Play once

[Oktan]

I used to use a Fiio X1 player. This one had a playback mode that would make the player stop the playback once it finished the selected track. After idling for a while it would shut down, which was a separate feature. Implementing this should be fairly simple but quite useful if you're listening to a podcast or something.

[saratoga]

I think you can already do this by inserting into a new playlist.

[gomezz]

Doesn't this do what you want?

Settings -> Playback Settings -> Repeat -> Off

[Oktan]

I think you can already do this by inserting into a new playlist.

That's needlessly obtuse however.

Doesn't this do what you want?

Settings -> Playback Settings -> Repeat -> Off

I'm not referring to just turning off repeat, I'm referring to having the player play a single track and then stopping.

[Chronon]

Long press to enter the context menu >> Current Playlist >> Clear List & Play Next

This method seems quite clear to me.  Pros/cons of a playback method?  The current method achieves the "play once" outcome without any persistent changes to settings, which I think is cleaner.

[Oktan]

Alas, no "Clear playlist" option seems to exist.

[chris_s]

Alas, no "Clear playlist" option seems to exist.

The terminology has changed slightly since the post above yours (see the current version of the manual). What used to be called "Clear List & Play Next" for a while (and "Play Next" in 3.15) is just called "Play" now.

So, to replace all entries in the dynamic playlist with the selected track(s) choose:

Latest Dev Build: Playing Next... -> Play

or, in case you're still using, v. 3.15: Playlist -> Play Next

from the context menu