Audio playlist: problem with "Random button"

[jabe]

Hi

This was all okay with the VLC versions before 1.0 and 1.01, so it's a new problem.

I have a number of folders and when I choose one I want the contents played back in random sequence. (In fact, I go in via the Open File option and select all files, since at some time in the past the Select Folder option did not clear the playlist of tracks from the previous folder, so I stopped trying it and now I clear the playlist before selecting new files.)

Unfortunately the button on the playlist to choose between random / not random does not change when pressed, as it used to do, and its setting is no longer remembered when I close and reopen VLC, so I never know whether I will get random sequence or not, and then it's messy having to try to persuade it to give me random sequence. The logo on the random button is the "X" logo (I can't remember what the "not random" logo looks like and can no longer get it).

In addition, sometimes when I do manage to get random playback, it stops playing before it has played all the tracks. I think sometimes tracks are repeated, which I don't mind, but when I'm expecting all the tracks to be played it's disappointing when it stops without playing a substantial number of them. But this has been the case with all the versions I've used, going bright back to 0.86 (I think that's where I started). Perhaps there needs to be more than one random option.

I'm usng VLC 1.0.1 and my laptop has XP Home SP3 with all updates. The audio is SoundMax.

Thanks for any help.

[supernorbert]

I've got the same problem the Random Button doesn't work any more. It is not possible to disable random mode.
VLC Player 1.01 Windows XP Pro SP3

[VLC_help]

The logo on the random button is the "X" logo (I can't remember what the "not random" logo looks like and can no longer get it).

The button should be shown as pressed down when it is on.