Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed

[Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com>]

On 2018-11-23 3:53 a.m., Curt wrote:
> 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.
That would be equally served by the minimize button.

Moreover I will note that this is a new behaviour. I've been using VLC 
for a long time and this behaviour is not normal for it.

Finally, I will note that your example only makes sense if VLC is being 
used to stream a video. It doesn't make sense when the stream option 
isn't being used.