Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kdebase-workspace-bin
Kubuntu 9.04 amd64 For reference, see this discussion at the KDE forum: http://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=67&t=77633 There appears to be no way for users to change the default player software used to handle optical disks. No application appears to be available in System Settings that lets the user change the handlers for devices. One can change the default player for media files using File Associations, but there are no options for handling optical discs. In File Associations, one can change the handler for x-content/video-dvd, but it does not change the options that are presented to the user when a DVD is inserted. It's possible to change the handlers by altering the contents of the files stored in /usr/share/kde4/apps/solid/actions, but these are outside the control of ordinary users. I can perhaps understand the logic that says users shouldn't be allowed to modify handlers for devices as a security measure, but it's not obvious whether that's the rationale in this case. It's also not clear from reading the discussion in the thread cited above whether this is a specfic Kubuntu packaging decision or a restriction imposed by the KDE developers themselves. Not being able to change the default device handlers is very annoying and could well frustrate many ordinary users who have a favorite player like VLC or smplayer that they'd prefer to use in place of Dragon. ** Affects: kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- cannot change default CD/DVD player in Kubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/482162 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to kdebase-workspace in ubuntu. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-b...@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
