Version: 2.4.0 (using KDE 4.6.0) OS: Linux I have some mp3 files in directories called "Greatest hits #1" and "Greatest hits #2". These used to play fine with Amarok 2.3.0, but Amarok 2.4.0 just skips over them. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: Try to play some music from a directory with a # in the name. Actual Results: Amarok plays a different song instead (with random tracks mode on). Expected Results: Selected song plays. The song plays fine after renaming the directory to "Greatest hits vol 1".
Which Phonon backend are you using? Also please make sure you only use UTF-8 in your locale and id3 tags
I seem to be using the GStreamer 4.4.4 backend. I have no idea if I was using GStreamer or Xine with Amarok 2.3.0. Triggered by your question I switched to the Xine 4.4.4 backend and then there is no problem playing the songs. The file names and ID3 tags only contain pure ASCII.
This has nothing to do with ASCII characters, but eventually with the encoding set in use on your system. Please make sure you use UTF-8. Anyway, this is a duplicate and already solved in the new phonon-gstreamer-backend. Please check with your distribution for packages. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 198008 ***
I have a hard time believing this is a duplicate of bug #198008. That bug report mentions non-ASCII characters on non-UTF-8 systems and it is supposed to be fixed in GStreamer backend version 4.4.4. I have problems on 4.4.4 with a regular ASCII character while my locale is set to UTF-8. However, switching to the Xine backend is an acceptable work-around for me.