Bug 452093

Summary:	Animated media9 does not play in TextSelection mode
Product:	[Applications] okular	Reporter:	ferdymercury <fernando.hueso>
Component:	PDF backend	Assignee:	Okular developers <okular-devel>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	aacid
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	21.12.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description ferdymercury 2022-03-31 00:00:08 UTC

SUMMARY
When embedding a media9 movie, it can only be played in presentation mode, not in normal mode, no matter if you single-click or double-click. If you double-click, a pop-up appears.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Download PDF from https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=434962
2. Play video in presentation mode by clicking
3. Exit presentation mode and try to play it

OBSERVED RESULT
You cannot play video in normal mode.

EXPECTED RESULT
You can also play video in normal mode, after clicking on "ShowForms". In the same way that you can play animated PDFs created with Latex both in NormalMode (after ShowForms is clicked).

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Ubuntu 18

Comment 1 Albert Astals Cid 2022-03-31 21:43:10 UTC

The video plays just fine for me.

Are you in Tools->browse mode?

Comment 2 ferdymercury 2022-03-31 21:48:04 UTC

(In reply to Albert Astals Cid from comment #1)
> The video plays just fine for me.
> 
> Are you in Tools->browse mode?

Good point. I was in Tools, Selection mode... It works for me now that I switch to browse mode as suggested.

Is there a way to warn the user via a popup to change mode, if he is single-clicking on a video / form with a non-proper tool? (Just for the sake of novice-user-friendliness.)

Comment 3 Albert Astals Cid 2022-03-31 21:56:45 UTC

I guess it could be possible, I don't see myself particularly working on that, but patches welcome i guess :)