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Issue fixed in MC 32.0.40.

Selecting more than one playlist on the left-hand side of the tree should display the content of both playlists in the right-hand window, and not just the content of the first selected playlist.

It should be possible to combine 2 or more selected playlists simply by right-clicking on them.

This would be very practical for albums with more than one CD, for example

Thanks for adding the FPS indicator in V23.0.40.  Works great!

I would like to know how the subtitle position works now:
- is the position defined is ass/ssa subtitle files still used or is it overridden all the time
- does this have an effect only on text subtitles, or does it also impact DVD and BluRay subtitles?

The global subtitle position is a good addition.  If I have set a sub position in a movie, individually, how do I remove that preference and have them go to the new global position?  It seems as if once they have been set individually the global is ignored.

*edit*  Actually, unless I'm missing something, subtitle shift doesn't seem to be working at all now.

• When the application is windowed (not maximized), the upper right-hand icon shows the incorrect type - it still shows the maximized type. This is incorrect - it should show the single large window, indicating what will happen when clicked (maximize).  This seems intermittent; however, sometimes it actually does show correctly, and I cannot figure out the pattern.

I assume you mean the restore button? The one used when a window is maximized to restore it to a windowed state? If so, I've actually seen this happen a few times over the years but it's not easy to reproduce. There's a related issue too (which I've reported it several times) which is when MC is maximized it'll randomly switch from the restore button image (which is correct) to the maximize button image (which is incorrect). It doesn't happen immediately and it usually happens if you launch another app fullscreen first or just leave MC open for an extended period of time - it is a bit random. My guess is perhaps MC, for some reason, thinks it's windowed when it's actually maximized, not sure. I ended up fixing the maximize button showing instead of restore button issue at the skin level by taking the restore image for the skin I use and making a copy of it and renaming it and replacing the maximize image. Yeah, it's a dirty workaround but since I keep MC maximized all the time, it does work.

I'm guessing in this case if you leave the window in a windowed state it'll display the maximize button at first then it'll randomly switch to and display the restore button? If so that sounds related to and the reverse of the issue I've seen with maximized windows.

Do note that Media Center uses its own system for window drawing and all that (Steam is another example of a app that does this) and doesn't really work like a typical Windows app (or Mac/Linux app). It doesn't use the system close/maximize/restore/minimize buttons, it uses images of the buttons from the skin you're using. That's also why you don't see Windows' window snapping options when hovering over the maximize/restore button. So that probably explains some of the things you're reporting here.

So yeah, there is a little inconsistency there with the buttons and the window states that I've seen over the years, but it's hard to reproduce on command, it's usually by chance. Skin doesn't seem to matter either, but it's likely more noticeable with some like Noire and the ModernCards skins over others. I did reproduce the maximize/restore issue years ago with Noire to rule out a ModernCards skin issue.

When I restore and maximize the main window the icon switches properly.  Maybe try another skin if it's not working for you.

Hrmm... the double click max vs window behavior is intermittent too.  Seems like the click timing is critical, and the animation is glitchy too. 

I've even gotten it to maximize on a single click, seems like there was a click still buffered from perhaps a previous triple click.

Yup - I'm now seeing those too.  Probably all related to the same inherited application window class.

If working in this area, please also fix MC's window snapping behavior.

In Windows 11, for most applications, when you hover over the maximize button you are offered window snapping options. For example, snap to the left 50% of the screen. This does not work with MC.

Also, when you drag a window to a border, most applications snap to presets, but MC does not.