Taking a screenshot while dragging MPV's progress bar causes the dragging to stop working
Nobody has claimed this yet.
- Dominant language
- C
- Stars
- 37k
- Forks
- 3.5k
- Avg merge
- 1d 10h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 22
Description
mpv Information
mpv v0.41.0 Copyright © 2000-2025 mpv/MPlayer/mplayer2 projects
built on Aug 29 2026 22:13:18
libplacebo version: v7.360.1
FFmpeg version: n9.0.1
FFmpeg library versions:
libavcodec 63.1.101
libavdevice 63.1.101
libavfilter 12.1.101
libavformat 63.1.101
libavutil 61.1.101
libswresample 7.1.101
libswscale 10.1.101
Other Information
- Linux version:NAME="CachyOS Linux"
PRETTY_NAME="CachyOS"
- Kernel Version:Linux tuti-cachyos 7.2.2-1-cachyos #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:20:10 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux
- GPU Model:0000:00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation TigerLake-LP GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics] [8086:9a49] (rev 01)
- Mesa/GPU Driver Version:driverInfo = Mesa 26.2.1-arch3.1
driverInfo = 610.57.04
- Window Manager and Version:Wayland 1.26.0-1.1
- Source of mpv:cachyos-extra
- Latest known working version:1:0.41.0-6
- Issue started after the following happened:Tried to take a couple of screenshots of a short video while dragging the progress bar.
Reproduction Steps
Open a video, then drag the progress bar while taking screenshots.
Expected Behavior
The progress bar to continue being dragged after taking a screenshot.
Actual Behavior
Taking the screenshot causes the progress bar to stop responding to the drag.
That happens both with if the video is playing or with it paused.
Log File
Sample Files
Happens with any video. Here's one.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/26259525-9e20-4068-bd9c-3423c6a9a188
I carefully read all instruction and confirm that I did the following:
- I tested and confirmed that the issue exists with the latest release version or newer.
- I provided all required information including system and mpv version.
- I produced the log file with the exact same set of files, parameters, and conditions used in "Reproduction Steps", with the addition of
--log-file=output.txt. - I produced the log file while the behaviors described in "Actual Behavior" were actively observed.
- I attached the full, untruncated log file.
- I attached the backtrace in the case of a crash.
Contributor guide
No contributing guide indexed for this repository
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the issue using the listed steps with the attached sample video, and inspect output.txt alongside mpv's progress-bar dragging and screenshot behavior. Done means taking a screenshot while dragging no longer stops the drag, whether playback is paused or running.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, linux
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 62/100