Are you sure that the demo video can run on linux/Qt 4.8?  What
is the name of that demo?

Вт, 03 май 2016, Robert Cyr написал(а):
> Thank you all for your support.
> 
> After downloading the latest Qt online.run file for linux, I could not get
> the Ubuntu laucher to accept the file.  I did not try to build Qt5. But I
> did try out many of the Qt demos as well as Showcase demos.  All worked
> fine including those involving videos.
> 
> Of course, changing my default video player did not help.
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 7:44 PM bill lam <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > Certainly linux supports playing mp4 but jqt for linux is built against an
> > older version of Qt (4.8) because some linux boxes out there do not support
> > Qt 5.  This is an issue of Qt libraries only.
> >
> > One can also build jqt against Qt 5.4 from source.
> > On May 3, 2016 3:19 AM, "Raul Miller" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Oops, I was sloppy and missed that linux was involved.
> > >
> > > Under linux you're probably at the mercy of the installed handlers for
> > > MIME types and whatever overrides have been installed.
> > >
> > > See https://wiki.debian.org/MimeTypesSupport (and linked pages) for
> > > example, for the basics, then something like
> > > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/default_applications for how that
> > > might play out, in terms of config files.
> > >
> > > Linux is getting to be almost as bad (or almost as good, depending on
> > > your perspective) as Windows for this kind of thing...
> > >
> > > --
> > > Raul
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 3:05 PM, robert therriault <[email protected]
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > > > Thanks Raul,
> > > >
> > > > I suppose that is possible, but I would have thought that Linux would
> > > have a way of dealing with .mp4 files. The error of not finding a
> > > multimedia control in labsel makes me think that it is looking in the lab
> > > selection form for the videoviewer controls. This is why I suspect a
> > > 'ghost' form, but I appreciate your suggestion as it introduces other
> > > possibilities.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers, bob
> > > >
> > > >> On May 2, 2016, at 11:49 AM, Raul Miller <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> Is there a chance that the video viewer has an OS requirement? (Like
> > > >> maybe windows media player needs to be installed?)
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks,
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >> Raul
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 2:47 PM, robert therriault <
> > > [email protected]> wrote:
> > > >>> Hi Robert and much thanks for letting me know about the issue you
> > > found.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Could you run wdforms '' in the terminal window and let me know what
> > > you find? That should indicate whether there are any 'ghost' forms that
> > may
> > > be crossing things up and may be a clue to the source of the bug. Another
> > > option would be to restart the jqt session and see if the problem
> > persists.
> > > If it does then 'ghost' forms would not be an issue.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> These are my specs on my system, which is running fine.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Engine: j804/j64/darwin
> > > >>> Release: commercial/2015-12-21 18:06:25
> > > >>> Library: 8.04.15
> > > >>> Qt IDE: 1.4.9/5.4.2
> > > >>> Platform: Darwin 64
> > > >>> Installer: J804 install
> > > >>>
> > > >>> The difference that I see other than the platform is the Qt IDE
> > > version of 1.4.9/5.4.2  Perhaps Chris or Bill could suggest whether there
> > > should be different versions across different platforms.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Cheers, bob
> > > >>>
> > > >>>> On May 2, 2016, at 11:20 AM, Robert Cyr <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> On my Ubuntu 15.10 PC, running on a Haswell Core I-5-4570 with 8
> > GiB.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> j804/j64/linux ,Release: commercial/2015-12-28 10:47:03 Library:
> > > 8.04.15,
> > > >>>> Qt IDE: 1.4.10/4.8.6, Platform: Linux 64, Installer: J804 install.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> I get this error message:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> *error in: labsel_ok_button*
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> *cc : child not supported: multimedia video*
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> * wd *
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> * (LF,~wd ::(''"_)'qer') (13!:8)3 *
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 5:10 PM robert therriault <
> > > [email protected]>
> > > >>>> wrote:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>> Murray,
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> I have updated the video viewer for the labs to include an option
> > to
> > > >>>>> increase the size of the video viewing window if you have access
> > to a
> > > >>>>> larger screen. If you update the the video viewer from the package
> > > manager,
> > > >>>>> you should see radio buttons down the left size of the screen that
> > > allow
> > > >>>>> you to select different sizes.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Cheers, bob
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>> On Mar 10, 2016, at 1:57 PM, Murray Eisenberg <
> > > [email protected]>
> > > >>>>> wrote:
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> Is there some way to enlarge the video viewing window?
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> On my 27” screen, the video is much too small for comfortable
> > > viewing.
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> Most every video viewer I know allows such magnification. But I
> > > don’t
> > > >>>>> see any control here to do that, and the entire surrounding window
> > > will not
> > > >>>>> resize by dragging any edge or corner.
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> On Wed 9 Mar 2016 14:59:19 -0800,robert therriault <
> > > >>>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> ...For the last couple of months I have been working on creating
> > a
> > > >>>>> video version for J labs within the jqt environment.
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> As a preview of coming attractions, I have made a video run
> > > through of
> > > >>>>> the lab and you can watch it here. https://youtu.be/vJ1i-XzU56E <
> > > >>>>> https://youtu.be/vJ1i-XzU56E>  Make sure you watch it in the HD
> > > version
> > > >>>>> as standard definition does not do justice to text videos.
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> The addon for videolabs 1.0.0 itself is now available for
> > > downloading
> > > >>>>> through Package Manager under the category of media/videolabs. It
> > > requires
> > > >>>>> you to be running j804 on the jqt platform in 64 bit mode. Joe
> > > Bogner has
> > > >>>>> run it on Windows and I have run it on the Mac and while I know
> > that
> > > video
> > > >>>>> is not supported for Android in jqt, other platforms should be
> > fine.
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> When downloaded you should see a new lab entered in the 'Addons'
> > > >>>>> category of labs entitled 'Video Introduction to Labs'. Selecting
> > > that lab
> > > >>>>> should result in a message box display letting you know that the
> > > first time
> > > >>>>> you look at this lab that you will need to be connected to the
> > > internet for
> > > >>>>> about an 8 Mb download of video resources. These files will be
> > > stored in
> > > >>>>> the ~user/videolabs/Video_Introduction_to_Labs folder (don't worry
> > > the
> > > >>>>> download creates that folder) and should take less than a minute
> > > with a
> > > >>>>> decent internet connection. If you choose not to download, another
> > > message
> > > >>>>> box coms up letting you know that that lab will not run reliably
> > > without
> > > >>>>> the videos so that you should select a different lab. This process
> > > was done
> > > >>>>> so that large numbers of video files are not downloaded during the
> > > original
> > > >>>>> creation of a lab, but only if the viewer wishes to see a
> > particular
> > > lab.
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> Once you have completed the download the first page of the lab
> > will
> > > >>>>> appear with the video viewer minimized in the upper left corner.
> > > Advancing
> > > >>>>> the lab is all that you need to do to go through the videos for
> > each
> > > >>>>> section and they should play automatically. The videos are in .mp4
> > > format
> > > >>>>> and so should play on a variety of machines. If the videos do not
> > > playback
> > > >>>>> for you, let me know the JVERSION you are working with and the type
> > > of
> > > >>>>> machine you are using and I will work on some fixes. Fingers
> > crossed
> > > that
> > > >>>>> this will work for you…..
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> ——
> > > >>>>>> Murray Eisenberg
> > > [email protected]
> > > >>>>>> Mathematics & Statistics Dept.
> > > >>>>>> Lederle Graduate Research Tower      phone 240 246-7240 (H)
> > > >>>>>> University of Massachusetts
> > > >>>>>> 710 North Pleasant Street
> > > >>>>>> Amherst, MA 01003-9305
> > > >>>>>>
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