quodlibet not listed as running process

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Hi,

when I try to change any thing by comand line (like --next, --play-pause)
when running Quod Libet, I get following answer:

<code>Quod Libet is not running.</code>

Using

<code>ps -e</code>

shows no "quodlibet" but a "python" entry.

I have no idea of what happend. Can someone help please?
Thanks

Original issue reported on code.google.com by gigotdagneau@gmail.com on 12 Mar 2009 at 2:37

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Quod Libet uses a socket, located by default in $HOME/.quodlibet/control, to
implement remote control. Please make sure your $HOME directory is set 
correctly in
both the running instance of QL and the shell from which you try to control QL.

If this is not the issue, post another comment and the bug will be reopened.

Original comment by steven.strobe.cc@gmail.com on 15 Mar 2009 at 1:02

• Changed state: CannotReproduce

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Hi,

thanks for the answer.

I don't know if I get it right, but I have checked $HOME/.quodlibet/ , I found 
there
a file witch implement the default shortcuts of quodlibet (as 
<control><shift><;>).
They work fine. My problem is that quodlibet is not listed as running and 
therefor I
can't manage it using simple command line commands (as quodlibet --next), like 
I did
before, with custom shortcuts in my window manager. This allow to manage 
quodlibet
even if he don't have the focus.

Original comment by gigotdagneau@gmail.com on 15 Mar 2009 at 7:33

[GoogleCodeExporter]

I do exactly the same thing, and it works for me; if it's still a problem, more
information is needed to fix it. Please check that $HOME/.quodlibet/control 
exists
while you are running QL. Also, please close QL and then open up two terminals. 
In
the first one, run 

$ QUODLIBET_DEBUG=1 quodlibet

and in the second one,

$ quodlibet --play-pause

and see what happens. It's important that they both be launched in terminals 
because
I think something is messing with your environment, and that's a simple way to 
get
two nearly-identical environments.

Original comment by steven.strobe.cc@gmail.com on 19 Mar 2009 at 6:43

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Hi,

I have no $HOME/.quodlibet/control file, only : accels, config, feeds, queue and
songs. (I am running under gentoo).

I runned both commands in separated terminals, nothing happened. Only those 
messages
as output of the first terminal:
<code>
Supported formats: mp3, mp4, wav, wma, xiph
Loaded song library.
Opening audio device.
W: couldn't connect to HAL, disabling MediaDevices browser
</code>
and following in the other terminal:
<code>
Quod Libet is not running.
</code>

Thanks for helping me.

Original comment by gigotdagneau@gmail.com on 19 Mar 2009 at 7:52