Confusing tracks play order

-Px- · 23rd August 2012, 11:43

Winamp 5.63 (build 3235)
Clean install, no 3rd-party skins or plugins
Language Pack: English
Skin: Bug occurs with all of Bento, Winamp Modern and Classic skins

OS: Windows XP SP3
Locale: Russian
CPU: Intel Pentium E2180
Memory: 1GB RAM
Graphics: Radeon 3850
Sound: Onboard
DirectX 9

Problem:
Confusing tracks play order
If I delete first track in playlist while it's playing, after it's finished the next played track would be not the next one, but "after next" one.

Method of Reproduction:
1. Add three tracks to empty playlist
2. Start playing the first one.
3. Delete the first one from playlist
4. Wait, until it finish playing, the next one would be not second, but third one (because it's now on second place in playlist?)

DrO · 23rd August 2012, 11:51

alas that's how it's always worked going back to the 1.x versions (and probably earlier).

-daz

-Px- · 23rd August 2012, 11:54

But that doesn't mean that it's the right way

DrO · 23rd August 2012, 11:57

true but changing something which has always been that way has the potential to cause other issues if not done properly.

-daz

-Px- · 23rd August 2012, 12:04

Possibly, but I don't think that adding handler for one special case could break something "outside"

DrO · 23rd August 2012, 12:06

well my prior attempt to fix it did cause issues so i know what i'm talking about

-daz

-Px- · 23rd August 2012, 12:24

Hm, it is very unexpected result. Is it possible to see the code for that? Via PM and with non-disclosure, of course.

DrO · 23rd August 2012, 12:34

nope. as i say, this is how it's been all of the time i've been using Winamp and is just one of its "quirky charms".

-daz

-Px- · 23rd August 2012, 12:36

Ok, I understand your opinion. Does other developers think the same?

DrO · 23rd August 2012, 12:46

i agree with you that it shouldn't work like it does, but as my prior attempts to fix it caused more issues than it gained and no one else (on any iteration of the dev team) has shown an interest in trying to change this behaviour (which is correct for how things are coded), i think this is just one of those things which will probably stay like it (however frustrating that seems).

-daz

23rd August 2012, 11:43	#1
-Px- Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 22	Confusing tracks play order Winamp 5.63 (build 3235) Clean install, no 3rd-party skins or plugins Language Pack: English Skin: Bug occurs with all of Bento, Winamp Modern and Classic skins OS: Windows XP SP3 Locale: Russian CPU: Intel Pentium E2180 Memory: 1GB RAM Graphics: Radeon 3850 Sound: Onboard DirectX 9 Problem: Confusing tracks play order If I delete first track in playlist while it's playing, after it's finished the next played track would be not the next one, but "after next" one. Method of Reproduction: 1. Add three tracks to empty playlist 2. Start playing the first one. 3. Delete the first one from playlist 4. Wait, until it finish playing, the next one would be not second, but third one (because it's now on second place in playlist?)

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23rd August 2012, 11:51	#2
DrO Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 27,873	alas that's how it's always worked going back to the 1.x versions (and probably earlier). -daz

23rd August 2012, 11:54	#3
-Px- Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 22	But that doesn't mean that it's the right way

23rd August 2012, 11:57	#4
DrO Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 27,873	true but changing something which has always been that way has the potential to cause other issues if not done properly. -daz

23rd August 2012, 12:04	#5
-Px- Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 22	Possibly, but I don't think that adding handler for one special case could break something "outside"

23rd August 2012, 12:06	#6
DrO Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 27,873	well my prior attempt to fix it did cause issues so i know what i'm talking about -daz

23rd August 2012, 12:24	#7
-Px- Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 22	Hm, it is very unexpected result. Is it possible to see the code for that? Via PM and with non-disclosure, of course.

23rd August 2012, 12:34	#8
DrO Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 27,873	nope. as i say, this is how it's been all of the time i've been using Winamp and is just one of its "quirky charms". -daz

23rd August 2012, 12:36	#9
-Px- Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 22	Ok, I understand your opinion. Does other developers think the same?

23rd August 2012, 12:46	#10
DrO Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 27,873	i agree with you that it shouldn't work like it does, but as my prior attempts to fix it caused more issues than it gained and no one else (on any iteration of the dev team) has shown an interest in trying to change this behaviour (which is correct for how things are coded), i think this is just one of those things which will probably stay like it (however frustrating that seems). -daz