No Repeat Functionality [$50]

[Peter Moorhead]

It most definitely needs some if it is to be considered a competent replacement for totem.

[Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff (shnatsel)]

What are the use cases for repeat functionality? It doesn't seem to be useful in an interactive movie player. What kind of videos and under what circumstances would you loop?

[Peter Moorhead (gazornonplat)]

I have a very specific use case that is actually the reason I found out it didn't have any such functionality.

I was demoing my game at a local convention last weekend, and was showing the trailer from my laptop using Audience. I thought it had a repeat button, but it didn't, so without an internet connection to download a media player that would do the job, I was left having to hit the space bar every time the video finished (once every two minutes or so) for the next 5 hours.

I'm sure there are lots of developers out there who definitely need such functionality, even if it's buried (in the options menu or something).

[Cody Garver (codygarver)]

I would like to hear from the elementary design team about this. I'm not sure if anything more than adding a dconf key can be done without cluttering the interface. Adding a repeat button would make sense in a music player, but probably not for a video player.

[Peter Moorhead (gazornonplat)]

If that's the case then just bury it in the options menu. It's not used that often, but it's certainly a useful addition.

[pafosdfkapos (pafosdfkapos)]

A simple idea: When the movie finishes, replace pause button with repeat button. Simple!

[Peter Moorhead (gazornonplat)]

How would that solve the problem at all? The idea is to have it repeat on its own, without someone having to click a button every time the video finishes.

[Cody Garver (codygarver)]

Hmm, maybe holding ctrl turns the Play/Pause button to a repeat icon and then click that to start looping?

[Peter Moorhead (gazornonplat)]

That would be a bit better. Not especially intuitive, but still better than nothing.

I don't see why we wouldn't just make it a check box or on/off switch in the options dialogue, though.

[Danielle Foré (danrabbit)]

What about long-press/right click on the play/pause button shows options "repeat one" and "repeat all" ?

[Danielle Foré (danrabbit)]

https://www.bountysource.com/issues/2636018-no-repeat-functionality

[Viko Adi Rahmawan (vikoadi)]

dont you think that having a loop button in playlist is more discoverable?

[Robert Roth (evfool)]

@Daniel: Any reaction on vikoadi's comment?