VLC won't play mp3 in order, ALWAYS random

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

In the case of drag-and-drop, users typically want the file added in the order that they were selected. There is no way for VLC to guess that if the OS does not preserve the order.

Don't mix drag-and-drop with opening directories (then it makes sense to sort).

[trejder]

Pascal: That is a great idea for VLC. But, aside topic, the same behaviour is in Winamp and many portable players, which runs on FAT32, so it seems that many players are depending od OS-sorted file list!

Trejder

[trejder]

In the case of drag-and-drop, users typically want the file added in the order that they were selected. There is no way for VLC to guess that if the OS does not preserve the order.

If you take into consideration, that even in drag-n-drop (under Windows) there is a lot of mess, I would disagree with you and support Pascal's opinion.

If you have files 1-9, select them all, and drag them on a player, "catching" by file no 5, Windows will notice player that files were dragged as 5-9, then 1-4. For me this is another Windows madness and solution that only produces mess around.

So I'm personally for an option (and, if I'm not mistaken Winamp has one such, so VLC could also have): "Order dragged files by".

Cheers,
Trejder

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

I disagree. And in fact, we don't design VLC according to Windows's limitation. There are better OSes out there.

[trejder]

I'm pretty sure that there are better OSes than Windows, and you don't have to tell me this.

But having an option "Sort dragged files by" is completely outside OS discusion. It would be useful IMHO for any user, no matter, what system he or she is using.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

It's useless. You can sort the playlist columns manually already.

[metafaniel]

Issue still present in 2012 u.u
VLC 1.2, Ubuntu Natty.
I hope this can be fixed one day, thanks for the excelent work done so far with VLC thought. This is it's only problem

[mistertool]

hey! tmpdx
sorry that i tamper to this debate. have you fixed it in the meantime ? i have done this random play reverse. under preferences i put a checkmark on "playlist" --> "files every play in random mode" that vlc should play in random mode. Delete this checkmark on that , settings save, restart , and additional look after restarted vlc at the control element in the left side below stairs, there are all buttons you can click , beginning from left to right (play, return, stop,....and so on) look to the last button the ultimate right in this area, if there is pushed. This is the "random play" button too on the control element. click again, put them "off" (button looks like coming out) and restart vlc. pls tell me , if it fixed.

bye

[imazed]

I had exactly the same problem with VLC Version 2.0.3.
I want to thank Mistertool for pointing out the simple solution and to confirm that this is the right solution.
It is not a Windows or any other OS problem - it happens with 3 different ones I tried.

What causes the confusion is that if the Random Play Button is pressed in then changing the Random Play tick box in the preferences has no effect.

Thanks again Mistertool

[cclecle]

Its now fixed - at least on 2.2.1 (windows version) - just check "display playlist tree" in playlist settings and it will do the trick !
Edit: The English option name is not really clear, strange thing is that in french its more logical !
Edit2: It only work when you add a directory, not a file selection :-/

[Neuk2015]

"The English option name is not really clear, strange thing is that in french its more logical!"

HA HA HA! I reckon that is true in just about anything!

[Lit_Reflex]

If you manually add a folder instead of the multiple files selected together, it will work!!!!