Changing Default Programs

[Karl Larsen]

Phil Sexton wrote:
> Michael "TheZorch" Haney wrote:
>   
>> In Gutsy is was able to change the default DVD/CD player from an applet 
>> on the Preferences menu but that seems to be missing from Hardy.
>>
>> I did try Preferences~>Removeable Drives and Media but the option for 
>> Audio CDs and DVDs weren't there.  I want VLC to automatically launch 
>> for DVDs instead of Totem. 
>>
>> How can I change this setting?
>>     
>
>  From <http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=766683>:
>
> UBUNTU 8.04 HARDY HERON USERS ONLY
>
>
> To change the default DVD player in Hardy Heron to VLC (not Kubuntu, 
> issues with Xubuntu), copy and paste this command into the terminal:
>
> gksudo gedit /etc/gnome/defaults.list
>
> Press Ctrl+f and search for "x-content/video", then change the 
> "totem.desktop" entries to "vlc.desktop". Close and save. Next, 
> navigate to Places > Computer > Edit > Preferences > Media > DVD 
> Video and make sure VLC is selected, then test whether automatic 
> launch and playback with VLC works for you by inserting a DVD. If 
> playback doesn't work properly, navigate to Video > Deinterlace 
> within VLC and select mode "Blend". If that still doesn't solve your 
> issue, or you just want more features enabled upon launch (such as 
> fullscreen upon launch), follow the intructions in the next paragraph.
>
> Right-click on "Applications" in the top panel and select "Edit 
> Menus" to open the default menu editor. Navigate down to "Sound & 
> Video" in the left pane and click on it to show all those 
> applications in the pane to the right. Scroll down the list of 
> applications displayed until you see "VLC media player", right-click 
> on it, then click on "Properties" in the context menu to open 
> "Launcher Properties" and change the launch command from "wxvlc %F" to:
>
> vlc --volume 512 %m
>
> or to have DVD playback automatically launch in fullscreen:
>
> vlc --volume 512 --fullscreen %m
>
> Close the VLC properties dialog and exit the menu editor.
>
> Note: Remember to enable deinterlacing in VLC > Video > Deinterlace 
> if you see any artifacts during playback, or if playback doesn't 
> work correctly (the same is true with some AVI files also). To exit 
> and enter fullscreen in VLC, just press the "f" key.
>
>   
    Thank you for that. The first two steps has totem no longer coming 
up first. If it never comes up that will be fine.

Karl


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