According to <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=775337&highlight=VLC+subtitles">this</a> thread, %m works better and is more appropriate in the "vlc.desktkop" file. It's what worked for me, as well.
-- vlc regard the file path as a URL,so the subtitle won't be loaded automatically https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190188 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs