Bug 208892

Summary: Random song when going "back"
Product: [Applications] amarok Reporter: Carlos <erbrochendes>
Component: generalAssignee: Amarok Developers <amarok-bugs-dist>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: bjorn.maeland, stuffcorpse
Priority: NOR    
Version: 2.2.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Debian testing   
OS: Linux   
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Description Carlos 2009-09-29 19:27:24 UTC 
Version:           rc1 (using KDE 4.3.1)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Debian testing/unstable Packages

Hi there, 

If i listen to songs in random mode, i can not go back to the last song i listened to. It just plays some other random song.
It was working in 2.1, but in 2.2rc1 "going back" is broken.
Comment 1 Carlos 2009-10-01 22:45:04 UTC 
I updated to 2.2 and it is still there.
But i notice it goes back to some songs i played, just don't to the one i played right before the current song.
Comment 2 Myriam Schweingruber 2009-10-02 09:26:46 UTC 
Hm, I wonder if this is not actually intended. I guess when interrupting the random mode, then going back should work, no?
Comment 3 Carlos 2009-10-02 13:37:07 UTC 
(In reply to comment #2)
> Hm, I wonder if this is not actually intended. 
oh i hope not. That is totally annoying 

> I guess when interrupting the
> random mode, then going back should work, no?

No, then it goes one song back in the playlist order.
Comment 4 Carlos 2009-10-05 10:10:53 UTC 
Is there no one else who notice this bug?
Comment 5 Carlos 2009-10-28 15:43:38 UTC 
*bump*
Is this only me who got the bug? Or why is no one saying anything?
Comment 6 Myriam Schweingruber 2009-10-28 21:07:21 UTC 
Well, as I said, I would expect Amarok to go back to a random song in random mode. I don't think this is a bug, but a developer might have more insight. Lets see if somebody comments on it, they are just very busy, a little patience, please.
Comment 7 Bjørn Arild Mæland 2009-11-17 17:11:28 UTC 
As far as I am concerned, this is clearly a bug. In every other music player that I know of, including the major ones like iTunes, using "Back" during shuffle/random will jump back to the previously played song. It basically should work like a doubly linked list (i.e. pressing "Next" again will bring you to the track played before going back, not a new random track).

I think that the way this is implemented in 2.2.1 (intended or not) does not correspond with most users' mental model of random playback.
Comment 8 Rick W. Chen 2009-11-19 10:07:48 UTC 
Fixed in git, commits from v2.2.1-168-gd90351a to v2.2.1-171-g4112a54.