Feature Request: "Play Next" button next to "Skip Credits" button when additional episodes/playlists items exist

[millercentral]

While TV binge-viewing mode settings already exist in PM4K, it would be nice to have a per-episode choice to immediately play the next episode or not. Leverage the end credits marker to show a "Play Next" button alongside the existing "Skip Credits" button (and hides when the Skip Credits button hides).

Perhaps the binge-viewing mode setting could evolve from a binary yes/no to "play automatically, show play next, off" to give users choice and not display the button for those who want auto binge every time? Just brainstorming, pannal always seems to find the best path forward for UX and settings choices.

[pannal]

Just to have asked it: Why not use the "next" navigation button that's already there?

[millercentral]

I do use that today, but it is 6+ remote button presses to get to that button in the UI and press it, where this would be a single press. TLDR: I'm lazy. :)

[pannal]

Fair.

A couple of thoughts:

• the button should probably not be there if binge mode is active
• it should probably be there for any Playlist, not just episodes
• not sure if I agree with "should hide when skip credits hides"
• should it show only for the last credits marker if there are multiple?

[pannal]

Hmm, another thought:
Should we show the next button based on the "played" percentage/behaviour markers? E.g: start showing it at 90% if configured in PMS, or show it at the first credits marker instead of the last? I'm not sure, yet.

[millercentral]

my opinion would just be to put it next to Show Credits on the initial endcredits marker (well every end credits marker if there are multiple) - having it pop any other time might seem distracting?

100% agree with all your points above. next question is which button to default focus on, Play Next or Skip Credits. I think Play Next, but not positive that is right.

[pannal]

Not sure if the next button should stay longer compared to marker skip.

[pannal]

Uuuh idea: there are cases where the PMS doesn't reliably detect any credits markers. In this specific case, which is easy to detect by PM4K, we could show the play next button after the fallback or default 90% percentage. Just had this with a show and it's annoying.

[pannal]

next question is which button to default focus on, Play Next or Skip Credits

Easy! Skip credits if there's more than one credit marker left, otherwise play next. Most logical thing to do, honestly.