[mb-bugs] [MusicBrainz Bug Tracker] #5434: picard should suggest konqueror/kfmclient

[MusicBrainz Bug Tracker]

#5434: picard should suggest konqueror/kfmclient
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Reporter: hdh+mbbug at lazny.tang.la | Type: bug
Status: new | Priority: normal
Milestone: | Component: Picard Tagger
Version: Picard 0.11 | Keywords: browser
Os: Linux | Browser: Netscape, Firefox, Mozilla (Gecko)
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picard/util/webbrowser2.py registers kfmclient as a browser, however when
konqueror is not installed, kfmclient is not available.

Therefore, the Lookup buttons in Metadata panes cannot launch a browser in
KDE.

Discovered on an Archlinux system with dependency
http://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/i686/picard/ (should depend on
kdebase-konqueror).
Similar behaviour should be in Ubuntu Jaunty
http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/picard (should depend on konqueror)

The fix should be a note that tell packagers to suggest
(kdebase-)konqueror to KDE users

[MusicBrainz Bug Tracker]

#5434: picard should suggest konqueror/kfmclient
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Reporter: hdh+mbbug at lazny.tang.la | Owner:
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Picard Tagger | Version: Picard 0.11
Resolution: | Keywords: browser
Os: Linux | Browser: Netscape, Firefox, Mozilla (Gecko)
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Comment (by JonnyJD):

I neither have kfmclient nor konqueror installed on Arch Linux (but
kfmexec). I can still start searches in picard, which open in firefox for
me.

I don't know how exactly it works, but the magic is in the webbrowser
class, I guess. (http://docs.python.org/library/webbrowser.html) If you
don't have kfmclient installed then it won't ask kfmclient for a browser.
Do you have actual issues with this?

Shouldn't be more than an optdepdends in any case, because you can go fine
withoug KDE or GNOME. I have parts of KDE installed, but I don't use it as
a desktop manager.

[MusicBrainz Bug Tracker]

#5434: picard should suggest konqueror/kfmclient
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Reporter: hdh+mbbug at lazny.tang.la | Owner:
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Picard Tagger | Version: Picard 0.11
Resolution: | Keywords: browser
Os: Linux | Browser: Netscape, Firefox, Mozilla (Gecko)
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Comment (by outsidecontext):

I don't think this is solved by telling the packages to recommend
kfmclient, rather it should open some valid browser. Picard uses Pythons
webbrowser module but enhances it for different cases.

[MusicBrainz Bug Tracker]

#5434: picard should suggest konqueror/kfmclient
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Reporter: hdh+mbbug at lazny.tang.la | Owner:
Type: bug | Status: closed
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Picard Tagger | Version: Picard 0.11
Resolution: invalid | Keywords: browser
Os: Linux | Browser: Netscape, Firefox, Mozilla (Gecko)
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Changes (by bitmap):

* status: new => closed
* resolution: => invalid

Comment:

Since kfmclient is apparently not required, it's not clear what needs to
be fixed. Can you still replicate the problem? This ticket isn't
actionable, so if it's reproducible on a current Arch system then it
should be added here:
http://tickets.musicbrainz.org/secure/CreateIssue.jspa?pid=10042&issuetype=1