KDE Media Keys not working

[blauch]

My system: Manjaro Linux (18.1.5) KDE 5.66.0 Plasmashell 5.17.5 kernel 5.4.15-2 Flatpak 1.6.0.

Previously I was able to control Nuvola media players (e.g. Soundcloud or Amazon Music) with the media keys in KDE. The app would be visible in the media player widget. I believe this functionality was broken with some recent update. At the time when I was able to use the media keys I saw the app in the media player widget - since it is not there anymore I am also unable to use XF86AudioPlay, XF86AudioPause and XF86AudioStop. Volume controls are still working. I can control other players like VLC without problems.

[jiri-janousek]

Hello @blauch. Do you have features Media Player DBus Interface and Multimedia Keys toggled on in preferences?

[blauch]

I have re-installed the apps but still no luck. Thanks for the hint with the DBus interface. Now the app shows up in the media player widget in KDE. But I am still not able to use the media buttons to play / pause / stop / skip

[jiri-janousek]

You still haven't replied whether you have Multimedia Keys toggled on in Nuvola preferences.

[blauch]

Yes, I have both enabled but it's still not working.

Jiří Janoušek notifications@github.com schrieb am Mi., 5. Feb. 2020, 12:04:

You still haven't replied whether you have Multimedia Keys toggled on in Nuvola preferences.

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[jiri-janousek]

In bug triaging, it is harmful to make any assumptions. That's why I needed to get explicit confirmation from you.

Could get debugging output? Then save it as a text file (*.txt) and attach it to the bug report.

• Use the "Attach files by dragging & dropping or selecting them." feature available under the textbox.
• Never trim the logs or you will be asked to provide new complete logs.
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[blauch]

I have opened SoundCloud in debug mode and hit the play button a few times. Please see attached debug output: debug.txt

I also noticed some warnings in the system logs when hitting the play button

Feb 05 15:05:05 christoph-xps eu.tiliado.Nuvola[1018]: Master: [WARNING Δ01s210706us Nuvola] XKeyGrabber.vala:162: Unknown keybinding AudioPlay
Feb 05 15:05:08 christoph-xps eu.tiliado.Nuvola[1018]: Master: [WARNING Δ03s110016us Nuvola] XKeyGrabber.vala:162: Unknown keybinding AudioPlay
Feb 05 15:05:09 christoph-xps eu.tiliado.Nuvola[1018]: Master: [WARNING Δ538877us Nuvola] XKeyGrabber.vala:162: Unknown keybinding AudioPlay
Feb 05 15:05:10 christoph-xps eu.tiliado.Nuvola[1018]: Master: [WARNING Δ01s180981us Nuvola] XKeyGrabber.vala:162: Unknown keybinding AudioPlay
Feb 05 15:05:11 christoph-xps eu.tiliado.Nuvola[1018]: Master: [WARNING Δ459005us Nuvola] XKeyGrabber.vala:162: Unknown keybinding AudioPlay
Feb 05 15:05:21 christoph-xps eu.tiliado.Nuvola[1018]: Master: [WARNING Δ10s871347us Nuvola] XKeyGrabber.vala:162: Unknown keybinding AudioPlay
Feb 05 15:05:23 christoph-xps eu.tiliado.Nuvola[1018]: Master: [WARNING Δ01s728833us Nuvola] XKeyGrabber.vala:162: Unknown keybinding AudioPlay

[jiri-janousek]

That's from Nuvola service. Could you provide the full log? It must be launched before SoundCloud.

flatpak run --command=nuvola eu.tiliado.Nuvola --debug

[blauch]

My bad! Here the correct debug output

• debug_soundcloud.txt
• debug_nuvola.txt

[jiri-janousek]

Could you test with the latest Nuvola (4.16.30)?

[blauch]

the update for the latest Nuvola (4.16.30) came through and the problem is solved!

Many Thanks!