rhythmbox-client --play-uri= can't cope with file:// prefix

Binary package hint: rhythmbox

Apparently, contrary to expectations, the --play-uri= option doesn't accept a URI when what you want to play is a local file.

The --debug option is completely uninformative in this context. One could perhaps wish for it to display some sort of status when the requested operation cannot be performed, or at least when the request is not understood by rhythmbox.

vnix$ rhythmbox-client --debug --play-uri=file:///var/tmp/nst.ogg
(22:37:25) [0x8056c78] [rb_debug_init_match] rb-debug.c:141: Debugging enabled
(22:37:25) [0x8056c78] [create_rb_shell_proxies] rb-client.c:336: creating shell proxy
(22:37:25) [0x8056c78] [create_rb_shell_proxies] rb-client.c:347: creating player proxy
(22:37:25) [0x8056c78] [main] rb-client.c:546: loading and playing file:///var/tmp/nst.ogg
(22:37:25) [0x8056c78] [main] rb-client.c:556: playback state: 1

That did not work; nothing happened. Here, it works fine:

era@indeed:/tmp$ rhythmbox-client --debug --play-uri=/var/tmp/nst.ogg
(22:37:31) [0x8056b30] [rb_debug_init_match] rb-debug.c:141: Debugging enabled
(22:37:31) [0x8056b30] [create_rb_shell_proxies] rb-client.c:336: creating shell proxy
(22:37:31) [0x8056b30] [create_rb_shell_proxies] rb-client.c:347: creating player proxy
(22:37:31) [0x8056b30] [main] rb-client.c:546: loading and playing file:///var/tmp/nst.ogg
(22:37:31) [0x8056b30] [main] rb-client.c:556: playback state: 1

Adding insult to injury, it adds on the file:// prefix in the debug output!

Perhaps for consistency it should simply accept and discard a file:// prefix.