#721 next & previous line in subtitles function has no effect

[makr croft]

version info from about

SMPlayer © 2006-2015 Ricardo Villalba rvm@users.sourceforge.net

Version: 15.11.0 (svn r7290)
Using Qt 4.8.6 (compiled with Qt 4.8.6)
Using MPlayer2 2.0-701-gd4c5b7f-2ubuntu2

linux mint 17.2

i usually use the keyboard shortcuts G & Y to jump either previous or
next line of subtitle so they can match them up with the audio.

There have no effect.

Same issue reported here
http://pkg-multimedia-maintainers.alioth.debian.narkive.com/OHHvoZhW/bug-742685-smplayer-previous-next-line-in-subtitles-is-ignored

Getting same results in the log window reported in bug above.

smplayer log results.

07:14:22:038] PlayerProcess::writeToStdin: sub_step 1

[07:14:22:251] Core::incSubStep

[07:14:22:254] PlayerProcess::writeToStdin: sub_step 1

[07:14:22:596] Core::incSubStep

[07:14:22:598] PlayerProcess::writeToStdin: sub_step 1

[07:14:22:756] Core::incSubStep

[07:14:22:758] PlayerProcess::writeToStdin: sub_step 1

[07:14:23:043] Core::decSubStep

[07:14:23:045] PlayerProcess::writeToStdin: sub_step -1

[07:14:23:291] Core::decSubStep

[07:14:23:294] PlayerProcess::writeToStdin: sub_step -1

[07:14:23:443] Core::decSubStep

[07:14:23:445] PlayerProcess::writeToStdin: sub_step -1

[Ricardo Villalba]

Those options don't work with mplayer2. They work with mplayer and mpv.
mplayer2 is not developed anymore, you should install mplayer or mpv.