elementary / elementary/videos

Remember soundtrack and subtitle settings

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Description

Audience remembers the video position on exit, which is neat. However, for a truly take-up-where-you-left experience this is not enough. Audience should also remember the user-selected soundtrack and subtitles, as well as any other file-specific preferences.

Launchpad Details: [#LP1046842](https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1046842) Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff - 2012-09-06 13:40:33 +0000

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating how video position is currently persisted and restored, then trace where soundtrack and subtitle selections are applied; done means those user-selected, file-specific settings are restored when playback resumes.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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