Totem's shuffle is not truly random
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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totem (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: totem
Put 3 (or more) items in the playlist, turn Shuffle Mode and Repeat Mode on, then repeatedly click "Next Chapter/Movie", the three items will be played in the same order every time. They should be played in different order every time the playlist is repeated.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Feb 24 17:11:41 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/totem
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: totem 2.28.2-0ubuntu3
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
SourcePackage: totem
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-19-generic x86_64
Changed in totem (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
Thank you for this report. Unfortunately, shuffle mode is not really designed for movie play, but for music. Since Totem is designed as both audio and video player, shuffle mode is designed more towards giving a random sequence of songs in the playlist, rather than a random sequence in playing a movie.