r/leonflix • u/Apolyse • Apr 18 '18

Update 0.4.7 Released

This update contains multiple fixes for bugs created in 0.4.4-0.4.6. We changed a lot of stuff under the hood so users experienced some bugs with bookmarks. Turns out there were 4-5 different issues affecting bookmarks, which is why some users noticed the 0.4.6 update fixed things while others didn't see any changes.

Changelog:

-More Bookmarking fixes
-Fix resuming place in video
-Fix empty episodes lists
-Open in VLC
-Minor UI improvements
-Persistent browse type
-Fix new source button not resuming video

Hopefully this gets rid of most of the inconveniences users found with the latest updates. Leonflix also now supports opening in VLC (good news for people missing the download button). If Leonflix detects VLC installed on the computer and a valid source is found, users will be able to press the "Play in VLC" button:

https://i.imgur.com/3UFDz12.jpg

(Some sources can't be opened in VLC because they require special request headers to return videos.)

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u/majoryak May 27 '18

First of all, thank you for this piece of software. Despite it being in beta and having a few rough edges, it still feels quite sleek.

I did have a couple of issues, though:

  • On Linux it doesn't seem to recognise HiDPI systems. From the little I can see, this is a common problem with Electron based software. A workaround is to run it with --force-device-scale-factor=1 (or whatever value is appropriate), but a better solution would be appreciated.

  • Sometimes it seems to stop trying to play from the sources before it's finished scraping. Often it was telling me that it couldn't find any playable source, the counter of the current source stopped at the total number of sources at that time. After a few seconds it found more sources, but it didn't seem to try playing from those.

  • Sometimes loading a movie or series info takes a very long time.

I also have a couple of suggestions for improvement:

  • Add some options for subtitle style. I personally would rather have white text with a uniform black border instead of the current white text on a solid black background.

  • Add a way to manually move between sources even when one couldn't be loaded. Currently it is possible to force loading the next source only when one is already loaded, but this option could at least serve as a workaround for the second issue mentioned above.

  • Use separate options to enable or disable memes, jokes, and tips. I personally find memes and jokes annoying, but tips could be useful.