Ubuntu
amarok package

Display hidden files in "configure collection" dialog

Bug #66582 reported by laga
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Bug Description

Hi there.

I'd like to add the directory containing my music to my amarok collection. However, when I expand the top level entry /, I'm only shown /media and /home but I need to add /mnt. Unless I've missed something, I'm unable to use amarok to listen to music on my current setup.

I hope this screenshot helps to clarify: http://serve.mythwiki.de/amarok-missingfolders.png (66KB)

Regards,

Michael

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laga (laga) wrote :

Oops, I forgot to tell you guys I'm using 1.4.3-0ubuntu10 on Ubuntu Edgy.

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Andreas Simon (andreas-w-simon) wrote :

The reason is the /.hidden file (actually a link to /etc/kubuntu-default-settings/hidden-root) which contains among others 'mnt', which is thus hidden in KDE's file/dir dialogs. The standard KDE file dialog has the option to show hidden files, but amarok's collection dialog doesn't have this option. The same issue can be found in other apps like for example k3b which also has no option to show hidden files in it's directory tree pane.

A work-a-around is to remove the 'mnt' line from /etc/kubuntu-default-settings/hidden-root. Ideally all file/dir views/dialogs in all KDE apps would allow to show hidden files.

Changed in amarok:
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
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hads (hads) wrote :

Same thing here, my collection is nfs mounted under /mnt. Just posting a note so you know it affects more than one person.

Thanks for the pointer to the hidden-root config. I've mv'd it out of the way as I prefer to see all my files/directories.

Cheers,

hads

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Andrew Ash (ash211) wrote :

I think the best way to fix this is to create an option for Amarok to display hidden folders and files.

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Andrew Ash (ash211) wrote :

See kdebug 125525
http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=125525

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Martin Meredith (mez) wrote :

Linked in upstream bug, however, the're more on about .* files, but it does apply to this bug

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Changed in amarok:
status: Unknown → Unconfirmed
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Sarah Kowalik (hobbsee-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

fixed in feisty, with the hidden files thing removed.

Changed in amarok:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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status: New → Fix Released
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Changed in amarok:
importance: Unknown → Wishlist
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