wrong playlist track

[lorenx]

hi, although i saw the vlc bug you listed in the README.md, it seems my problem is slightly different.

i'm using v0.7.5 connected to a v2.1.4 vlc (on ubuntu) and i always see a wrong track selected in the playlist, no matter the name.

please tell me, if possible, how i can help further.
thanks.

[samicemalone]

Hi,

Thanks for reporting this issue. I have just done some testing (Mint VM with VLC 2.1.4) and I can't seem to reproduce this exact issue.

I found an issue myself where VLC sends an incorrect "name" for certain items the playlist. When choosing an item with the remote, the VLC on screen display displays the wrong title, although the correct file is actually playing. You can check for this behavior by viewing the playlist response VLC is sending (http://localhost:8080/requests/playlist.json). If you are seeing the correct file path but the wrong "name" given, it is likely a VLC bug.

This only happens with certain files (regardless of OS - this happens on VLC 2.1.5 on W8.1), so I'm guessing its related to the file tags. I have noticed this behavior with .mkv files.

When I select the a file in the playlist though, it does seem to play the correct item, which is not the behavior you are describing.

Does this happen for you consistently? Does refreshing the playlist fix it? What about backing out of the application and reentering it? Are you sorting the playlist in VLC?

Thanks,

Sam

[lorenx]

hi and thanks for your reply.

it seems my issue is still slightly different.
i can play any song, from both vlc or your app, and the "playlist" tab always shows the wrong file, no matter if i close and reopen it. refreshing or sorting the playlist has no effect.

the weird thing is that the "playing" tab is always pointing to the correct file!

i also checked the playlist.json response and i see that the "current" entry name and path always match. sometimes i even have no "current" entry...

do you have a debug version i can use to give you useful infos?
thank you.

[horton-brian]

Using Remote VLC (Fork) 0.7.5 on Android 5.1.1 to VLC 2.2.6 Umbrella on XP the phone's playlist doesn't highlight the track being played, though it is correctly shown in the phone's Playing tab and highlighted on the laptop..