No detailed information on codec in file properties nautilus

[bartje]

When Gnome 2 still was in use, I easily could find the codec of for example an avi file by right clicking and looking at its properties. This was particularly useful when moving an avi file to a multimedia player, since not all codecs are supported by media players.

Now, since Ubuntu 11.10, I have to open the file in for example vlc and search for the information I need, only to know if it can play on my multimedia player. This is quite a hassle for something that used to be very easy in Gnome 2.

Is this another regression (like not being able to choose an app from a custom location to open a file with)?

It really starts to be frustrating that in Gnome simple things like these are overlooked. If it is because of the focus on ease of use, I can guarantee this is not an example of 'ease of use'. On the contrary, it makes the use of linux more complicated. Not everybody knows how to find the information I described, but I'm sure many people would benefit having this info available in Nautilus.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The issue you are reporting is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug to the developers of the software by following the instructions at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME. If you have done so, please tell us the number of the upstream bug (or the link), so we can add a bugwatch that will inform us about its status. Thanks in advance.

[Walter Garcia-Fontes (walter-garcia)]

Closing as it has been some time without activity, please feel free to reopen if there is still interest in this issue.