Playlist Title Column and OSD-Displayed Contents are not URL Decoding All Reserved Chars
Not all URL/URI Reserved and Encoded characters are decoded when VLC auto-creates Title contents for playlists or for display via OSD.
Specifically, characters: %1.1.3, %1.1.4, %1.1.5, %5B, and %5D - The apostrophe ('), parentheses (), and square brackets ([ ]).
To Replicate:
- Find a file or files which do not contain any metadata for the Title element
- Create a playlist of any format (M3U, M3u8, or XPSF) using any compliant software or manually via text editor
- In that playlist, create items which contain one of the below listed characters properly urlencoded, either with relative or absolute pathing. For example:
file:///Volumes/External/Hello/Hellofilepath%20Test%20VLC%20%282020-04%29/Filename.mkv - Load that playlist into VLC with preferences configured to display URL/Path in Title field/OSD
- Examine the Title column, save the playlist out to a separate playlist, or play the file with OSD title displayed
Expected Results:
- Auto-created Title column should display fully compliant decoded content -
/Volumes/External/Hello/Hellofilepath Test VLC (2020-04)/Filename.mkv - Any saved m3u or XPSF format playlist with these titles should EITHER be completely decoded and containing the URL-restricted characters OR should be stored completely encoded (in which case they should be completely decoded upon reload into the interface)
Actual Results:
- Title element data in m3u and XPSF playlists is both saved and displayed in OSD and Title column in playlist with the above characters remaining encoded
- For example, in XPSF:
<title>/Volumes/External/Hello/Hellofilepath Test VLC %282020-04%29/Filename.mkv</title>
Tested on:
- Version 3.0.10
- OS X Catalina
- Default English Language and Character Set
Thanks!