Version: 1.4.7 (using KDE 3.5.8, Kubuntu (gutsy) 4:3.5.8-0ubuntu3.1) Compiler: Target: i486-linux-gnu OS: Linux (i686) release 2.6.22-14-generic Here's how to reproduce the problem, as experienced with Amarok 1.4.7 with KDE 3.5.8, on Kubuntu 7.10: Settings -> Configure Amarok Media Devices Add device Generic Audio Player Add a name and click OK Goto 'configure device settings' and under 'Transferring files to media device' try to add ogg or anything other than mp3 or wma you will see an & somewhere in the name eg. &ogg or a&c3 and you will not be able to save it. (description taken for a report made on the following mailing list: http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/amarok/2007-October/004462.html) Thanks for your attention.
We are trying to get a solution for 1.4.8
SVN commit 732305 by mitchell: Fix adding media types to generic device would sometimes add an ampersand and not work. BUG: 151806 M +2 -0 ChangeLog M +5 -1 src/mediadevice/generic/genericmediadeviceconfigdialog.ui.h WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=732305
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In case anyone is interested, I managed to work around this problem by manually editing ~/.kde/share/config/amarokrc, changing supportedFiletypes=&ogg, mp3 to supportedFiletypes=ogg, mp3
@Torquil Macdonald Sørensen: Thanks a lot, you made my day! Lausi