Podcast improvements

[darkfalz]

I'm using VLC for podcasts which is good that it supports it, but it's a bit lacking.

If I pause for a long period, the stream cuts off. This means when I resume, wherever it's buffered to plays and then it just stops.

Also please add a column for "Publication date" or similar so it can easily be sorted by date.

Thanks!

[EvanVolm]

Searched before posting and found this thread. I agree with both points, especially the date column. It'd be great to know when each podcast was released.

[Zzinst]

The player's Podcasting feature works nice, but probably needs for further improvement.
First-of-all: to make VLC a real podcast player, we need for podcasts downloading feature. As usual, all podcast programs/players download the full playing file (mostly - mp3) _before_ playing it (or start downloading at playing start, completing it faster than playing it).

1) So, may we add to Properties->Podcasts the following three options:
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Auto-read new podcasts* at Saved Podcast Directory List opening and...
1. Don't download - play online streams.*
2. Download podcast during playback. Download to directory: ___________________ (choose directory for podcast files)
3. Auto-download new podcasts at Saved Podcast List opening. Download to directory: ___________________ (choose directory for podcast files)

Delete old files after _____________ (write or choose 3-7-30-120-365) days.
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2) Another feature - any possibility to rename podcasts at the Podcast Directory List, as well as to correct/change its address.

3) May we have columns "Publication date" or similar at podcasts' pages to make it easily be sorted by date, as well as "Podcast file address:"? showing exactly the played file name/webaddress.

*-features already presented