Browser extensions will not open MPV on PopOS.
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robbhimself commented
Bug Description
On PopOS with both chrome and firefox, the extension will not open mpv. The xdg-open dialog box appears and you click "open in open-in-mpv" and nothing happens.
mpv works fine from terminal and playing youtube videos with mpv+yt-dlp works fine.
How to Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Go to 'youtube'
- Click on 'open in mpv from the extension menu or the right click menu
- Click "open in open-in-mpv" from the xdg-open dialog
- See 'nothing happens :('
Expected Behavior
Open mpv when you click "open in open-in-mpv" from the xdg-open dialog
Version
2.2.0
Configuration
players:
mpv:
name: mpv
executable: mpv
fullscreen: "--fs"
pip: "--ontop --no-border --autofit=384x216 --geometry=98\\%:98\\%"
enqueue: ""
new_window: ""
needs_ipc: true
flag_overrides: {}
Relevant log output (optional)
ive tried the precompiled binaries and compiled from git, the install-protocol.sh copies files to the right paths. Just nothing happens when the browser calls mpv.
What browsers are you seeing the problem on? (optional)
Firefox-based (Librewolf, Iceraven, etc.), Chromium-based (Brave, Chrome, etc.)
Checklist:
- I have checked for existing issues that describe my problem prior to opening this one.
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robbhimself commented
seems to work fine if mpv is already open, but it will not launch mpv
Baldomo commented
Thank you for the bug report. It makes sense that everything works when mpv is open, since the binary sends commands through the player's IPC interface. I will look into why the player isn't launched.