How do I configure the Dolphin audiocd:// kioslave for FLAC encoding

[mmmmna]

I would like to adjust encoding parameters for FLAC mode of kioslave in Dolphins audiocd:// protocol.

I tried using help in Dolphin, F1, but that system of support needs a major update - long ago, Konqueror and Dolphin divided the responsibilities of html display and file management, that help system refers to using Konqueror, and does not even mention FLAC.How the times have changed.

I tried searching some KDE online documents, but I seem to only get fish and smb responses.

I understand that the NEW proper location for setting the encoding parameters for OGG is now under KDE menu - Applications - Settings - System Settings, then select Multimedia. The Multimedia selection produces "Audiocd IO Slave Configuration", which is logical in some senses (I would prefer to adjust the audiocd:// parameters inside Dolphin, where I encounter the function, I do not understand why the configuration location is somewhere as irrational as the planet Mars). Any edits to a help file should address the new location for configuring the audiocd protocol.

In the Multimedia section, there is a tab for OGG Vorbis Encoder settings. No tab for FLAC. No tab for MP3.

So, where does a user adjust the settings for FLAC encoding?

[OneLine]

Dolphin / AudioCD kio / KDE Settings

Same kind of: http://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=224&t=108387


The KIO /1/ is part of the KDE architecture. So the AudioCD kio settings are on the KDE system Settings. If you want to you could add a KDE Control Module /2/ launcher with the KDE service menu /3/.

A desktop file:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Service
ServiceTypes=KonqPopupMenu/Plugin
MimeType=all/all;
Actions=SetAudioCDKio;
X-KDE-Priority=TopLevel
X-KDE-Submenu=AudioCD settings

[Desktop Action SetAudioCDKio]
Name=AudioCD KIO setup
Icon=media-optical-audio
Exec=kcmshell4 audiocd

In the Multimedia section, there is a tab for OGG Vorbis Encoder settings. No tab for FLAC. No tab for MP3.

The package: audiocd-kio is suggesting /4/ to install the package: lame.


At here, the audiocd kio setting do have the mp3 encoder settings tab.



It could be that the flac doesn't have a setting support (plugin) for the kio (?).

The Dolphin is having the own KDE forum: http://forum.kde.org/viewforum.php?f=222

The New Dolphin maintainer has a blog: http://freininghaus.wordpress.com/

Other options

The K3b do have the flac support with the package: flac.




Links
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KIO
2. http://askubuntu.com/questions/15349...y-command-line
3. http://techbase.kde.org/Development/..._Service_Menus
4. http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-pol...tionships.html

[whatthefunk]

I dont know how much this will help, but I sometimes use the command line program flac. Its in the repos and may already be on your pc if youre using flac files. There are a huge number of options and a pretty good man page. As OneLine pointed out, you can alter the way K3b encodes with the flac options.