also.
Thanks,
Peter
Sebastien Bacher
there is just a lot of code which has been rewritten, everybody has lot
to do and nobody worked on that yet, you are welcome to give a hand and
send a patch for that feature though
reassuringlyoffensive
Thanks for the clarification. I would love to help add the feature, but
I have no experience in writing code (only left Windows behind a year
ago). I can see this kind of feature will be added at some point and I
respect the fact that the devs have much work to do. I also respect the
fact that it's not an urgent matter.
Thanks again,
Nathan
reassuringlyoffensive
I've modified my instructions for Hardy users by taking some advice given on Launchpad. I'm not gonna add it to my how-to until I know how well it works.
Tell me if this works for you:
Copy and paste this into the Terminal:
sudo cp /usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop
~/.local/share/applications/vlc.desktop
Go to your home folder, then click on "View" in the file browser
(Nautilus) and select the "Show Hidden Files" option. Now, find the
folder ".local" in your home folder, open it and then open the folders
"share" and "applications". Now, find and right-click on "vlc.desktop"
and navigave to Properties>Launcher>Command. Change the command to:
vlc --vout-filter deinterlace --deinterlace-mode blend --volume 512
--fullscreen %m
Now, navigate to Edit>Preferences>Media>DVD Video and select VLC.
Delete "--fullscreen" if you have problems with it launching in
fullscreen,
Pedro Villavicencio
Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
Status: New => Confirmed
Marc Baas
proper workaround (you know me from the forums as "kivech"), doesn't it
make more sense to just add the VLC player to the list of possible DVD
players in Nautilus?
We are in RC already and this discussion has been going on for over a
month now. As much as I understand your pressure and how busy you guys
are (obviously at this stage of a release), it would save a lot of
people a lot of hassle if this could be put in before it becomes the
"official release".
reassuringlyoffensive
VLC wouldn't autoplay with the current launch command even if it was added to the list, so we just need to wait for a return of the ability to launch by command string.
Please ignore the workaround I posted above, as the per-user method is a little bit tricky compared with the following system-wide approach:
First of all, if you followed my other crappy method, open the Terminal and delete that file in ~/.local/share/applications, as it's not needed with the system-wide approach;
rm ~/.local/share/applications/vlc.desktop
Keep the Terminal open and copy and paste this command into it:
gksudo gedit /etc/gnome/defaults.list
Change the line "x-content/video-dvd=totem.desktop" to "x-content/video-dvd=vlc.desktop". Close and save.
Note: You need to repeat the following steps each time VLC is updated.
Next, edit the following two files by pressing alt+f2, typing your password and then by navigating to both /usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop and /usr/share/app-install/desktop/vlc.desktop. Right-click on them and select "Properties" in the context menu, then replace the "exec=vlc %U" launch command of both files to:
exec=vlc --vout-filter deinterlace --deinterlace-mode blend --volume 512 %m
Close and save both files. Finally, navigate to Nautilus>Edit>Preferences>Media>DVD Video, select VLC and then reboot or logout before you insert a DVD.
Nathan
reassuringlyoffensive
which I recommend now rather than my previous efforts. Sorry about the
confusion, the tests could have been better,
After following these instructions, you will have two alternate entries
in your context menu "Open with" list and the file properties "Open
with" list, so that you can open VLC with the standard command.
To change the default DVD player in Hardy to VLC, open the Terminal and
copy and paste this command into it:
gksudo gedit /etc/gnome/defaults.list
Press "ctrl+f" and search for "x-content/video", then change the totem.desktop" entries to vlc.desktop". Close and save.
Next, right-click on "Applications" in the top panel and select "Edit Menus" to open the default menu editor. Navage down to "Sound & Video" in the left pane, select it, then right-click on "VLC media player" in the right pane, select "Properties" and change the launch command from "wxvlc %F" to:
vlc --vout-filter deinterlace --deinterlace-mode blend --volume 512 --fullscreen %m
Close the VLC properties dialog and exit the menu editor. Finally, navigate to Places>Home>Edit>Preferences>Media>DVD Video and select VLC.
Andrew Starr-Bochicchio
inserted CDs or as an option to open when a media player is connected.
** Also affects: exaile (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: exaile (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Wishlist
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x-content/blank-cd
x-content/blank-dvd
x-content/blank-bd
x-content/blank-hddvd
x-content/video-dvd
x-content/video-vcd
x-content/video-svcd
x-content/video-blueray
x-content/video-hddvd
x-content/audio-cdda
x-content/audio-dvd
x-content/audio-player
x-content/image-dcf
x-content/image-picturecd
Also a question, is fixing this issue for an application something that
could get a SRU for Hardy or is this just something that will have to
wait for Intrepid?
Andrew Starr-Bochicchio
brasero (0.7.1-3) unstable; urgency=low
* DEB_DESTDIR := instead of =.
* New patch, 007-fix-desktop-file-mime-typo, fixes typo in desktop file (":"
instead of ";"); Launchpad #200024; closes: #464772.
** Changed in: brasero (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Fix Released
Sebastien Bacher
Miika Laaksonen
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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zcat
PLEASE write something (A dialog, under removable drives and media where
it used to be, preferably) that lets ordinary users change the default
media player without having to manually edit mime types and .desktop
files FFS.
Sebastien Bacher
Philippe Piquer
So resolving this important for Mr Everybody.
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Hardy#How_to_make_VLC_open_when_you_insert_a_DVD
zcat
player; perhaps this bug should be filed against the VLC package for not
registering itself somwhere?
I still want an option at the bottom of the list "Run this command" so I can
have some completely different program start, such as k9copy..
And I still want the menu to be duplicated under System > Preferences >
Removable Drives and Media" where it used to be. I still strongly believe
that's the most 'intuitive' place people will look for it. And even if it
wasn't, I also think that it's not a good idea for Ubuntu to make such
confusing changes to the interface just when we're starting to get
'non-geeks' learning to use the OS.
2008/7/8 Philippe Piquer <kubun...@gmail.com>:
> I also had to dig deep into Google to find a correct answer (at least one
> that work) for VLC.
> So resolving this important for Mr Everybody.
>
>
> http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Hardy#How_to_make_VLC_open_when_you_insert_a_DVD
>
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On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 1:54 PM, Philippe Piquer <kubun...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> I also had to dig deep into Google to find a correct answer (at least one
> that work) for VLC.
> So resolving this important for Mr Everybody.
>
>
> http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Hardy#How_to_make_VLC_open_when_you_insert_a_DVD
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/191475
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> Status in Personal photo management for the GNOME desktop: Fix Released
> Status in "amarok" source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
> Status in "brasero" source package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
> Status in "exaile" source package in Ubuntu: New
> Status in "f-spot" source package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
> Status in "gthumb" source package in Ubuntu: New
> Status in "rhythmbox" source package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
> Status in "vlc" source package in Ubuntu: Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: nautilus
>
> Under system->preferences->file management, the "media" tab does not detect
> a lot of the installed applications.
>
> For instance, on a standard hardy alpha 4 install, both Music Player and
> Photos are disabled, with the text "No applications installed", despite
> Rhythmbox and F-spot being installed on the system.
> Additionally, under the "other media" section, it's not possible to select
> brasero to be the default for "blank cd disc".
>
> This tab seems to duplicate most of the functionality from "Removable
> Drives and Media", and the settings in it don't match up with what's set in
> the removable drives and media app. I think it should probably be hidden in
> the standard hardy install to prevent confusion.
>
> For reference, here's the list of mime types nautilus uses:
> "media_audio_cdda_combobox", "x-content/audio-cdda",
> "media_video_dvd_combobox", "x-content/video-dvd",
> "media_music_player_combobox", "x-content/audio-player",
> "media_dcf_combobox", "x-content/image-dcf",
> "media_software_combobox", "x-content/software",
Olivier Samyn
Latest svn revision added the following mime types to the gthumb.desktop file:
x-content/image-dcf
x-content/image-picturecd
Jens Askengren
Harald Sitter
Assignee: Harald Sitter (apachelogger) => (unassigned)
Bryan Quigley
** Changed in: gthumb (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Fix Released
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Mackenzie Morgan
mime-info-spec-latest.html it appears x-content is now part of the
standard, so I'm going to add x-content/audio-cdda and x-content/audio-
player to amarok.desktop file.
Launchpad Bug Tracker
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** Changed in: exaile (Ubuntu)
** Changed in: gthumb (Ubuntu)
** Changed in: vlc (Ubuntu)
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