Opening multiple files results in just one opened on the default application

[pstrg]

Evaluating multi-pane Explorer alternatives; just installed XYplorer on a Windows 10 Pro 64 bit (2004) machine.

Selected a number of FLAC files, hit Enter.

Expected behaviour (like File Explorer)
All selected files should be displayed on foobar2000 panel and first of the list should start playing.

Observed behaviour (XYplorer)
Just one of the selected files was displayed on foobar2000 panel and it started playing.

Is there a XYplorer setting to make it follow File Explorer behaviour?

[highend]

Right click the "Open with" button on the toolbar and make sure that Open Items by First 'Open With...' Match is checked

If this doesn't help, right click the same button, Customize File Associations...

Add a new one on top like this (adapt the path if necessary):

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flac>run """C:\Program Files (x86)\foobar2000\foobar2000.exe"" <selitems>";

[pstrg]

Right click the "Open with" button on the toolbar and make sure that Open Items by First 'Open With...' Match is checked

If this doesn't help, right click the same button, Customize File Associations...

Add a new one on top like this (adapt the path if necessary):

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flac>run """C:\Program Files (x86)\foobar2000\foobar2000.exe"" <selitems>";

Open Items by First 'Open With...' Match
Was already set, so it's not a solution.

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flac>run """C:\Program Files (x86)\foobar2000\foobar2000.exe"" <selitems>";

Worked - now multiple files do appear on foobar2000 and the first one starts playing, as expected. Thank you very much.

Not such a huge task, but it will be necessary to add a similar entry for each and every file associated to foobar2000 - why isn't that a default behaviour, as seen on File Explorer, Directory Opus, Q-Dir and xplore² ?

[highend]

Not such a huge task, but it will be necessary to add a similar entry for each and every file associated to foobar2000

No, you just extend the list for that entry by either providing only the extensions you want or all audio ones

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flac;mp3;wav>run """C:\Program Files (x86)\foobar2000\foobar2000.exe"" <selitems>";

or

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{:Audio}>run """C:\Program Files (x86)\foobar2000\foobar2000.exe"" <selitems>";

where {:Audio} stands for:

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*.aac
*.ac3
*.aif
*.aifc
*.aiff
*.ape
*.asf
*.au
*.au
*.cda
*.dsd
*.dsf
*.flac
*.m4a
*.mid
*.mp+
*.mp2
*.mp3
*.mpc
*.mpp
*.ogg
*.opus
*.wav
*.wma
*.wv
*.wva

[mussor]

Hi, I tried using suggested method but then:
why does it take considerably longer to open multiple files or even just one audio file?

Using right click menu clicking "Open in foobar2000" does the job faster and event without need for customizing file associations.
I believe I have read something about this earlier but can't find it again now. What's behind this behaviour?

[admin]

You can check the Task Manager for the exact command line that foobar2000.exe was opened with. There should be some differences between the two calls.