[Bugs] #1548 Jukebox UNSP: unhelpful error message for unsupported codecs

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#1548: unhelpful error message for unsupported codecs
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    Reporter:  sascha_silbe               |          Owner:  humitos          
        Type:  defect                     |         Status:  accepted         
    Priority:  Unspecified by Maintainer  |      Milestone:  0.98             
   Component:  Jukebox                    |        Version:  Git as of bugdate
    Severity:  Unspecified                |       Keywords:  easy-hack, r?    
Distribution:  Unspecified                |   Status_field:  New              
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Comment(by garycmartin):

 Replying to [comment:13 humitos]:
 > Oh, sorry. Maybe I didn't explain well why we decided to use the word
 "Maybe" at the beginning.
 >
 > GStreamer doesn't tell us about what is the specific error. It just says
 there was an ERROR but it could be for many reasons. So, as the most
 common error is a missing plugin, we use "Maybe" (because we are not sure
 :) )

 Can the code check to see if <mimetype> is really missing? If this is too
 complicated, we should just go with a more generic version of the 'this
 file can't be played message'. Perhaps:

 Error:
 This "<mimetype>" file can not be played.

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Ticket URL: <http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/1548#comment:14>
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