From c16dbbfd1fb7bf4bc268a4693bbed21497456b30 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Sauro Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 22:55:52 +0200 Subject: Reworks to the shuffle system to improve performance and allow fast shuffling from a big library (but this work for all database views) This improvement brings a huge performance improvement to start a random mix of your library. Previously, the only way to do this was to increase the size of a playlist with absurd sizes number. Now it will respect the limitation but will insert random songs from the current view. Database: Add true random songs in playlist if it is gonna exceed its maximum capacity More context is available here : https://www.reddit.com/r/rockbox/comments/1ez0mq4/i_developped_true_full_library_shuffle_for/ Also : - Improved layout in the DB browser - New default max playlists capacity is now 2000 on old PortalPlayer targets to give a better user experience and not having to wait dozens of seconds while creating a playlist - "Show insert shuffled" option is now true by default - Add a new shortcut to play all songs shuffled in the DB browser - Now the feature is fully optional and enabled only on targets that have more than 2MB of RAM - Add entries about this feature in the manual to explain it to the users Change-Id: I1aebaf7ebcff2bf907080f1861027d530619097c Change-Id: I3354923b148eeef1975171990e814a1a505d1df0 --- manual/rockbox_interface/tagcache.tex | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) (limited to 'manual') diff --git a/manual/rockbox_interface/tagcache.tex b/manual/rockbox_interface/tagcache.tex index 3c3e6d2df8..ea34b5ba9e 100644 --- a/manual/rockbox_interface/tagcache.tex +++ b/manual/rockbox_interface/tagcache.tex @@ -137,6 +137,21 @@ There is no option to turn off database completely. If you do not want to use it just do not do the initial build of the database and do not load it to RAM.}% +If your total amount of music tracks exceeds the value of the +\setting{Max Playlist Size} setting (\setting{Settings $\rightarrow$ General +Settings $\rightarrow$ System $\rightarrow$ Limits}), using the database +will be your only way to shuffle between all songs from your music library. +Any view on the database browser that exceeds the maximum value of this option +will be automatically adjusted and randomized to fit into the available space +when you will create a dynamic playlist from the view. +Using the database browser is recommended if you shuffle regularly between a lot of +songs rather than increasing your limit, so you will get the best possible performance +on this action. + +\note{For your convenience, a shortcut button "Shuffle Songs" is available directly +from the \setting{Database} menu to create and start a mix with all of your +existing music tracks.} + \begin{table} \begin{rbtabular}{.75\textwidth}{XXX}% {\textbf{Tag} & \textbf{Type} & \textbf{Origin}}{}{} -- cgit v1.2.3