https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=455046
Bug ID: 455046
Summary: [Feature request] Allow users to set a preferred
application for the Media Player widget
Product: plasmashell
Version: 5.24.5
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Keywords: usability
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: Media Player
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: niko.nickm...@gmx.de
CC: k...@privat.broulik.de
Target Milestone: 1.0
Created attachment 149560
--> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=149560&action=edit
The screenshot shows KDE Connect being selected by default, even though there
is no audio playback. The active music player is Clementine which has to be
chosen manually every time it is re-opened.
SUMMARY
The Media Player Applet should allow the user to set a preferred application to
always be selected by default when playback is detected. Scrolling the mouse
wheel over the widget or pressing the middle mouse button to start/stop playing
are at their core great features but functionally limited because the user does
not know which application the Media Player Widget currently controls without
expanding it. It can be tedious to have to expand the widget and select the
preferred player manually to regain functionality of these mouse gestures.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open a media player and start playback
2. Open another program with playback capabilities and start playback
3. Expand the Media Player Widget
OBSERVED RESULT
The user has to set the preferred player in the widget each time the
applications are closed and re-opened. There is a chance that it's selected
automatically but the more applications are open at the same time, the less
likely it is.
EXPECTED RESULT
The user should be able to mark one application to always be prioritized over
others by the Media Player Widget.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: KDE neon 5.24
KDE Plasma Version: 2.24.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.94.0
Qt Version: 5.15.4
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