Bug: File operations process all files if the focus is moved out of the list

2025-01-07 15:09:26

If a keyboard shortcut is associated with a file operation, and the key is pressed while the focus was moved out of the track list, the operation assumes that all files in the list should be processed.

This is especially dangerous with delete operation: using single-file deletion frequently, someone may not notice that the focus was accidentally moved, and the number of files does not correspond to the actual selection.

The bug is observed in 1.6.16 and 2.1.5. Now wanted to try 2.24.1, but my antivirus reports a trojan in foobar2000.exe. Most likely, this is a false positive, but I decided to refrain from doing so.

Read the changelog, found no mentions of this bug. Sorry if it has already been reported/fixed.

Re: Bug: File operations process all files if the focus is moved out of the list

Reply #1 – 2025-01-07 17:37:28

What is showing in the Type column for those keyboard shortcuts in Preferences?

Note that there are three different context types: [context], [context / now playing], [context / playlist]

If you have created shortcuts under [context], they will act on whatever part of the UI has focus (with maybe some other logic added on top). It sounds like you want [context / playlist].

Re: Bug: File operations process all files if the focus is moved out of the list

Reply #2 – 2025-01-07 18:57:09

Thank you for the suggestion. I have assigned the key to [context], being unsure if others are a better fit. Changed to [context/playlist], and now file operations affect only the selected file.

But is it normal that with [context], file operations always process all files in the playlist, regardless of the selection?