[bossanova808]

https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/1069

[shelby67]

https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/1069

Thanks Bossanova808. This looks perfect. Will have to send my thanks to ScudLee.

[shelby67]

I have been chatting to the author of the patch that is listed in the pull request,

https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/1069

He has given me a copy and I am currently testing his version. It has a switch under settings for 'Autoplay next video' that can be turned on or off. When it is turned on - it disables the play from here function (which becomes redundant) and when it is turned off the play from here function works as normal.

This method suits my needs perfectly, I can only hope it makes into XBMC.
I will be testing this over the next couple of weeks.

[teepean]

Here's a precompiled version of Eden with the patch. It works only with English language!

http://www.mediafire.com/?cxcb380aiagrbkw

EDIT: Here's precompiled version from GIT (dated 15th of June):

http://www.mediafire.com/?wc2oq0la3q731da

[nccong]

I love this feature too and hope it will be merged to into XBMC and openelec soon.

[brokensoldier]

Hi All:

Long time lurker, first time poster.

I registered on the forums just to say thank you for this feature. Please pass on my compliments to the coder.

Cheers!

[misiektoja]

Hi guys,

I'll tell you a story. Few years ago I was in front of quite hard decision. What HTPC software to choose. I did quite extensive research and XBMC was on my top list. But when I realized it can't autoplay next video files I went for another player. Now as I upgraded my HTPC hardware I decided to give it a shot once again. I was almost 100% sure that such basic and fundumantal feature will be already implemented in XBMC. What was my surprise when it turned out there is no such feature ! Guys, are you smoking something or what ? Why can't we have it included in regular XBMC release And for those who think that "Play from here" is the solution here, well - apparently it isn't. Look at these posts, it does not work for some people, including myself:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=133393
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=133612
So after few years I still can't autoplay next video files and I need to go for another player.

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Here's a precompiled version of Eden with the patch. It works only with English language!

http://www.mediafire.com/?cxcb380aiagrbkw

EDIT: Here's precompiled version from GIT (dated 15th of June):

http://www.mediafire.com/?wc2oq0la3q731da

Is the second version working for other languages than english ?

UPDATE: OK, I just checked it myself. The first version above (Eden) works OK for other languages as well, but the option name in Settings is in english, so no big deal. I can't believe it, but I finally have this option working, thank you very much !!!! The second version does not have this option at all, I couldn't find it.

[Ned Scott]

Guys, are you smoking something or what ? Why can't we have it included in regular XBMC release

All this patch does is activate the contextual menu item when you select the video. It's the exact same function. XBMC devs work their asses off, in their free time, and make one stable release per year. Making a stable release means months of no new features and just bug fixes, so if you want this in a stable release then everything else everyone is working on has to be put on hold, no new features added, for at least two months, just so you can save one or two button presses.

And that's ignoring the fact that XBMC has supported PLAYLISTS since the xbox days.

It seems everyone out there thinks that their specific feature request is the most important one and is somehow "fundamental" to a media player, and how it is simply unforgivable that XBMC doesn't have that ability RIGHT NOW and working 100%.

Look at what this other guy did who made the patch. Did he bitch about it like you? No, he programmed a patch, contributed to XBMC, allowed it to evolve faster. You can bitch and moan all you want, but unless we have people working on these things then they can't get done. You want a stable build faster? Get programming. Don't bitch about the free house that someone built for you because it doesn't have a bathtub, but only a shower.

We welcome constructive criticism, and we're often our own harshest critics, but posts like this that just demand and insult the people working on XBMC, have no place here.

[misiektoja]

You got me wrong. It was not my intention to insult anybody. I really appreciate work XBMC guys have done. Overall it is excellent piece of software and I like it very much. But for me it is simply difficult to understand how such simple feature (activating contextual menu item) couldn't be implemented for so many years. And it is not only me who complain about it. And I'm not demanding to have it right now and put all other things on hold. I'm simply really interested what is the particular reason for not having this. Especially as you mentioned it is not something hard to implement. So for me it looks more like "political" decision. Someone decided that it is not needed and that's why we still don't have it. So what we regular users can't do about it ? We can only ask and complain until we get it. So sorry for my expression in the previous post, maybe it was little inappropriate, but it was not my intention to insult anybody. I simply wanted to stress that we USERS would like to have this feature, so we can have perfect media center solution. At the end it is all about your users - isn't it ? And once again - thanks for all the work XBMC devs put into creating this amazing software !

[Ned Scott]

My apologies for over reacting.

[teepean]

Looks like this subject is important to people who are used to it. Personally all the players I've used previously have had this kind of automatic play, for example DVD players that support Divx/xvid and PopcornHour and it's clones. Anyways, somebody else submitted the patch but I can keep providing binaries if the patch isn't accepted to trunk.

[shelby67]

Thanks teepean, awesome work.
And thanks to Scudlee as well!


EDIT: Teepean, I guess you don't have any way to monitor how many people have downloaded your patched version?
Would be nice to know.

[Atticka]

Yup, was looking for this feature recently and found it odd that XBMC didn't automatically play the next file in the list or have the option to turn this on.

Good progress guys!

[teepean]

EDIT: Teepean, I guess you don't have any way to monitor how many people have downloaded your patched version?
Would be nice to know.

At the moment 27 have downloaded Eden and 17 the GIT version.

[DKTigra]

Thanks for the patch. Built from git xbmc master and applied commit https://github.com/ScudLee/xbmc/commit/1...b1733722d7 by ScudLee. Works greatful.