HandBrake

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

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If you haven't even scanned a source, there is no log ...

I'd need to check with john, but it could be that this functionality which is part of the standard dialog is simply disabled in HandBrake.

If you haven't even scanned a source, there is no log ...

I'd need to check with john, but it could be that this functionality which is part of the standard dialog is simply disabled in HandBrake.

s55 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 05, 2018 8:00 pmIf you haven't even scanned a source, there is no log ...

There should be a log with platform and build info?

IIRC, neither mac or Linux do this.

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.