Re: Bug: Media Player Drag and Drop items out of order

From: Chris Lanier [MVP] (cal2002a_at_hotmail.NOSPAM.com)
Date: 09/22/04 

Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 10:46:27 -0500

You are starting with File1.mpg, right? Sounds like you are dragging
File2.mpg, thus the order would be File2.mpg, File3.mpg, and then File1.mpg.
Click and drag File1.mpg, then the ordering follows the correct 1, 2, 3
order that you are trying to get. 

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"Kai Voripteth" <voripteth@bigmailbox.net> wrote in message 
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>I don't know what more you want from my example but I'll clearly list
> my exact steps so you can reproduce it as a real world example.  I
> have three MPG files:  "File1.MPG", "File2.MPG" and "File3.MPG"
> * Open File explorer to the directory containing those three files.
> Sort by Name.
> * Open Windows Media Player.  Clear the play list.
> * Select the three files above in File Explorer as a multiple
> selection.
> * Note the order of these files:  File1.mpg, File2.mpg, File3.mpg
> * Drag the three selected files into the Media player play list as a
> single drag operation.
> * Note the order of the files in the play list:  File2.mpg, File3.mpg,
> File1.mpg
>
> As an additional exercise I sorted by name, cleared the list and then
> added the three files again with the exact same results.  I also tried
> this using MP3 files with the exact same results.
>
> Are my instructions clear enough for you to duplicate the bug?
>
>
> "Mike Williams [MVP]" <mikew@Nospam]mvps.org> wrote in message 
> news:<O2LY$m2nEHA.3224@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>...
>> You *still* haven't given me a real example with real file names or
>> indicated the sort order of your drag destination. Making comparisons to
>> other programs in this case is apples vs oranges when the context is 
>> still
>> *far* from clear.
>>
>> "Kai Voripteth" <voripteth@bigmailbox.net> wrote in message
>> news:22c9b59e.0409201215.fffc734@posting.google.com...
>> > I've tried a few more tests and made some interesting discoveries.  I
>> > used another media player to see how it handles the drag & drop
>> > functionality.
>> > I happened to have Zoom Player available and discovered that it always
>> > added files in exactly the same order as what I dragged.  Good for me
>> > that I found a product that works.  Bad for Microsoft that their
>> > product has a bug that causes me to stop using their tool.
>> >
>> > I'm convinced that this is a bug in Media Player and not in Windows
>> > itself.  I don't know how I can drag files from explorer without them
>> > being in some sort order so I tried the next best thing.  I sorted by
>> > name and then told Media Player to sort by name.  I then dragged 3
>> > files as one selection into Media Player:
>> > File1
>> > File2
>> > File3
>> > and what do you think I got?  Exactly what I've been reporting:
>> > File2
>> > File3
>> > File1
>> > It isn't in Name order as requested nor is it in the order that I
>> > dragged.
>> >
>> > I switched from video files to MP3 files to see if that made any
>> > difference.  It didn't.  On my system the problem is 100%
>> > reproducable.
>> >
>> > I encourage you to duplicate my test and post your results here.  Do
>> > you see the item order bug as I've described it?
>> >
>> >
>> > "Mike Williams [MVP]" <mikew@Nospam]mvps.org> wrote in message
>> > news:<ur$QqhlnEHA.2096@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl>...
>> >> "Kai Voripteth" <voripteth@bigmailbox.net> wrote in message
>> >> news:22c9b59e.0409190636.276c3a67@posting.google.com...
>> >> >I don't think this is the problem since the files always appear
>> >> > scrambled in the same way.
>> >>
>> >> Without a real example to view, your comment above suggests it is
>> >> *exactly*
>> >> this issue.

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