"Preferred Applications" in Gnome doesn't allow choice in CD/DVD Burning software

I don't know about how to get Gnome to leave you alone when that happens, but I do agree that it would be a good idea for the 'Preferred Applications' dialog to have more options.

Actually, this bug can be closed now. There is a different place
where one can specify to be left alone when a Blank CD or DVD is
inserted. It's in System -> Preferences -> Removable Drives and Media
-> "Storage" Tab -> Under "Blank CD and DVD Discs", you can uncheck
"Burn a CD or DVD when a blank disc is inserted".

Having said that, there is still sort of a bug there: I am not able to
use the "Command for Audio CDs" and "Command for Data CDs" options
just below that to launch K3B properly, even though K3B is in my path,
or even if I put in the full pathname to the K3B executable.

Cheers,
Dustin,

On 1/6/07, Matt Medland <email address hidden> wrote:
> I don't know about how to get Gnome to leave you alone when that
> happens, but I do agree that it would be a good idea for the 'Preferred
> Applications' dialog to have more options.
>
> ** Changed in: dvd+rw-tools (Ubuntu)
> Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed
>
> --
> "Preferred Applications" in Gnome doesn't allow choice in CD/DVD Burning software
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/53587
>

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I'm not sure if thats the same bug. That probably deserves to be a bug by it's self, and I'm setting this as rejected now anyhow.

Thanks for the report.

Matt

Actually,

I think I might stick in a spec for extending the current Preferred Application box with more options.

Cheers for the inspiration. :)

Matt, thank you!! This would be a huge feature that Windows does not,
and probably will not ever have: the easy and straightforward ability
to control all one's preferred applications in one place.

If I can throw in 2 more cents, you might also want to consider making
"Preferred Applications" be a centralized location to edit all file
type "associations". In other words, for all files of type, say,
.doc, OpenOffice Writer could be specified as the application to open
that file type.

Right now, to accomplish this, one must have, for example, a .doc file
in nautilus, then right click it, choose properties, then choose the
"Open with" tab, then pick the application. This current approach is
not centralized, as one must track down and right click one file of
every type.

On 1/8/07, Matt Medland <email address hidden> wrote:
> Actually,
>
> I think I might stick in a spec for extending the current Preferred
> Application box with more options.
>
> Cheers for the inspiration. :)
>
> --
> "Preferred Applications" in Gnome doesn't allow choice in CD/DVD Burning software
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/53587
>

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I'm glad you like the idea. :)

I'll get on writing the spec (my first one :D) and see what the powers that be think of it then.

If you want to work with me on this that would be grand.

Matt

I've put the spec together, I'm not sure what the quality is like compared to specs made by the pros, but its a start: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/enhanced-preferred-apps

Matt

Hi Matt,

Thank you for your offer to help out on the spec, etc. but I can't get
too involved at this time. I can squeeze in the time once in a while
to file a carefully-written bug, but that's about it these days.

On 1/8/07, Matt Medland <email address hidden> wrote:
> I've put the spec together, I'm not sure what the quality is like
> compared to specs made by the pros, but its a start:
> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/enhanced-preferred-apps
>
> Matt
>
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> "Preferred Applications" in Gnome doesn't allow choice in CD/DVD Burning software
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/53587
>

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No problem at all. Thanks for the idea though. :D