2018-08-11, 18:52
My experience with the PCF.xml using KODI v.18 was a little different. What ever player is used for first playback is going to be the player that is used for any subsequent playback(s) no matter what rules direct the PCF.xml to use a different one. I think you tested with just one external player and the default KODI VideoPlayer only and assumed KODI VideoPlayer takes precedence when the external player called should have. Perhaps it even works correctly when using just one external player? Testing using 5 different players, I concluded after playback using any of the 5, subsequent playbacks resulted in using the first player called and not incorrectly defaulting to just the KODI VideoPlayer.
In other words, if I originally open a movie with DVDFAB Player (either by default because PCF.xml defined this player be used... or, by manually selecting DVDFAB Player using the 'play using' option) the movie plays with DVDFab Player as it should. When finished, I want to play a different movie and I want to use MPC-HC as the player. It doesn't matter if the PCF.xml is defined to use MPC-HC as the player for that matched rule movie or I manually select it. DVDFab incorrectly opens the new movie instead of MPC-HC which should have. Therein is the bug using KODI v.18 that is not present in any previous versions of KODI.
So there is actually a couple of problems: PCF.xml rules are not being honored for subsequent playbacks nor is manual selection via the 'Play using' menu which lists any and all players. This bug is not caused by any of the players or any combination of what order they are used. Closing KODI and reopening again to 'erase last player used from memory cache' is not the answer imo. Correctly functioning 'play using' menu and obeying defined rules via PCF.xml is.
Fwiw, this bug has been brought up quite a few times in the past year or so in different forums including this one by me when v.18 nightlies first hit the scene in anticipation of the new v.18 release. I don't think they went unnoticed but maybe they did. Your ticket for the issue might help. I hope so. And thanks for submitting it regardless....
In other words, if I originally open a movie with DVDFAB Player (either by default because PCF.xml defined this player be used... or, by manually selecting DVDFAB Player using the 'play using' option) the movie plays with DVDFab Player as it should. When finished, I want to play a different movie and I want to use MPC-HC as the player. It doesn't matter if the PCF.xml is defined to use MPC-HC as the player for that matched rule movie or I manually select it. DVDFab incorrectly opens the new movie instead of MPC-HC which should have. Therein is the bug using KODI v.18 that is not present in any previous versions of KODI.
So there is actually a couple of problems: PCF.xml rules are not being honored for subsequent playbacks nor is manual selection via the 'Play using' menu which lists any and all players. This bug is not caused by any of the players or any combination of what order they are used. Closing KODI and reopening again to 'erase last player used from memory cache' is not the answer imo. Correctly functioning 'play using' menu and obeying defined rules via PCF.xml is.
Fwiw, this bug has been brought up quite a few times in the past year or so in different forums including this one by me when v.18 nightlies first hit the scene in anticipation of the new v.18 release. I don't think they went unnoticed but maybe they did. Your ticket for the issue might help. I hope so. And thanks for submitting it regardless....
