GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 564392
make --no-exiting-session usable for mouse users
Last modified: 2010-02-06 13:56:22 UTC
Although there is a command line switch --no-existing-session for having more than one totem session it is impractical to use with the graphical user interface. I am confused as to why double clicking a media file in nautlius aborts an already playing media file. I suggest either adding a preferences to change the default of --(no-)existing-session or adding media files to the playlist of an already running totem instead of aborting the current file. I suppose a user double clicking a media file does give a statement about the new file to be played and does not give a statement about aborting other playbacks. I suggest a preference setting switching between "new totem session per media file" and "adding media file to playlist". I think the later (adding) is a reasonable default. Other information:
Having a UI option to open new Totem windows is out of the question, but bug 142185 deals with "enqueue" as an option. Note that this wouldn't be the default either, as most users do want to play whatever they'll double-click on. You can always use drag'n'drop to add items without emptying the playlist. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 142185 ***
When a user double-clicks a file I see these possibilities: * no file is playing The user wants the file to start playing. * a file already playing + The user wants the new file to replace the playing file. + The user wants the file to be enqueued. + The user wants a new window for the file (e.g. to compare the quality of two versions of the same clip, or see the two codec details at the same time) > as most users do want to play whatever they'll double-click on. > You can always use drag'n'drop to add items without emptying the playlist. This is certainly true and I agree.I however was refering to the fact, that at the moment it is impossible to open 2 files in 2 windows without using the commandline. I also agree with you about the UI option. After having thought about it, I came to the conclusion that the user only once in a while meight want to open two windows. This is why I think "Open in new (totem) window" should be part of the right-click menu of nautilus. This also conforms to standard interface behaviour: web browsers do exactly the samee where users can right click to "open in new tab".