[Bug 282924] [NEW] m3u relative paths with backslashes cannot be read

[chickendude]

Public bug reported:

When a playlist is saved with backslashes instead of forward slashes,
amarok cannot find the songs.

For example entries in the playlist like:
../All American Rejects/Move Along.mp3
work fine

but
..\All American Rejects\Move Along.mp3
does not work.

This is inconsistent with the behavior of other similar music players.
It is also a big problem because Windows Media Player defaults to
backslashes (its a windows thing). Even movie player is able to read
such playlists.

Ideal Behavior:
Both Forward and Backslashes should be able to be read.

Workaround:
Manually change all the backslashes to forward slashes or run
sed 's:\\:/:g' playlist.m3u | tee playlist.m3u
where playlist.m3u is the filename of the playlist

** Affects: amarok (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

  When a playlist is saved with backslashes instead of forward slashes,
  amarok cannot find the songs.
  
- For example
+ For example entries in the playlist like:
  ../All American Rejects/Move Along.mp3
- works fine
+ work fine
  
  but
  ..\All American Rejects\Move Along.mp3
  does not work.
  
  This is inconsistent with the behavior of other similar music players.
  It is also a big problem because Windows Media Player defaults to
  backslashes (its a windows thing). Even movie player is able to read
  such playlists.
  
  Ideal Behavior:
  Both Forward and Backslashes should be able to be read.
  
  Workaround:
  Manually change all the backslashes to forward slashes or run
  sed 's:\\:/:g' playlist.m3u | tee playlist.m3u
  where playlist.m3u is the filename of the playlist

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m3u relative paths with backslashes cannot be read
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282924
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