VLC crash when I select Customize Interface

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VLC crash when I select Customize Interface

Postby Sonapm162 » 10 Dec 2012 19:13

Help. I have VLC 2.0.4. I've been using VLC for some time with a customized two-line interface in the windowed appearance.

Today, I made some changes to my custom interface buttons. When I went into the customizer, I noticed that there was a button having something to with teletext. I removed it by dragging and dropping it somewhere else. Then I noticed that the order of buttons on my top line had changed so I tried to rearrange them and kept getting an extra Record button where I wanted a Screen Capture button. It finally seemed OK, so I saved the interface with a new name.

Then when I went back to the player, I noticed that I had apparently changed the order of my main interface buttons, so I tried to go back into Customize Interface. VLC crashed and a popup window told me, "VLC media player 2.0.4 has stopped working: A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available." When I clicked the Close button, another popup said, "VLC crash reporting: VLC media player just crashed. Do you want to send a bug report to the developers team?" When I clicked Yes, another popup said, "Report sending failed: There was an error while transferring to the FTP server. Thanks a lot for the help anyway." That happened several times, maybe four or five times in a row. Then I got a message that said, "Report sent correctly. Thanks a lot for the help."

Anyway, VLC crashes every time I right click and select Customize Interface. The player works, but one of the lines of my buttons is gone. Is this a known bug?

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Re: VLC crash when I select Customize Interface

Postby Sonapm162 » 10 Dec 2012 21:00

Well, I did a System Restore to about 12 hours prior to the above problem, which I don't really like to do in most cases, but it restored access to the Customize Interface window. And my buttons are back to their normal customized positions. I think I'll stay away from any alterations.

When I do updates to VLC, I generally choose the option to keep my preferences and cache, but today, following the said problem, I did a complete uninstall of VLC, choosing to delete preferences and cache. Unfortunately, that did away with some of my favorite buttons and customizations. However, System Restore brought them back. Whew!

All that said, I still think there is a bug somewhere in Customize Interface, which should be looked at. Any comments?


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