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Bug 609493 - "Previous" button stops working after 4 seconds into a song
"Previous" button stops working after 4 seconds into a song
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Product: rhythmbox
Classification: Other
Component: User Interface
0.12.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: RhythmBox Maintainers
RhythmBox Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2010-02-10 04:03 UTC by Draycen DeCator
Modified: 2010-02-10 21:15 UTC
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Description Draycen DeCator 2010-02-10 04:03:15 UTC 
If a song plays for 4 or more seconds, then the "Previous" button ceases to function.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Open Rhythmbox
2. Play any song for at least 4 seconds
3. Press the "Previous" button

Expected behavior:
The song should restart

Observed behavior:
Nothing happens

The "Previous" selection in the "Control" menu also ceases to function at the same time.

DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10

This bug was originally filed on Ubuntu's Launchpad. The full report can be found here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rhythmbox/+bug/518840
Comment 1 Jonathan Matthew 2010-02-10 04:10:17 UTC 
This probably means seeking isn't working, probably because the original submitter is playing from a source that does not allow seeking (mostly happens with ogg files played from network shares), or doesn't have the right GStreamer plugins installed for seeking to work.  The latter case only really happens when users have gst-ffmpeg installed (providing ffdec_mp3) but not gst-plugins-ugly (providing mp3parse).

The 'previous' button certainly works for me and always has.
Comment 2 Draycen DeCator 2010-02-10 04:14:44 UTC 
Thank you for the ideas. I will ask the OP what kind of audio files he is trying to play and then I'll see if he has the proper codecs. Once I know more, I'll update this report.
Comment 3 Draycen DeCator 2010-02-10 19:44:07 UTC 
Changing the codecs did indeed fix this problem. The OP has suggested that Rhythmbox adds the ability to check what codecs are installed and recommend more compatable codecs if they are available. I cannot find any kind of suggestion about adding this feature. Has this idea been previously submitted that you are aware of? If not, then we can work on switching this to an enhancement suggestion.