Comment 39 for bug 1643706

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Peter Valdemar Mørch (pmorch) wrote :

John writes:
> The work Zyga is prototyping is to allow non-desktop-integrated
> snaps (like, indeed, vlc, or hopefully even server snaps on a
> headless system)

Sorry I missed that. I interpret that as meaning vlc won't be supported/affected by Portals integration even when it is done. :-(

So either vlc has to support Portals (whatever that means), or the work Zygmunt is prototyping is the only hope we have of allowing access to arbitrary files.

Zygmunt wrote:

> I want to re-assure you that this is being worked on and our goal is to make it
> possible to just work, like people were used to.

I like the sound of that. But if it involves having to accept a additional dialogs, then that is not what this person was used to.

Ok, I think I've been clear. I'll shut up for now.