Bug 192268

Summary:	Okular opens soundcard when not required
Product:	[Applications] okular	Reporter:	Josef Kufner <jk>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Okular developers <okular-devel>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal
Priority:	NOR
Version:	0.8
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Debian testing
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description Josef Kufner 2009-05-10 21:46:29 UTC

Version:           0.8 (using KDE 4.2.1)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Debian testing/unstable Packages

Hi,
i found, that sometimes okular opens soundcard and block another programs from it, but does not play anything. It just keeps it open and do not use it.

I have no idea why it should require sound while viewing PDF file... and if so, there should be option to disable it.

Thank you,
Josef Kufner.

Comment 1 Pino Toscano 2009-05-10 21:50:18 UTC

Are you starting Okular from Firefox in such cases?

Comment 2 Josef Kufner 2009-05-10 22:13:44 UTC

Yes. I tried it right now... when i open it from firefox, sound card is closed. But when i open it while playing video, it inherits firefox's file stream...

So it is firefox's bug. Do you have idea how to prevent from this behavior?

Comment 3 Pino Toscano 2009-05-10 22:29:17 UTC

Yes, this is a longstanding mozilla bug:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=147659

Unfortunately, there's nothing you can set in firefox to avoid the problem; the only workaround is manually starting Okular on its own, and then opening the documents you want (for example copying the links from firefox).

Comment 4 Josef Kufner 2009-05-10 22:43:34 UTC

Ok, thanks for your time.