Open with "Enqueue in SMPlayer" (missing app reference)

[Lonnie Lee Best]

I use SMPlayer as my default media player, and when I double click on a media file, I like it to be come "enqueued" in SMPlayer. Previously, you could set this easily, but now only the "SMplayer" application (itself) is listed to be set as default, and the "Enqueue in SMPlayer" application option is missing.

Previously, to set this to my default player I'd follow these steps in Ubuntu Unity Desktop:
1) Right-Click on a video media file (avi, m4v, flv, etc.).
2) Select "Properties" from the context-menu.
3) Select the "Open With" tab.
4) Select "Enqueue in SMPlayer", and click the "Set as default" button.

However, now (in step 4, above), the "Enqueue in SMPlayer" application option is no longer listed; only "SMPlayer" is listed.

The difference in selecting "SMPlayer" over "Enqueue in SMPlayer", is that double-clicking a media file will remove all items that are currently in my playlist and replace those with the one item I've doubled-clicked on.

Previously, you had both options (to set as default), but now "Enqueue in SMPlayer" is missing.

I do realize, that I can "Enqueue in SMPlayer" by right-clicking a media file, and going to the open "Open With" menu. But, previously, I was able to make this a default action from double-clicking, and this option is now gone from the Properties > "Open With" tab.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: smplayer 0.8.0-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-23.35-generic 3.5.7.2
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Feb 2 17:01:20 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-28 (66 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: smplayer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Krasimir (krasimir-milchev)]

A possible workaround in Kubuntu is to edit the file associations (System Settings -> Applications -> File Associations -> video) and for every file type configure the "Enqueue in SMPlayer" option to be on the top.

Alternatively, you could manually configure the file to be opened with smplayer with the "-add-to-playlist" option:

1) Right-Click on a video media file (avi, m4v, flv, etc.) in a file browser.
2) Select "Open With" -> "Other..."
3) Type "smplayer -add-to-playlist %U" in the edit box, select the "Remember application association for this type of file" checkbox, and click OK.