0018528: Auto-Refresh fails if AutoPlaylist is not limited to x files - MantisBT

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update
0018528	MMW 5	Playlists (Auto) / Search / Filters	public	2021-11-08 18:39	2026-10-08 22:26

Reporter	lowlander	Assigned To
Priority	urgent	Severity	major	Reproducibility	always
Status	feedback	Resolution	reopened
Product Version	5.0.2
Target Version	2027.0	Fixed in Version	2027.0

Summary	0018528: Auto-Refresh fails if AutoPlaylist is not limited to x files
Description	If an AutoPlaylist is set to selected by Random track (auto-refresh) with Sort by set to Random it won't refresh the list unless Limit to is enabled.
Steps To Reproduce	1 Create an AutoPlaylist 2 Set some Criteria 3 Set Select by to Random track (auto-refresh) 4 Set Sort by to Random 5 Use F5 to refresh --> List remains the same, instead of showing random new sorts 6 Enable limit to 50 files 7 Use F5 to refresh --> Each F5 a different list is presented
Additional Information	Ticket 3081
Tags	No tags attached.

Fixed in build	3525

Ludek 2021-11-08 18:59 developer ~0065805 Last edited: 2021-11-08 19:31	Yes, "Selected by" is activated only if the [x] Limit is checked, I think that the UI implies this correctly. Possible improvements: 1) Made "Selected by" greyed out (disabled) whenever the '[x] Limit by' is disabled 2) Add "Random (refresh-all)" variant to the "Sort by" option

peke 2021-11-08 22:10 developer ~0065808	I agree with Ludek on this. without Limit set and criteria is set or not set on my 200k librray it woudl take forever to random create Auto-Playlist I also agree with Moving Refresh all in Sort by.

Ludek 2026-10-08 14:37 developer ~0082884	Fixed in 3525

lowlander 2026-10-08 17:30 developer ~0082895	Verified on 3525.

lowlander 2026-10-08 17:39 developer ~0082896 Last edited: 2026-10-08 17:40	The new solution can be confusing. You can set Selected to a Ctrl+F5 to refresh option while Sort by is set to auto-refresh. Observed was that the Auto-Playlist auto-refreshes when set like this. image.png (33,862 bytes) image.png (33,862 bytes)

rusty 2026-10-08 22:26 administrator ~0082904	If either 'Sort' or 'Select by' is set to Auto-refresh, I think it makes sense that a refresh would apply to both. We could hide the string in cases where either is set to Auto-refresh, but that seems pretty low priority. The issues I noticed are that: - If the user changes the Refresh Playlist shortcut to CTRL+F10 then '(Ctrl+F5 to refresh)' continues to be displayed. The text should be dynamic (or it could just indicate '(refresh manually)' though most users wouldn't understand what this means. - Sort by 'Random' doesn't display the '(Ctrl-5 to refresh)' string (unlike Selected by: Random track). As far as I can see the string should apply to both cases.