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pjlbyrne

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[SOLVED] cannot double click to play video files any more

I updated my video playing box yesterday to latest arch. Now, if I double-click on a video file in nautilus then it will not open in VLC. I can still open it directly in VLC. If I use the context menu it still doesn't work.

Any idea? I assume this is a regression in GNOME.

Last edited by pjlbyrne (2020-07-20 14:58:24)

ondoho

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Re: [SOLVED] cannot double click to play video files any more

Find the vlc .desktop file, and the Exec-line therein. Try to reproduce it on the command line. You need to know what the substitutions like %u and %f stand for. https://specifications.freedesktop.org/ … -variables

pjlbyrne

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Re: [SOLVED] cannot double click to play video files any more

Thanks. It's /usr/bin/vlc --started-from-file $U

I removed '--started-from-file' and it works now.

ondoho

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Re: [SOLVED] cannot double click to play video files any more

Great.
I'm sure it's %U, but no matter.
If you want this to survive updates you should copy the .desktop file to ~/.local/share/applications and make your edits there.
I think you can mark this SOLVED now?

pjlbyrne

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Re: [SOLVED] cannot double click to play video files any more

Yes sorry %U.

Thanks for the update.

One might object that the issue  will really be solved when the upstream files are modified, since I would assume this affects everyone who uses VLC? But sure I will mark it SOLVED.

Er, how do I mark this topic solved? I did try to find this out but I can't see a button for it, and I see posts about this topic but none explaining how to do it.

ondoho

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Re: [SOLVED] cannot double click to play video files any more

Edit the original post, edit the title, insert "[SOLVED]". It's a small but helpful gesture.

2ManyDogs

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Re: [SOLVED] cannot double click to play video files any more

Er, how do I mark this topic solved? I did try to find this out but I can't see a button for it, and I see posts about this topic but none explaining how to do it.

ondoho has given you the answer, but for future reference, things like this are covered in the How To Post section of the Code of Conduct. You might want to read that.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … ow_to_post

pjlbyrne

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Re: [SOLVED] cannot double click to play video files any more

noted thanks