mpv-player / mpv-player/mpv

If an external subtitle file is loaded during the first playback, the location of the external subtitle file should be saved in the `watch_history.jsonl` file so that subtitles can be displayed when playback resumes.

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Description

Expected behavior of the wanted feature

Dear Development Team:
If an external subtitle file is loaded during the first playback, the location of the external subtitle file should be saved in the watch_history.jsonl file so that subtitles can be displayed when playback resumes.

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Research direction

Start by locating the watch_history.jsonl handling and the code path for loading an external subtitle file during first playback. The work is done when the external subtitle location is saved in watch_history.jsonl and subtitles are available when playback resumes.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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