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Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed

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On 2018-11-22, Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2018-11-22 10:26 a.m., Curt wrote:
>> On 2018-11-22, Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I looked for a keep running option (and VLC does have a lot of options)
>>> but couldn't find one.
>>>
>> If in 'Simple Preferences' under 'Playlists and instances' 'use only one
>> instance when started from file manager' isn't checked the phenomenon
>> has been known to occur (if you're starting VLC from a file
>> manager).
>>
>> If not and on the other hand this appears to be a known bug. How you are
>> closing the app might be pertinent. 'Ctrl Q' after stopping the video?
>> Or some other way? Have you experimented in this regard?
>>
> Interesting - if I press the stop button on the player, vlc terminates 
> properly.
>

We live in an imperfect world, though this isn't exactly what you'd call
counter-intuitive, either.

Maybe the VLC people would argue this isn't a bug, as you might be
streaming to your Aunt Tilly in the other bedroom and only want to free
up screen real estate by closing the video's window on the source machine. 

-- 
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like a slightly drunk man who is very melancholy, who has no illusions about
life, who is very strong but whose strength is entirely unnecessary.
--Krasznahorkai on Krúdy

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VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> - 2018-11-21 02:30 +0100
  Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-11-21 09:00 +0100
    Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> - 2018-11-21 17:40 +0100
      Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2018-11-22 03:00 +0100
        Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> - 2018-11-22 15:50 +0100
          Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-11-22 16:30 +0100
            Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> - 2018-11-22 23:30 +0100
            Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> - 2018-11-22 23:30 +0100
              Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-11-23 10:00 +0100
                Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> - 2018-11-24 18:20 +0100
                Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> - 2018-11-24 18:30 +0100
                Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> - 2018-11-25 04:00 +0100
                Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> - 2018-11-25 12:00 +0100
                Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> - 2018-11-26 14:20 +0100
  Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Martin <keine-eile@online.de> - 2018-11-26 12:40 +0100
    Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-11-26 14:50 +0100
      Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> - 2018-11-27 02:20 +0100
        Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-11-27 09:30 +0100
          Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> - 2018-11-27 19:00 +0100
            Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> - 2018-11-28 02:30 +0100
    Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> - 2018-11-27 02:20 +0100

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