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Feature #437

Win32: Follow .lnk links

Added by Umid Almasov about 11 years ago. Updated almost 9 years ago.

Status:
Rejected
Priority:
Major
Assignee:
-
Category:
core
Target version:
-
Start date:
April 24, 2014
Due date:
% Done:

0%

Estimated time:
Affects version:
3.5

Description

Audacious does not properly handle links (.lnk files)in Add Files dialog. It adds them to playlist, instead of opening them.

History

#1 Updated by John Lindgren about 11 years ago

Is there a reason not to use real symbolic links instead? .lnk files are a bit obsolete now that NTFS is becoming more capable.

#2 Updated by Umid Almasov about 11 years ago

John Lindgren wrote:

Is there a reason not to use real symbolic links instead? .lnk files are a bit obsolete now that NTFS is becoming more capable.

How I can use symbolic links in Windows?

#4 Updated by John Lindgren about 11 years ago

  • Tracker changed from Bug to Feature
  • Subject changed from Win32: Audacious does not properly handle links (.lnk files) to Win32: Follow .lnk links
  • Category set to core
  • Target version deleted (3.5.1)
  • Affects version 3.5 added
  • Affects version deleted (3.5.1)

#5 Updated by Carlo Bramini about 11 years ago

Umid Almasov wrote:

Audacious does not properly handle links (.lnk files)in Add Files dialog. It adds them to playlist, instead of opening them.

In my opinion, this does not seem to be exactly an issue or a feature to be added in Audacious.
The problem is that GLib never uses ShellAPI interfaces, while they should be called instead of the usual WinAPI for certain tasks.

I tried to do a quick search and it also seems that this behaviour is known by long time:

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=163544

#6 Updated by John Lindgren almost 9 years ago

  • Status changed from New to Rejected

There are currently no plans to implement any special support for .lnk files in Audacious.

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