[opensuse-kde] Selecting a player
Hello SuSE folk, Hopefully somebody here will now how to do this and tell the dense one how to do it. When one inserts a music CD or a movie DVD, Hal ???? brings up a menu on what to do with it. Of course none of the choices are correct. I've tried the configure option but still no luck. Want to play a DVD with Mplayer or VLC, a music CD with XMMS. How do I do this? Bob S -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kde+help@opensuse.org
Torsdag den 11. juni 2009 07:07:19 skrev Bob S:
Hopefully somebody here will now how to do this and tell the dense one how to do it.
When one inserts a music CD or a movie DVD, Hal ???? brings up a menu on what to do with it. Of course none of the choices are correct. I've tried the configure option but still no luck. Want to play a DVD with Mplayer or VLC, a music CD with XMMS. How do I do this?
One option would be to just launch VLC -> Media -> open disk... Or from the commandline for example: vlc dvd:///dev/dvd Similar methods work for mplayer and xmms. If you want solid actions to pop up automatically when you enter certain media you can achieve that too - but I hope you realize that this is not necessary for playing the media, it's just a little convenience. 1) create for example vlc-dvd.desktop 2) Put this content in the file: [Desktop Entry] X-SuSE-translate=true X-KDE-Solid-Predicate=[[ StorageVolume.ignored == false AND OpticalDisc.availableContent == 'Data|VideoDvd' ] OR [ StorageVolume.ignored == false AND OpticalDisc.availableContent == 'Data|VideoDvd' ]] Type=Service Actions=open; [Desktop Action open] Name=Play DVD with VLC Name[da]=Afspil dvd med VLC Exec=DISPLAY=:0.1 vlc -f dvd:///dev/dvd Icon=vlc 3) Copy the file to ~/.kde4/share/apps/solid/actions/ (for user specific) or /usr/share/kde4/apps/solid/actions/ (for system wide) 4) Restart KDE The easiest way to make more of these custom solid actions imo is to use the existing ones in /usr/share/kde4/apps/solid/actions/ as "templates". In KDE 4.3 there's a systemsettings module for creating these solid actions. PS: If you want to complain about the lack of these solid actions "out of the box". You shouldn't blame KDE or openSUSE - you should blame either the upstream developers or your package provider (since neither vlc, mplayer nor xmms are a part of openSUSE). -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kde+help@opensuse.org
On Thursday 11 June 2009 03:29:45 am Martin Schlander wrote:
Torsdag den 11. juni 2009 07:07:19 skrev Bob S:
Hopefully somebody here will now how to do this and tell the dense one how to do it.
When one inserts a music CD or a movie DVD, Hal ???? brings up a menu on what to do with it. Of course none of the choices are correct. I've tried the configure option but still no luck. Want to play a DVD with Mplayer or VLC, a music CD with XMMS. How do I do this?
One option would be to just launch VLC -> Media -> open disk...
Or from the commandline for example: vlc dvd:///dev/dvd
Similar methods work for mplayer and xmms.
Thank you for replying Martin, Yes, I am aware that this can be done, and I personally do this. However my wife and grand-daughter complain why they have to do this when they used to be able just select and start the app from the menu that pops up when the disk is inserted.
If you want solid actions to pop up automatically when you enter certain media you can achieve that too - but I hope you realize that this is not necessary for playing the media, it's just a little convenience.
Yes, and it is the convenience they want. First I need to apologize in that I didn't supply sufficient information. I am running 11.0 with KDE3.5 You give the following excellent guidance but is useless in this situation because I do not have the /solid/actions/ directories. Do you think I could create them and it would work?
1) create for example vlc-dvd.desktop
2) Put this content in the file:
[Desktop Entry] X-SuSE-translate=true X-KDE-Solid-Predicate=[[ StorageVolume.ignored == false AND OpticalDisc.availableContent == 'Data|VideoDvd' ] OR [ StorageVolume.ignored == false AND OpticalDisc.availableContent == 'Data|VideoDvd' ]] Type=Service Actions=open;
[Desktop Action open] Name=Play DVD with VLC Name[da]=Afspil dvd med VLC Exec=DISPLAY=:0.1 vlc -f dvd:///dev/dvd Icon=vlc
3) Copy the file to ~/.kde4/share/apps/solid/actions/ (for user specific) or /usr/share/kde4/apps/solid/actions/ (for system wide)
4) Restart KDE
The easiest way to make more of these custom solid actions imo is to use the existing ones in /usr/share/kde4/apps/solid/actions/ as "templates". In KDE 4.3 there's a systemsettings module for creating these solid actions.
PS: If you want to complain about the lack of these solid actions "out of the box". You shouldn't blame KDE or openSUSE - you should blame either the upstream developers or your package provider (since neither vlc, mplayer nor xmms are a part of openSUSE).
No, I blame nobody. I realize they are not SuSE/KDE apps. Just trying to solve a problem and promote peace in computer usage in the family. Thanks again, Bob S -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kde+help@opensuse.org
Fredag den 12. juni 2009 06:28:11 skrev Bob S:
On Thursday 11 June 2009 03:29:45 am Martin Schlander wrote:
If you want solid actions to pop up automatically when you enter certain media you can achieve that too - but I hope you realize that this is not necessary for playing the media, it's just a little convenience.
Yes, and it is the convenience they want. First I need to apologize in that I didn't supply sufficient information. I am running 11.0 with KDE3.5 You give the following excellent guidance but is useless in this situation because I do not have the /solid/actions/ directories. Do you think I could create them and it would work?
Nope. Solid is one of the many great KDE4 features, missing in KDE3. I'm afraid I don't know how to accomplish the same in KDE3. But one option would be to just add a .desktop file/shortcut to the desktop that runs 'vlc -f dvd:///dev/dvd' ... then all they have to do is pop in the dvd - and click on the desktop icon. You could do the same for audio CDs and whichever audio CD player you prefer. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kde+help@opensuse.org
On Friday 12 of June 2009, Martin Schlander wrote:
Fredag den 12. juni 2009 06:28:11 skrev Bob S:
On Thursday 11 June 2009 03:29:45 am Martin Schlander wrote:
If you want solid actions to pop up automatically when you enter certain media you can achieve that too - but I hope you realize that this is not necessary for playing the media, it's just a little convenience.
Yes, and it is the convenience they want. First I need to apologize in that I didn't supply sufficient information. I am running 11.0 with KDE3.5 You give the following excellent guidance but is useless in this situation because I do not have the /solid/actions/ directories. Do you think I could create them and it would work?
Nope. Solid is one of the many great KDE4 features, missing in KDE3.
I'm afraid I don't know how to accomplish the same in KDE3.
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On Thursday 11 June 2009, Bob S wrote:
Hello SuSE folk,
Hopefully somebody here will now how to do this and tell the dense one how to do it.
When one inserts a music CD or a movie DVD, Hal ???? brings up a menu on what to do with it. Of course none of the choices are correct. I've tried the configure option but still no luck. Want to play a DVD with Mplayer or VLC, a music CD with XMMS. How do I do this?
Bob S
Bob, Have you tried setting this in the KDE personal settings? I'm running the same version as you, and when I play something, the right one starts. It's under file associations in the kde settings. Mike -- Powered by SuSE 11.0 Kernel 2.6.25 KDE 3.5 Kmail 1.9 7:04am up 2 days 14:00, 3 users, load average: 2.02, 2.24, 2.34 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kde+help@opensuse.org
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