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Kodi is designed that you open it and play the content from within the application, whether selecting something from your library or browsing a file from source
If your after a desktop player its probably better sticking to Groove or using VLC etc when in these environments. Remeber Kodi is designed for the 10 foot experience, with you controling it with a remote control
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I wholeheartedly agree with the previous poster. I don't think I have assigned any file to Kodi in Windows. It is meant as an interface to your media and much to heavy for simply playing a file from Windows Explorer. Starting up foobar, VLC or Groove is also much quicker than starting Kodi just to play an file from Windows Explorer.
I think all righthtinking people in this country are sick and tired of being told that ordinary, decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired.
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I don't agree and I don't understand you.
I DON'T AGREE
In the day I use my laptop and I like listening to music while I work, so I use Kodi with the mouse. Sometimes I like to play songs or videos that are outside my library.
In the evening I use my HTPC and I listen to music and watch movies, so I use Kodi with the remote.
Why should I use another app just because I use the mouse? I think there should be one app for all media purposes. Kodi is the app I chose, I'm used to it, I set it up, I have my media library on it. Kodi starts very fast on my laptop. I don't want to use another app just because I use a mouse, that's absurd.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU
Suppose the feature I request was implemented inside Kodi. Also another feature I would like is right click on a folder then "play with Kodi". Suppose these features was implemented, would you suffer from it? If mouse functions was developed, Kodi would still work perfectly with a remote, it would not change your user experience. So why are you opposing it? This is what I don't understand.
If you're on a crusade against anything non-remote, then you should start a war against the Android version too.
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FXB78
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2017-11-10, 15:18
(This post was last modified: 2017-11-10, 15:19 by FXB78.)
There is no "Crusade", as was said previously Kodi is designed for the 10 foot experience, with you controlling it with a remote control. It's not designed to work like VLC, so it's not built in such way that it is incorporated into Windows right-click menu's etc.
If you are so desperate to have these features included you could always write the code & submit it, after all the project is open-source.
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Atreyu
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I have the distinct impression Kodi is written to be operated from within the application as well.
Wouldn't it be enough to add the files you want to play as a source and than start any song/movie from within there?
To be honest this use-case makes no sense to me, to have behaviour changed some code needs to be re-written i guess (non-dev speak).
Good luck.
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nickr
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Write a simple batch file to add the file to current playlist, then associate mp3 files to the script.
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2018-02-03, 17:39
(This post was last modified: 2018-02-03, 17:40 by grendizer.)
Sorry for the delay, and thank you nickr for the answer. However this solution seems a bit complicated for something so obvious and that every other apps have. Thanks anyway.
