Bug 211292

Summary:	wish: add option to open/play media in existing (running) dragonplayer instance
Product:	[Applications] dragonplayer	Reporter:	Barry Schatz <schatzb>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs <unassigned-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	ian.monroe
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Debian testing
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Barry Schatz 2009-10-21 04:35:24 UTC

Version:           2.0 (using KDE 4.3.2)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Debian testing/unstable Packages

I have Dragonplayer as the default application for media files. When I have an existing instance of Dragonplayer running, opening a media file (from dolphin, for example) causes a new instance of Dragonplayer to open and play the file. This forces me to stop and close the previous instance. 

My suggestion is for Dragonplayer to detect if there is an existing instance running already, and cause that instance to play the media file instead.

Comment 1 Ian Monroe 2009-12-07 02:48:05 UTC

I understand the current behavior isn't as you'd prefer it, but the ability to have more then one dragon player window open at a time is intentional.