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Description of problem or question:
Can not get 'Connect to Server' function to work
Steps to reproduce the problem (If Applicable):
1). Click 'Open Source'
2). Click 'Other Locations' on lower left of dialog
3). Enter server address. Have tried x.x.x.x, smb://x.x.x.x, nfs://x.x.x.x (x is placeholder for actual server address)
4). Under no circumstance can I get the 'Connect' button to highlight
HandBrake version (e.g., 1.0.0):
1.1.1
Operating system and version (e.g., Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, Windows 10 Creators Update):
Kubuntu 18.0.4
Edit: I stand corrected. Both do. Must be my bad memory.
"[21:11:49] gtkgui: HandBrake 20180613220725-f1714ec-master (2018061401) - Linux x86_64 - https://handbrake.fr"
@tuathanach -> This is actually useful. Reason being is there are numerous malicious copies of HandBrake floating around on Linux with broken / removed features. Most of these broken versions are in the official repo's sadly.
"Other Locations" is a feature of the GTK file open dialog and gnome vfs. HandBrake does nothing special to make this work (or not work as the case seems to be). I just tested this by opening a file that is hosted on my Nextcloud server and reading it across the internet (davs://). To my surprise, it actually worked (I never tried that before). So with a properly configured server and workstation, it does work. I also tested with "ssh://" to verify another type. For whatever reason nfs:// leaves the "Connect" button greyed out. Maybe I'm missing some gnome vfs plugin for that. I don't have any samba shares handy to test.
Just verified, to make nfs:// enable the "Connect" button, I had to install gvfs-nfs. You are probably missing this and other gvfs plugins necessary for mounting remote file systems.