Bug 440453 - Clicking on the name/album art on the expanded media player widget should open the app
Summary: Clicking on the name/album art on the expanded media player widget should ope...
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Media Player widget (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: master
Platform: Manjaro Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Kai Uwe Broulik
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Reported: 2021-07-31 16:59 UTC by sayan
Modified: 2025-12-10 12:07 UTC (History)
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Description sayan 2021-07-31 16:59:25 UTC 
SUMMARY

I'd like to request a feature where clicking/double clicking on the expanded version of the media player should open the browser tab/ application( like Spotify or mpv). This will make the media player more useful and increase functionality. And as with everything with KDE, this can be made toggle-able.

EXPLANATION:
1. Click on the media player icon when any media is playing/paused.
2. Click on the name/album art displayed.
3. The application/tab playing the said media opens.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2021-08-02 19:25:49 UTC 
Opening the exact tab in the browser is not possible, unfortunately. The browser doesn't provide that level of information and control. We could bring the app forward though. However in the case of web browsers, I'm not sure how useful it would be since much of the time, it would take you to the wrong tab.
Comment 2 Kai Uwe Broulik 2021-08-02 19:29:12 UTC 
Actually, p-b-i does support opening the tab the current player is on. If you right-click the media controller menu and click "Open" it will do that.
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2021-08-02 19:41:39 UTC 
Oh, I had no idea! Well that's great!
Comment 4 sayan 2021-08-05 06:46:23 UTC 
(In reply to Kai Uwe Broulik from comment #2)
> Actually, p-b-i does support opening the tab the current player is on. If
> you right-click the media controller menu and click "Open" it will do that.

That's a great feature, however it only takes you to browser tabs and provides no options in case multiple apps are playing media. The icon clicking feature could be more useful though.
Comment 5 sayan 2025-12-10 12:07:31 UTC Comment hidden (spam)