Playlist and Random function annoyance

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This is an issue that, while I'm not sure it qualifies as a bug, is somewhat annoying.

If you add several folders to the playlist and you have the Random button pressed, VLC will play the files in such a way that every time it reaches a new folder it will -not sure how to call it- randomize again the playlist, resulting in you potentially listening again the same tracks you just listened. The more folders added to the playlist the more annoying it becomes as you can keep listening again and again tracks from the first folder VLC played.

I'm using VLC 1.1.5 on Windows XP SP2.

[urbietrobi]

Yes, I indeed notice the same problem while using the VLC 1.1.3 and later versions. Is such a shame a great media player like VLC doesn't have a proper random feature. Hope someone fix it.

[rowers]

Hi I tried with the nightly versions 1.1.6 (http://nightlies.videolan.org) and still the random is not working.

It plays always the same random sequence, and there is no possibility of change that.

Under preferences the option "play all the files" doesn't activate the icon in the bottom panel.

It looks like this is very complicated to fix it, I can't believe it.

I'm using Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bits.

[VLC_help]

Known issue
http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/3932