I ran Mediamonkey as an administrator, changed Play Next (Ctrl+Shift+Enter), Play Last (Ctrl+Enter), and Play Now (Alt+Enter) to global hotkeys, applied each, exited, restarted.
I am getting various odd behaviors when I try to employ various playback methods, depending on whether I am running in admin mode or not, and whether I am using right-click context menu or global hotkeys to employ the playback methods.
Here's the run-down:
Let's say the Now Playing list currently reads:
Song A
Song B
Song C
and Song B is playing.
I will now be performing operations on a Song D in a Windows Folder.
Not in admin mode:
MM starts normally, with no User Account Control window asking for permissions. Now Playing is currently showing for me.
In a Windows 8 folder, with a Song D selected, I do the following:
Keyboard Entry/Context Menu Click --- Result
- Enter --- normal Play Now action: Song D begins playing immediately, rest of Now Playing list is cleared
Alt+Enter --- the file's properties come up in a new window (this is a standard Windows shortcut, not too worried that Mediamonkey is not overriding... mostly did this as a test), no effect on Now Playing list or what's playing in Mediamonkey.
Ctrl+Enter --- normal Play Now action (instead of Play Last action as desired)
(Additional note: occasionally if I perform this operation, and Mediamonkey is visible in the background, Now Playing list, for a split-second, will read:
Song A
Song B
Song C
Song A
Song B
Song C
then list will clear showing only Song D, and Song D will begin playback.
Ctrl+Shift+Enter --- normal Play Now action (instead of Play Next as desired)
(Additional note: occasionally when I perform this operation, Now Playing list, for a split-second, will read:
Song A
Song B
Song B
Song C
--OR IT WILL READ--
Song A
Song A
Song B
Song B
Song C
Song C
and then in either case the list will clear showing only Song D and Song D begins playback.
Right-Click, Play in Mediamonkey --- normal Play Now action
Right-Click, Play next in Mediamonkey --- normal Play Next action
Right-Click, Play last in Mediamonkey --- normal Play Last action
MM starts with User Account Control window asking for permissions. Hit OK. Now Playing is currently showing for me.
In a Windows 8 folder, with a Song D selected, I do the following:
Keyboard Entry/Context Menu Click --- Result
- Enter --- normal Play Now action: Song D begins playing immediately, rest of Now Playing list is cleared
Alt+Enter --- the file's properties come up in a new window (this is a standard Windows shortcut, not too worried that Mediamonkey is not overriding... mostly did this as a test), no effect on Now Playing list or what's playing in Mediamonkey.
Ctrl+Enter --- normal Play Now action (instead of Play Last action as desired)
(Additional note: occasionally if I perform this operation, and Mediamonkey is visible in the background, Now Playing list, for a split-second, will read:
Song A
Song B
Song C
Song A
Song B
Song C
then list will clear showing only Song D, and Song D will begin playback.
Ctrl+Shift+Enter --- normal Play Now action (instead of Play Next as desired)
(Additional note: occasionally when I perform this operation, Now Playing list, for a split-second, will read:
Song A
Song B
Song B
Song C
--OR IT WILL READ--
Song A
Song A
Song B
Song B
Song C
Song C
and then in either case the list will clear showing only Song D and Song D begins playback.
Right-Click, Play in Mediamonkey --- normal Play Now action
Right-Click, Play next in Mediamonkey --- ~10 second delay, get the UAC window again, Hit OK, and THEN normal Play Next action
Right-Click, Play last in Mediamonkey --- ~10 second delay, get the UAC window again, Hit OK, and THEN, normal Play Last action
Windows 8, Intel Core i7, 12.0GB RAM, 64-bit