Shotcut appends the wrong file to the timeline

[pawjast]

When I try to append a file from a playlist to a timeline:

• Shotcut appends the file that is loaded in the playlist preview (❌)
• It should append the video that is selected in the playlist (✅)

See the evidence below.

https://github.com/mltframework/shotcut/assets/8880777/237a0027-a25d-4a87-b6ef-e0dd72c45206

I'm on Windows 10.

Shotcut version 24.02.29.

[ddennedy]

You are wrong. It is not supposed to do what you want. It appends from Source by design.

[pawjast]

That wouldn't be my intuition to design it this way but I understand.

In this respect, would you consider implementing an option or a preference to tick on/off so a single click on a clip in the playlist (effectively selecting it) loads it to the Source?

Currently you need a double click to load a clip to a Source.

That's a lot of clicking if you want to check every clip in the Source first before adding it to a timeline.

[ddennedy]

• It is the design of most preceding NLEs.
• Source is the "source" of editing actions.
• The workflow you describe is actually preferred by more advanced editors (users) because they will trim the shot in the source player before adding it to the timeline instead of trimming on the timeline.
• Playlist has a menu button with Add Selected to Timeline in it. (You can add a custom keyboard shortcut for this in Help > Actions and Shortcuts.)
• You can drag-n-drop from the Playlist to the Timeline (including multiple).
• You can drag-n-drop from a file manager directly to the timeline.

[pawjast]

• Playlist has a menu button with Add Selected to Timeline in it. (You can add a custom keyboard shortcut for this in Help > Actions and Shortcuts.)

I've found it now. This + custom shortcut will do.

Thanks.