elementary / elementary/videos
Video exits unexpectedly
- Dominant language
- Vala
- Stars
- 57
- Forks
- 16
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
## Prerequisites
- [x] I have searched open and closed issues for duplicates.
## Describe the bug
Playing one video after the another kills the app.
### To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
1. Play a video.
2a. Click on Episodes, choose a video, it dies.
2b. Click on Library, choose a video, it dies.
2c. Watch the whole video, return to library, choose a video, it dies.
### Expected behavior
It shouldn't die.
## Platform Information

- [ ] I'm using the latest version from git that I've manually compiled
- [x] I'm using the latest released stable version
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Reproduce the failure by playing a video and then selecting another from Episodes or Library, including after a video finishes. Trace the playback transition and confirm the app remains open when starting each subsequent video; the issue does not name files or tests to begin with.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100