Ubuntu
mediaplayer-app package

Cannot start mediaplayer-app to play videos on Unity8 session

Bug #1673563 reported by dobey
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This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Canonical System Image
Fix Released
High
Bill Filler
Canonical System Image u8c-1 "Unity8 on Classic"
mediaplayer-app (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Renato Araujo Oliveira Filho

Bug Description

In zesty and xenial+overlay, the mediaplayer-app won't start when attempting to play videos, because the .desktop file is marked as hidden.

Related branches

lp:~renatofilho/mediaplayer-app/use-cotent-hub
system-apps-ci-bot: Approve (continuous-integration)
Ubuntu Phablet Team: Pending requested
Diff: 655 lines (+280/-119)
9 files modified
data/mediaplayer-app.desktop.in.in (+0/-1)
src/mediaplayer.cpp (+1/-46)
src/mediaplayer.h (+0/-4)
src/qml/VideoImport.qml (+40/-0)
src/qml/VideoImportDialog.qml (+98/-0)
src/qml/player.qml (+30/-18)
src/qml/player/Controls.qml (+27/-16)
src/qml/player/VideoPlayer.qml (+66/-33)
tests/unittest/tst_video_player.qml (+18/-1)
Revision history for this message
Bill Filler (bfiller) wrote :

we want to show it in dash as it functions correctly as full fledged desktop app

Changed in mediaplayer-app (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Renato Araujo Oliveira Filho (renatofilho)
importance: Undecided → High
Changed in canonical-devices-system-image:
assignee: nobody → Bill Filler (bfiller)
importance: Undecided → High
milestone: none → u8c-1
Revision history for this message
Bill Filler (bfiller) wrote :

@renato
looks like two problems:
1) get rid of OnlyShowIn=Old
2) after doing so and launching in u8 shows an error dialog. I believe we have code to show the file picker to choose the file and we should make sure to show that so that app is functional on the desktop.

Renato Araujo Oliveira Filho (renatofilho)
Changed in mediaplayer-app (Ubuntu):
status: New → In Progress
kevin gunn (kgunn72)
Changed in canonical-devices-system-image:
status: New → In Progress
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package mediaplayer-app - 0.20.5+17.04.20170321.4-0ubuntu1

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mediaplayer-app (0.20.5+17.04.20170321.4-0ubuntu1) zesty; urgency=medium

  * Open content peer selection in case of the app start without a video
    url. (LP: #1673563)

 -- Renato Araujo Oliveira Filho <email address hidden> Tue, 21 Mar 2017 19:41:57 +0000

Changed in mediaplayer-app (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
Bill Filler (bfiller)
Changed in canonical-devices-system-image:
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
Pat McGowan (pat-mcgowan)
Changed in canonical-devices-system-image:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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