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* Is this related to DesktopTeam/CommonInstallHook ? Is this intended to work from within applications? Eg If i try to play an mp3 in rhythmbox or watch flash in firefox. | * Is this related to DesktopTeam/CommonInstallHook ? Is this intended to work from within applications? Eg If i try to play an mp3 in rhythmbox or watch flash in firefox. -- SamTygier |
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* Don't forget the documentation and the '? Help...' button in the dialog! It's quite important that we don't leave users wondering if "enabling repositories" is a dangerous thing or not. In some ways it actually is -- users leave the sphere of supported packages. UlrikSverdrup |
Launchpad Entry: https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/ubuntu-common-hooker
Created: Date(2006-04-25T09:48:40Z) by [:joelbryan: Joel Bryan T. Juliano]
Contributors: [:joelbryan: Joel Bryan T. Juliano]
Packages affected: GTK-2.0, Software-Properties, APT
Summary
[:UbuntuCommonHooker: UbuntuCommonHooker] aims to provide an interface for unknown file extensions to automatically install a certain packages when it's called.
Rationale
New users will find it difficult to open a particular file, because there are no installed viewers for it.
Use cases
Eduard is a schizophrenic, however his only obession and a way to calm him down is listening to "Veronika Plays Piano, volume 1" which is encoded in MP3. Veronika is his friend who recently got a copy of Ubuntu Linux, and tried it on Eduard's computer. However, Eduard just find out that he can't play his MP3's.
Dr. Igor use ".rar" extension to compress his research, however, Villete decides to migrate to Ubuntu Linux. But when Dr. Igor tryies to open "Vitriol.rar, and Zedka.rar", it say's "Error cannot open file!"
Okonkwo tried Ubuntu Linux for the first time, however, when he tried to open "Wresting with Amalinze.mpg", he is prompted that "there are no codecs to view this file", However, Okonkwo's father Onuka had no problems opening .mpg files, but Okonkwo doesn't like to use Windows like his father did.
Scope
The software will support the following file input.
File Type |
Description |
Open With |
ZIP, RAR, ARJ, ACE |
Compressed Files |
File-Roller |
MP3, WMA, AAC, M4A |
Audio Codecs |
Rhythmbox (gstreamer) |
RAM, RM |
Real Media Codecs |
Totem (gstreamer) |
MPG, MOV |
Video Files |
Totem (gstreamer) |
CBZ, CBR |
Comics Files |
Comix |
CHM |
Compiled Help Document |
xCHM |
It will automatically install the necessary applications to view those particular files.
Design
The software will be linked to those particular file extensions, (e.g. Open With), and will have a gnome-settings-default-applications icon.
attachment:ubuntu-common-install-hooker-implimentation-0.1.png
Screenshots
Archives
attachment:ubuntu-common-install-hooker-rar-0.1.png attachment:ubuntu-common-install-hooker-arj-0.1.png
Music Audio Files
attachment:ubuntu-common-install-hooker-mp3-0.1.png attachment:ubuntu-common-install-hooker-aac-0.1.png
Video and Movie Files
attachment:ubuntu-common-install-hooker-mov-0.1.png attachment:ubuntu-common-install-hooker-mpg-0.1.png
Document Files
attachment:ubuntu-common-install-hooker-cbr-0.1.png attachment:ubuntu-common-install-hooker-chm-0.1.png
Implementation
The software will determine a particular file by it's file extension, expected input is not case-sensitive, that means, .ZiP, .ZIP .zIP will automatically identified.
Code
The Code is written in Gtk+ 2.0, C, and sh as a backend script.
Source
attachment:ubuntu-common-hooker-0.1.tar.gz
Binary
attachment:ubuntu-common-hooker_0.1-1_i386.deb
Data preservation and migration
The original file will not be over written.
Outstanding issues
It will prompt the user to enable universe/multiverse repository, that will install non-free and commercial applications, a user will manually enable those repository, via software-properties.
== BoF agenda and discussion ==
Is this related to DesktopTeam/CommonInstallHook ? Is this intended to work from within applications? Eg If i try to play an mp3 in rhythmbox or watch flash in firefox. -- SamTygier
Don't forget the documentation and the '? Help...' button in the dialog! It's quite important that we don't leave users wondering if "enabling repositories" is a dangerous thing or not. In some ways it actually is -- users leave the sphere of supported packages. UlrikSverdrup
UbuntuCommonHooker (last edited 2008-08-06 16:31:08 by localhost)