Welcome to the Treehouse Community

Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.

Looking to learn something new?

Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.

Start your free trial

General Discussion

Posted by Kristian Terziev
Kristian Terziev
28,449 Points

When I pause/start my video with the space bar, another video plays in the background

I think this is happening ever since Forum became Community, but I can't tell for sure. When I play a video and click the space bar to pause it, another one starts playing in the background. I only head the sound but I need to space bar again to stop it and then manually start the video I want.

I think Andrew Chalkley speaks in the video that's in the background. His first few words are along the lines of: "An important part of the learning process is learning how to ask a good question".

Anyone else got the same issue? Fixes?

Georgi Koemdzhiev
Georgi Koemdzhiev
12,610 Points

Same here as well! On Mac and Windows (Yosemite/10) :)

7 Answers

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,863 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,863 Points

I haven't encountered that problem, but I think the video you are hearing is the video that used to be on the side column of the old forum where Andrew gives a brief tutorial on how the forum works. I have no idea why you would be hearing that with a spacebar press??

Maybe shoot off an email to the Support Team.

Kristian Terziev
Kristian Terziev
28,449 Points

Try the following and see if it happens. Start a video, click on it ONCE to pause it. Then hit the space bar two times.

Pause the video by pressing on it and not on the pause icon.

Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,863 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,863 Points

Yep... that did it!

VERY weird! And that is the tutorial video from the old forum.

Send an email to support@treehouse.com with that explanation. I think this may qualify as a glitch. :)

Vaughn Emmons
Vaughn Emmons
1,189 Points
Vaughn Emmons
Vaughn Emmons
1,189 Points

This has been happening to me as well. I have so far only noticed it on my laptop, running Ubuntu 14.04. I don't think my workstation, running Windows 10 has experienced this.

Matias Hodne Hanisch
Matias Hodne Hanisch
1,507 Points
Matias Hodne Hanisch
Matias Hodne Hanisch
1,507 Points

I also experience this running Ubuntu 14.04, might be specific to linux? I have not tested with any other operating system.

Kristian Terziev
Kristian Terziev
28,449 Points

Nah it happens on Windows as well.

Olga Tikhonova
Olga Tikhonova
3,760 Points
Olga Tikhonova
Olga Tikhonova
3,760 Points

Same here, Mac os X 10.9.5, Chrome browser, latest version. That's really pretty disturbing, since I always pause videos with my space bar, and on Treehouse instead of just pausing it summons this unexpected sound.

seshagiri rao bonam
seshagiri rao bonam
1,773 Points
seshagiri rao bonam
seshagiri rao bonam
1,773 Points

same here with mac, I hope TTH resolves it soon for a smoother learning experience

Kristian Terziev
Kristian Terziev
28,449 Points
Kristian Terziev
Kristian Terziev
28,449 Points

Right. I admit I was a bit lazy when this happened, but since I see it had not enough attention, I contacted the support. Will post updates when I get a response.

Olga Tikhonova
Olga Tikhonova
3,760 Points

Kristian, everything works fine now, at least for me (Mac OS 10.9.5, Chrome browser). No sudden background sound after pausing the video. Thank you!

hum4n01d
hum4n01d
25,493 Points
hum4n01d
hum4n01d
25,493 Points

I’m having this issue again now :(