Playlist pause button

[SgAkErRu]

Problem

The playlist window has the play and Next / Prev buttons, but there is no Pause / Unpause button.

So, we can switch videos from the playlist window, but we cannot pause/unpause videos from this window.

This is necessary for those scenarios when the main player window with video is on another screen (for example, an image projector), and the playlist window is at the operator's disposal on the first screen.

P.S For example, VLC player provide this functionality with pause in playlist window.

Solution

Add new pl_pause button to playlist window.

Playlist window with new button

Related PR: #1122

[smplayer-dev]

Please check if this is fixed in this version:
smplayer-25.6.0.10396-x64-unsigned.exe
smplayer-portable-25.6.0.10396-x64.7z

[SgAkErRu]

Please check if this is fixed in this version

I checked, I think everything is working as intended.

But it seems to me that it is also worth adding pl_pause action to shortcut keys, by analogy with other actions pl_play, pl_next and others.

Like in PR #1122 here: 25e4bf0

[tsubasanouta]

As a regular user, I would be interested in hearing others’ opinions on this proposal.

Personally, I feel that having a single Play/Pause toggle button in the playlist toolbar would be simpler and more consistent than adding a separate Pause button. Many media players combine Play and Pause into one control, so a toggle seems more in line with common user expectations.

For users who place the playlist on the side and wish to save horizontal space, replacing the current Play button with a Play/Pause toggle would keep the layout cleaner than adding an additional button.

I would also sincerely appreciate hearing SgAkErRu’s thoughts, as well as any insights from the developers.

[SgAkErRu]

I would also sincerely appreciate hearing SgAkErRu’s thoughts, as well as any insights from the developers.

Yes, I was also thinking about such an implementation, like the play_or_pause button on the control panel.

It's just a little more difficult to implement, since we need to get information about the current status of video playback from the playlist (whether it is paused or playing) to display the correct button icon (the 'pause' icon for a video that is playing, and the 'play' icon for a paused video).

In my PR, I proceeded from not changing the logic of the playlist much and making the least changes to achieve the result.

So, in general, I personally don't mind if the pl_play_or_pause will be implemented in the playlist.