Re: Regression in xine-ui-0.99.7 : Open File doesn't work

On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 03:13:32PM +0200, Torsten Jager wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> >  OK people, trying to subscribe to your -bugs doesn't work
> >(it doesn't mail the authentication, and it looks as if the
> >list might be defunct), and posting on -users got no response,
> >so now I'm here on -devel with a crazy patch to work around a
> >regression.
> 
> Hehe how nice to hear from somebody who shares my style of talking
> (have you ever read the Amiga Guru Book?). :-)
> 
 LOL.  No, but I had contact with Amiga linux users in the days of
the [ expletive deleted ] AmigaOne.

> >Eventually I discovered that trying to open a file with
> >the right mouse button and Open -> File wasn't working.
> 
> Well, all you needed to do is to hit the >| NEXT button or to
> open the playlist editor, and you would know where all your
> attempts went.
> 
> The real reason is turning the XINE logo screen from a motion
> video into a plain still image. Unlike AV, images are meant to
> play always and forever to let an average living room user zap
> through his photo album.
> 
> Your patch perhaps breaks intentional playlist appending, and
> it will fail as soon as someone decides to use a video logo
> again.
> 
> Maybe it is a better idea to make an exception for just the
> logo if a still image.
> 
> [xine-ui_open_file.diff]
> open user file immediately when only logo is playing
> 

 Tested on 0.99.7, passes the same tests I used before.
Thanks to you, and to Petri, for the explanations.

ĸen
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