https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=489597
Bug ID: 489597
Summary: audio alarms do not play flac or mp3 files
Classification: Applications
Product: kalarm
Version: 3.8.1.1
Platform: Fedora RPMs
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: djar...@kde.org
Reporter: dominick.allen1...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 171274
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Tarball of sample file in wav, flac, mp3, and ogg formats
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SUMMARY
When trying to play a file unsupported by libcanberra, a dialog window pops up
which says
"Error playing audio file: '/PATH/TO/SPECIFIED/AUDIO/FILE.FORMAT'
Unsupported audio format, or corrupt data"
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Create a new audio alarm
2. Specify for the audio alarm a file which is encoded in FLAC or MP3
3. Click "Try" and observe the previously mentioned error message which
indicates the file is corrupt.
4. Verify the file is not corrupt by playing it with a different media player,
such as vlc, mpv, mplayer, or a web browser.
5. Confirm that the command `canberra-gtk-play -f $SAMPLE_FILE_PATH` outputs
the second part of the dialog's error message, "Failed to play sound: File or
data corrupt"`
OBSERVED RESULT
Error message about a corrupt file.
EXPECTED RESULT
That it just works.
Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora Linux 40
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.3.0
Qt Version: 6.7.1
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Using wayland. The sample file is only five seconds long, you can confirm with
a media player or audacity or whatever that none are corrupt and produce audio.
This is a deficiency of libcanberra, rather than a specific problem with kalarm
other than transitively.
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