webtorrent/webtorrent-desktop

Option to play using WebTorrent in context menu

Open

#1,272 opened on Nov 3, 2017

View on GitHub
 (4 comments) (0 reactions) (0 assignees)JavaScript (1,055 forks)batch import
acceptedenhancementhelp wanted

Repository metrics

Stars
 (9,423 stars)
PR merge metrics
 (Avg merge 1m) (5 merged PRs in 30d)

Description

Sometimes the video does not play with VLC (yes, that's an issue), but it plays using WebTorrent. What I need to do in this case is go to preferences, change player, come back and play press. I would like to be able to do that from the Context menu (right click) instead.

"Play using VLC" "Play using WebTorrent"

What version of WebTorrent Desktop? (See the 'About WebTorrent' menu) 0.18

What operating system and version? Ubuntu 17.04

Contributor guide

Research direction
Locate the context menu implementation in the codebase, likely in a renderer process file, and add an option to play using WebTorrent alongside the existing VLC option. Check for existing user preferences handling to persist the choice.
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
Electron
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
75