hi there.
Having seen a new version of VLC (1.1.3) available for download, I was keen to install, as I expected the media library in 1.1.2 to have been repaired/ working (as reported by "VLC_Help" in viewtopic.php?f=14&t=80388&p=268428&hil ... ry#p268428)
Alas, we seem to have simply traded one problem for another.
In version 1.1.2, any time you tried to add a folder, you got an error message (as in above link).
Now, when you try to add a folder to the Library, nothing happens at all.
I've tried using "add folder". This does nothing.
I've tried drag n drop direct from explorer. This does nothing.
The only work-round I've found is to drag n drop to the Playlist ("add folder" doesn't work here either), then drag n drop from Playlist to Library.
"Add File" appears to work for the Library & the Playlist though.
Also, you can toggle the playlist tree option in the Playlist but the folder tree-structure is permanently active in the Libary (i.e. you get a nested folder hierarchy - the last time I added a folder to the Library and just got its contents was in v1.0.5).
I'm trying hard to be patient but every time there's a new release something else is broken... and the only thing I can say about VLC is that each new version is simply unreliable, in one way or another. It's almost like the users are being used to debug the app.
I know the product is free but when a user has learnt that the first thing to do with a new version is to back up their settings / ml.xspf (in case of rollback), it means that the developers have lost user confidence.
Back, I guess, to v1.1.1
Can anyone else replicate the problem? I'm running VLC on vista home premium 32bit (fully patched up).
Thanks,
Gary