default output directory

[GoogleCodeExporter]

hi there,

I like this tiny extension, it's very very useful
what about the default output directory to be the file(s) containing
directory ?

Original issue reported on code.google.com by dazg...@gmail.com on 17 Dec 2009 at 12:40

[GoogleCodeExporter]

I thought about that originally, but I see two problems that stopped me from 
doing 
it:

1. It wouldn't allow you to encode files to the same format, but different 
bitrate 
without overwriting the original file.

2. If you wished to move the new files to a different location later, it 
wouldn't be 
terribly easy to select the files since the default sort method of the folder 
is by 
file name not modification date.

So, unless I hear some real compelling reason to change it, I'm not inclined to 
use 
the original file location as the default.

Original comment by bdpep...@gmail.com on 17 Dec 2009 at 2:35

• Changed state: WontFix

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Hmm, thinking about this a bit more, it might be worthwhile to set a gconf key 
for 
users that wish to use the original directory.  I probably wouldn't make this 
visible 
in the dialog box, but the user could use gconf-editor or the gconftool-2 to 
set it.  
If I get some free time over the holidays, I'll look into adding it.

Original comment by bdpep...@gmail.com on 17 Dec 2009 at 2:47

• Changed state: Accepted

[GoogleCodeExporter]

yeah, that's really good news.
and the gconf key idea is fine ;)

Original comment by dazg...@gmail.com on 17 Dec 2009 at 9:45

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Ok, added support for this (svn commits 110-112), and it should be available in 
the 
next release.

To use it you would set the key with gconf-editor or run the following:

   gconftool-2 --set /apps/nautilus-sound-converter/source_dir --type bool true

Thanks for the bug report.

Original comment by bdpep...@gmail.com on 17 Dec 2009 at 11:53

• Changed state: Fixed