Public bug reported:
i have a large playlist
as the playlist is large, over time, the playlist as populated originally is no
longer accurately pointed to files that exist , as the playlist file structure
is re-organized
the end result is that when playing files on this playlist, audacious will
attempt to play files that aren't there and error out. This is to be expected.
here is an example from the old gtk UI
Error playing
file:///mnt/disk/audio/copyleft/perogie/jeff_cliff/pasttense/intake/1/pasttense/pasttense/1/intake/old/workingon2/disc1/elope/06-elope/audacity/Elope%20-%20Jeff%20Cliff_data/b01033.au:
No such file or directory
Error playing
file:///mnt/disk/audio/talk/copycentre/copycentre/2600/hope/fifthhope/51/1/ogg/ogg1/preserving-digital-media.mp3.ogg:
No such file or directory
Error playing
file:///mnt/disk/audio/talk/copycentre/copycentre/2600/oth/1999/3/070699.mp3:
No such file or directory
Error playing
file:///mnt/disk/audio/talk/copycentre/copycentre/2600/oth/2002/1/4/2002/052102e.mp3:
No such file or directory
Error playing
file:///mnt/disk/audio/copyleft/perogie/jeff_cliff/mandatorysuicide/intake/2/mandatorysuicide/intake/1/mandatorysuicide/intake/covers/cure-cover/source/1/cure/cure_data/b00175.au:
No such file or directory
Error playing
file:///mnt/disk/audio/copyright/fairdealing/smashingpumpkins/smashingpumpkins/ogg/sda2/disc2/track01.cdda.ogg:
No such file or directory
so far so good. The problem comes with the new Qt mode.
Same playlist. Same file structure, with some of the files missing. It
also attempts to play the file, and fails. So far so good. The problem
concerns the error message window
Whereas in Gtk Classic mode, all of the errors were grouped on one window,
which can be easily ignored, and dispatched with a single keystroke (escape)
in Qt Mode each error is its own individual window
and for some reason, it grabs the focus of the desktop environment, and
attempting to click on audacious merely brings focus to the error window (ie
you can't skip to the next song quickly with the b key until all of the open
error windows are closed).
As you can see above, there can be quite a few 'missing' files and, hence,
quite a few open error windows.
This is unreasonable - the old GtK interface did not require you to
close a dozen or whatever windows between every song if you wanted to be
able to control audacious (see attached screenshots). This might not
seem like a lot of work, but it quickly wears on you. It's a subtle
difference in behaviour, but one that makes it worth staying on Gtk
classic mode for for this user.
audacious: 4.1-2
ubuntu 22.04.04 LTS
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: audacious 4.1-2
Uname: Linux 6.0.7-gnulibre-squashfix x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.5
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sun Apr 21 20:43:52 2024
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-18 (2560 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
SourcePackage: audacious
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2023-06-14 (312 days ago)
modified.conffile..etc.apport.crashdb.conf: [modified]
mtime.conffile..etc.apport.crashdb.conf: 2020-06-07T21:16:26.397404
** Affects: audacious (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug jammy third-party-packages wayland-session
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