VLC 0.9.0-svn integration with Ubuntu (GNOME) need some work

[antistress]

I'm using VLC from deb http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/gutsy-i386/arch ./

I'm not sure if it is the good place to report what i found wrong ?

The new Qt interface looks ok on my GNOME desktop, except the colour of my theme which is not respected. On Ubuntu, the colour close to the volume control button should be orange and not blue.

Besides, the "open file" window is all but a GNOME "open file" window. GNOME users get used to "search" option and "recently used files" option provided with gtkfilechooser window. Would it be possible for VLC to work with that GTK option (Firefox based on XUL does that) ?

Thank you for your that excellent piece of software !

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

No, probably not. Some people are working on a native gtk interface.

If not, use the old interface.

If you want to complain, fight freedesktop.org

[antistress]

i never complain (i'm french and, for instance, strikes simply do not exist in France )

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

lol

I hate the non integration of Qt in GNOME, but well...

vlc -Iwx will give you the old interface.

[antistress]

yes but without the magical record button

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Yes, well, this button doesn't do anything yet.

[antistress]

still a nice button

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Believe me it will be usefull

[antistress]

Also, not having the gtkfilechooser in VLC running on GNOME doesn't allow the user to select places (=shortcuts created within Nautilus - by default : Video, Music, Document, Download...).
Maybe there would be a way to grab them and to display them within VLC filechooser, no matter it is GTKfilechooser or not (for instance, ubuntu netbook launcher manage to grab Nautilus shortcuts and to display them within its own interface)

Except for that usability drawback, i'm happy with VLC 0.9 integration within Ubuntu (GNOME) from an AESTHETIC point of view.

That's why it would be very cool to find a fix for that usability drawback, VLC would be perfect on GNOME desktop.

Thanks

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

1/ You really need to use QGtkStyle.
2/ About the file chooser, well, I don't know yet how to do this.

[antistress]

My post was about 2)

as i said, it's not an AESTHETIC problem, VLC 0.9.2 for Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid (GNOME) is really nice (see http://libre-et-ouvert.blogspot.com/200 ... -ibex.html )
Ubuntu dev must have used QGtkStyle.

For me It's a usability problem, since GNOME users use places they have configured within Nautilus : these places appear each time a GNOME user has to select a file but not with VLC 0.9.2.

Therefore it would be nice if VLC could make use of GTKfilechooser or could grab Nautilus shortcuts and to display them within its own interface

i don't know either how to do that

Thanks for your answer anyway

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

A single source pacakge that depends on too UI toolkit. Err, no thanks. Use the external VLC gtk project whose name I forgot.

[antistress]

2/ About the file chooser, well, I don't know yet how to do this.

could this be helpful ?
Native file dialogs in GNOME (by QGTKSstyle author)

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Yeah, read my blog for more info about that.

[antistress]

i didn't notice you had a blog (please note that no screenshots are displayed there nor there)
VLC 0.9-1.0 with native GTK Open File Dialog is a really great piece of news : is it based upon that QGtkStyle new feature i've mentioned above ? does it mean we have to wait Qt 4.5 and/or VLC 1.0 (both seem scheduled for final release in March 2009) ?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Well, you need QGtkStyle, that is compatible with Qt4.3 and over.

To get the open dialog with the gtk_open_dialog, you need 1.0.

[antistress]

thanks

[antistress]

There is a PPA for Jaunty : dudes VLC 1.0.0-pre1 rocks !!!
http://libre-et-ouvert.blogspot.com/200 ... a-dry.html