Speed control keys in 1.1.11

[Quimbly]

I notice that if I press the + (plus) key, the speed control maxes out at 1.0x. Why is this?
I can of course speed up by clicking my mouse pointer over the increase speed button, but why doesn't the + key go past 1.0x??

Also, does the new version (2.0?) resolve this problem?

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

You're playing a local file? For me the speed can go up to 4x with sound.

It should be obvious, but you cannot change the speed of network streams.

[Quimbly]

Yes, local files of course. As I mentioned, the buttons on the interface work, just not the keyboard.

It should also be mentioned that the minus key works for me fine. However, the + (plus) key always sets the speed to 1.0x, regardless of what the speed was.

[Quimbly]

Anyone?

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

This might be a focus problem/bug in the UI. Try to click on the UI first.

[Quimbly]

Hmm, doesn't seem to be focus related. After clicking on the speed increase button on the UI, I encounter the same issues. Pressing the minus (-) key works fine, but pressing the plus (+) key always just sets speed to 1.0x.

[Quimbly]

Ok, so I upgraded to version 2.0 and the problem is still there. Pressing the equals (=) key sets speed to 1.0x, but pressing the plus (+) key does nothing. Minus key works as expected.

Maybe it's the keyboard I'm using -- it's on my laptop. It's a combo +/= key.

Pressing the + (plus) key does nothing -- that is, holding shift while pressing the (+/=) key. Maybe you need a full-size keyboard with a dedicated plus (+) key to get that keyboard shortcut to work properly??

[Gibz]

Had that same prob. I use "[" and "]" to slow down and speed up

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

It works fine here. I cannot reproduce your problem.

Do note that some keymaps, such as French AZERTY lack a + key (except for the numeric pad). Then you need to select another key in the VLC preferences. = is the most obvious choice.

[Quimbly]

Of course! Why didn't I just re-map the keys before?! I simply remapped = to be the Faster hot-key. It works great now. Thanks for the suggestion!