[Beepmp-users] BMP 0.9.7 - cannot save play list - "unknown file type" - huh?

[Sven G. <gu...@gu...>]

Beep Media Player 0.9.7 on Debian.

short description:
BMP does not allow to save playlists.

problem description:
when i use the command button "LIST"
from the playlist window (the one showing
the "ADD SUB SEL MISC + LIST" buttons)
this following popup list comes up:
 "NEW    LIST N
  LOAD   LIST O
  SAVE   LIST S
  UPDATE VIEW F5"

using 'S' gives a dialog
to enter a filename.
but no matter which filename i choose
i get an error box which says
"unable to save playlist!
 unknown file type /dir/file"

i'm stumped.  it is completely unclear
to me what i can do at all here.
do i need to create a special file type before
i can save a playlist at all?  and why? i wonder:
since when does anyone have to create file type
in any way before a program can *save* its data?

anyway, that way you cannot save *any* playlist from bmp.

conclusion: saving data from bmp is not possible.

and this makes BMP quite useless. :-/

Sven