4I8eA8LpIR5 wrote:Should the workaround allow in-sequence viewing?
Unfortunately, considering this is a workaround, it doesn't work like this. Since the video-items are specifically defined as LINKS, X3 will not include them in the POPUP-sequence because technically it's not logical to display links in popup (X3 doesn't know the content of the link, and in most cases, it's external links). Furthermore, the X3 popup is specifically optimized for "images" in regards to touch/swiping/transitions and sizing of images within ... If we want to add videos into popup sequences, this will have to be planned and implemented appropriately into X3.
I agree that it should work as you have specified, but currently, with this workaround, it doesn't. I hope to improve video support in a future X3 release. Until then, you will need to consider if the workaround is worthwhile.
4I8eA8LpIR5 wrote:The literal use of {path}{file_name}.mp4 did not work at all but using an absolute full path did provide the described partial success.
Are you sure the image name and video name are 100% identical, except for the file extension? I tried this myself, as you can see in the screenshot of my previous post. The variables {path} and {file_name} will dynamically create the link from current folder path + file name. If you want me to look into it, I will need a link to a gallery where you are unsuccessfully using {path}{file_name}.mp4 for the link.
Having said that, there is not much advantage of using the vars, except it means you can just copy-paste into link fields for all items that you want to link to videos, instead of manually resolving each path.