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@@ -38,20 +38,23 @@ playlists: | |||
38 | 38 | ||
39 | Rockbox can create playlists in four different ways. | 39 | Rockbox can create playlists in four different ways. |
40 | 40 | ||
41 | \subsubsection{By playing a song} | 41 | \subsubsection{By selecting (``playing'') a song from the File Browser} |
42 | Whenever a song is selected from the \setting{File Browser} with | 42 | Whenever a song is selected from the \setting{File Browser} with |
43 | \ActionTreeEnter, Rockbox will automatically create a playlist containing | 43 | \ActionTreeEnter, Rockbox will automatically create a playlist containing |
44 | all of the songs in the directory in which that song is located. | 44 | all of the songs in that directory and start playback with the selected |
45 | song. | ||
45 | 46 | ||
46 | \note{If you already have already created a dynamic playlist, playing a new | 47 | \note{If you already have created a dynamic playlist, playing a new |
47 | song will \emph{erase} the current playlist and create a new one. If you | 48 | song will \emph{erase} the current dynamic playlist and create a new one. |
48 | want to add a song to the current playlist rather than erasing the current | 49 | If you want to add a song to the current playlist |
49 | playlist, see the section below on ``Adding music to playlists.''} | 50 | rather than erasing the current |
51 | playlist, see the section below on how to add music to a playlist.} | ||
50 | 52 | ||
51 | \subsubsection{By using Insert and Queue functions} | 53 | \subsubsection{By using Insert and Queue functions} |
52 | If playback is stopped, the \setting{Insert} and \setting{Queue} functions | 54 | If playback is stopped, the \setting{Insert} and \setting{Queue} functions |
53 | can be used as described in the next section to create a new playlist instead | 55 | can be used as described in \ref{ref:playlist_submenu} |
54 | of adding to an existing one. | 56 | to create a new playlist instead of adding to an existing one. |
57 | This will \emph{erase} any dynamic playlist. | ||
55 | 58 | ||
56 | \subsubsection{By using the Playlist catalog} | 59 | \subsubsection{By using the Playlist catalog} |
57 | The \setting{Playlist catalog} makes it possible to modify and create playlists | 60 | The \setting{Playlist catalog} makes it possible to modify and create playlists |
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@ playlist and \setting{Add to a new playlist} creates a new playlist containing | |||
62 | the selected track or directory. | 65 | the selected track or directory. |
63 | 66 | ||
64 | \note{All playlists in the \setting{Playlist catalog} are stored in the | 67 | \note{All playlists in the \setting{Playlist catalog} are stored in the |
65 | \fname{Playlists} directory in the root of your \daps{} harddisk and | 68 | \fname{/Playlists} directory in the root of your \daps{} harddisk and |
66 | playlists stored in other locations are not included in the catalog. It is | 69 | playlists stored in other locations are not included in the catalog. It is |
67 | however possible to move existing playlists there (see | 70 | however possible to move existing playlists there (see |
68 | \reference{ref:Filemenu}).} | 71 | \reference{ref:Filemenu}).} |
@@ -79,8 +82,8 @@ in the \setting{Main Menu}. The created playlist will be named | |||
79 | \screenshot{rockbox_interface/images/ss-playlist-menu}{The Playlist Submenu}{} | 82 | \screenshot{rockbox_interface/images/ss-playlist-menu}{The Playlist Submenu}{} |
80 | The \setting{Playlist Submenu} allows you to put tracks into a | 83 | The \setting{Playlist Submenu} allows you to put tracks into a |
81 | ``dynamic playlist''. If there is no music currently playing, Rockbox will | 84 | ``dynamic playlist''. If there is no music currently playing, Rockbox will |
82 | create a new dynamic playlist and put the selected track(s) into the | 85 | create a new dynamic playlist and put the selected track(s) into it. |
83 | playlist. If there is music currently playing, Rockbox will put the | 86 | If there is music currently playing, Rockbox will put the |
84 | selected track(s) into the current playlist. The place in which the newly | 87 | selected track(s) into the current playlist. The place in which the newly |
85 | selected tracks are added to the playlist is determined by the following | 88 | selected tracks are added to the playlist is determined by the following |
86 | options: | 89 | options: |
@@ -89,7 +92,8 @@ options: | |||
89 | \item [Insert.] Add track(s) immediately after any tracks added via the most | 92 | \item [Insert.] Add track(s) immediately after any tracks added via the most |
90 | recent \setting{Insert} operation. If no tracks have yet been added via an | 93 | recent \setting{Insert} operation. If no tracks have yet been added via an |
91 | \setting{Insert}, new tracks will be added immediately after the current | 94 | \setting{Insert}, new tracks will be added immediately after the current |
92 | playing track. | 95 | playing track. If playback is stopped a new dynamic playlist will get |
96 | created with the selected tracks. | ||
93 | 97 | ||
94 | \item [Insert next.] Add track(s) immediately after current playing | 98 | \item [Insert next.] Add track(s) immediately after current playing |
95 | track, no matter what else has been inserted. | 99 | track, no matter what else has been inserted. |
@@ -113,9 +117,19 @@ On the other hand, if the \setting{Playlist Submenu} is invoked on a | |||
113 | directory, Rockbox adds all of the tracks in that directory to the | 117 | directory, Rockbox adds all of the tracks in that directory to the |
114 | playlist. | 118 | playlist. |
115 | 119 | ||
120 | \note{You can control whether or not Rockbox includes the contents of | ||
121 | sub-directories when adding an entire directory to a playlists. Set the | ||
122 | \setting{Main Menu $\rightarrow$ Playlist Options $\rightarrow$ Recursively | ||
123 | Insert Directories} setting to \setting{Yes} if you would like Rockbox to | ||
124 | include tracks in sub-directories as well as tracks in the currently-selected | ||
125 | directory.} | ||
126 | |||
116 | Dynamic playlists are saved so resume will restore them exactly as they | 127 | Dynamic playlists are saved so resume will restore them exactly as they |
117 | were before shutdown. | 128 | were before shutdown. |
118 | 129 | ||
130 | \note{To view, save or reshuffle the current dynamic playlist use the | ||
131 | \setting{Playlist Options} in the WPS context menu.} | ||
132 | |||
119 | \subsection{Saving playlists} | 133 | \subsection{Saving playlists} |
120 | To save the current playlist either enter the \setting{Playlist} submenu | 134 | To save the current playlist either enter the \setting{Playlist} submenu |
121 | in the \setting{WPS Context Menu} (see \reference{sec:contextmenu}) and | 135 | in the \setting{WPS Context Menu} (see \reference{sec:contextmenu}) and |
@@ -127,6 +141,15 @@ Either method will bring you to the \setting{Virtual Keyboard} (see | |||
127 | accept it and you're done. | 141 | accept it and you're done. |
128 | 142 | ||
129 | \subsection{Loading saved playlists} | 143 | \subsection{Loading saved playlists} |
144 | \subsubsection{Through the \setting{File Browser}} | ||
145 | Playlist files, like regular music tracks, can be selected through the | ||
146 | \setting{File Browser}. When loading a playlist from disk it will replace | ||
147 | the current dynamic playlist. | ||
148 | |||
149 | \subsubsection{Through the \setting{Playlist catalog}} | ||
150 | The \setting{Playlist catalog} offers a shortcut to all playlists in your | ||
151 | \daps{} harddisk root folder called \fname{/Playlists}. | ||
152 | It can be used like the \setting{File Browser}. | ||
130 | 153 | ||
131 | \subsection{Helpful Hints} | 154 | \subsection{Helpful Hints} |
132 | 155 | ||