[vlc] Playing files in hidden directories fails in Ubuntu 8.04

[Austin English]

Howdy,

Trying to play files in the directory:
~/.dc++

Always fails. If I move it to a non-hidden directory, it works fine.
Is this a known issue? Is there any workaround?

austin at austin-desktop:~$ vlc --version
VLC media player 0.8.6e Janus
VLC version 0.8.6e Janus
Compiled by buildd at terranova.buildd
Compiler: gcc version 4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu7)
This program comes with NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
You may redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General Public License;
see the file named COPYING for details.
Written by the VideoLAN team; see the AUTHORS file.
austin at austin-desktop:~$

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-Austin