Enable MPRIS plugin by default if running under unity

[lazka]

Original issue 1493 created by dseaward925 on 2014-11-14T12:12:51.000Z:

Would it be possible to offer (via a plugin?) support for the Unity sound indicator. This would provide unobtrusive access to play/pause/prev/next commands.

These functions are already available via the Unity launcher, so this is definitely an optional enhancement. Some media players (frex, Rhythmbox, VLC) provide the sound indicator interface as an alternative. Specifically, when you "close" the main application window it disappears from the launcher, but the application remains running, and is accessible from the sound indicator.

I believe this means using the https://launchpad.net/libunity library.

[lazka]

Comment #1 originally posted by reiter.christoph on 2014-11-14T12:17:36.000Z:

Isn't the unity sound indicator just a MPRISv2 client? At least it used to be. Try enabling the MPRIS plugin.

[lazka]

Comment #2 originally posted by dseaward925 on 2014-11-14T12:36:44.000Z:

That worked perfectly, thanks! Could this be made more discoverable? I'm not sure what to suggest, expect maybe making it enabled by default in Ubuntu?

[lazka]

Comment #3 originally posted by reiter.christoph on 2014-11-14T12:41:05.000Z:

Yeah we could. Not sure how to detect unity...

[lazka]

Comment #4 originally posted by reiter.christoph on 2014-11-14T12:41:21.000Z:

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[lazka]

Comment #5 originally posted by dseaward925 on 2014-11-17T10:24:08.000Z:

Short term solution: created https://askubuntu.com/questions/550560 ;)

[lazka]

Comment #6 originally posted by reiter.christoph on 2014-11-17T10:49:43.000Z:

Thanks!