If trying to open file, it tries to open other files with same name but a txt extension

As of 0.8.6c, still not fixed

As of Newest Update (0.8.6.release.c.0ubuntu4) of VLC, still not fixed.

I can confirm this bug in 0.8.6.release.c-0ubuntu5.

But in my case it happens even if the media file and the .txt file have different names, but only if the media file

If I have a media file and a .txt file in the same folder, I get a dialog box stating:

The following errors occured. More details might be available in the Messages window.

Unrecognized format for '/path/to/file/name_of_file.txt'

If I have a file "media.wma" and a file "text.txt" in a folder, and I play the media file in vlc, no errors. However, if I give the file a non-ACSII name, for example, "안녕하세요.wma", then I get errors. I also get the same errors that K8BeBop gets if I rename the media file to match the text file. Here is the output in the terminal:

andrew@overclocktux:~/test$ ls
media.wma text.txt
andrew@overclocktux:~/test$ vlc media.wma
VLC media player 0.8.6c Janus
[00000281] main playlist: stopping playback
andrew@overclocktux:~/test$ mv media.wma 안녕하세요.wma
andrew@overclocktux:~/test$ vlc 안녕하세요.wma
VLC media player 0.8.6c Janus
[00000306] subtitle demuxer error: failed to recognize subtitle type
[00000290] main input error: no suitable demux module for `/subtitle:///home/andrew/test/text.txt'
[00000281] main playlist: stopping playback
andrew@overclocktux:~/test$ mv 안녕하세요.wma text.wma
andrew@overclocktux:~/test$ vlc text.wma
VLC media player 0.8.6c Janus
[00000306] subtitle demuxer error: failed to recognize subtitle type
[00000290] main input error: no suitable demux module for `/subtitle:///home/andrew/test/text.txt'
[00000281] main playlist: stopping playback
andrew@overclocktux:~/test$

I have dist-upgraded to Hardy from Gutsy and this bug seems to have been fixed using 0.8.6.release.e+x264svn20071224+faad2.6.1-0ubuntu3

Chaging to invalid as this seems to have been fixed in Hardy.

I have been using Hardy since it's inception.My vlc is VLC media player 0.8.6e Janus (wxWidgets interface). Compiled by buildd@.unknown. Compiler: gcc version 4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu7).

Using Hardy Linux 2.6.24-16-generic #1 SMP

VLC still has the error, and it looks like I have the same version of you. Changing this to INVALID versus FIXED is WRONG , even though it's still broken.

Dear K8BeBop:

Just want to check with you that your file "Osborne-More.txt" is a well-formed subtitle file for "Osborne-More.mov." Ordinary subtitle files have an .smi file extension.

It is not a subtitle file. Is this why its trying to open it, because it thinks it's a subtitle file?. I have turned off autodetection of subtitles and it doesn't automatically open it now, so in a since it's fixed. But there should be some other option like only search for .smi not .txt

This is wanted.
If you have a txt/srt/smi file, it will try to open it.

The error shouldn't come up anymore..

jaunty ships vlc 0.9.9a. please reopen if the bug still persits.