If VLC isn't listed, that's a bug; a separate one. File it. There are other bugs about other apps not being listed, e.g. Epiphany. It's not good practice to deal with separate issues in the same bug report.
> So, how do I define VLC (or any other application for that matter) as my > preferred application to open upon inserting a DVD? That makes a good topic for the support tracker or forums. This is the bug tracker. > I'm starting to wonder why gconf-editor clearly has been redered > useless. Are you telling me that Gnome is supposed to restrain the user > to the default selection made by the devs? No. I'm only informing you that there's a new way of handling what you're resorting to gconf-editor for now. The whole reason you used gconf-editor and filed this bug is that you didn't know about the new tab in the Nautilus preferences. Regardless, if the gconf keys aren't doing what they're supposed to do, that's a bug. > If someone can enlighten me what it is I oversaw, please let me know, > but replying with facts that are incorrect doesn't solve the problem I > inducated. Nobody has replied to you with facts that are incorrect. You've drawn your own conclusions from what was said and went on to rant about them. That's called a straw man argument. > There is a bug to solve here! Indeed; the bug to solve _here_ is that gconf-editor isn't changing certain settings. It's not that VLC isn't available among the choices. It's not that some other app isn't available. It's not that the new way of choosing default actions upon mounting sucks. It's not some conspiracy theory about removing functionality to deliberately annoy users. It's one specific potential bug. If you want it resolved, it's in your best interest to keep strictly on topic, and not waste the time of the people who will be doing the work to resolve it. > Please consider the fact that the more you limit the user the smaller > your audience will be. Please that you're not talking to the people who are developing the features, but to the people who are integrating them into the distribution and triaging bugs that result from the integration. If you see something fundamentally wrong with the changes that is beyond the scope of _specific_ bug reports, you're welcome to discuss it on the appropriate mailing list with the developers of the software. The bug tracker isn't a good medium for such extended discussion. -- Hardy: gconf-editor changed settings ignored by system https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/203877 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
