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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: ignoring paths when playingg from playlistsRe: ignoring paths when playingg from playlists
From: Jeff Waltzer <jeffwaltzer_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 10:06:11 -0800 (PST) Then I guess the best solution is a fix playlists program running on the PC side of things? --- "Paul \"Winkie\" Robins" <paul_at_gamingmp.com> wrote: > I think it's more important to keep rockbox untainted with code used to > fix > errors on the user side of things. Musicmach has always been a bloated > pile > of crap, even more so now it seems. > > If you can't create your own playlists, stick with default firmware imho > > Paul > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeff Waltzer" <jeffwaltzer_at_yahoo.com> > To: <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 4:53 PM > Subject: Re: ignoring paths when playingg from playlists > > > > > > Both relative and absolute paths have legimate uses. Absolute > paths > > are good if you want to move all your playlists to a seperate playlist > > folder seperate from the mp3 files. Relative paths are good if you > like > > to move directories around and keep your playlists correct. > > > > Unfortunetly these two goals are not compatible with each other. > > Moving directories with absolute playlists screws things up and moving > > playlists with relative paths screws things up also. > > > > I don't know if there is a good solution for this problem. One > could > > have the archos be intelligent about looking for the files. One could > > have utlities on the PC side that automatically fix playlists as files > are > > moved. Or one could just call the users 'stupid'. :) > > > > --- Greg Haerr <greg_at_censoft.com> wrote: > > > : I'd rather have good documentation on how to create correct > playlists > > > : than to have Rockbox cluttered with code that corrects mistakes > made > > > by > > > : the user. > > > > > > We better start documenting how to use the default win32 jukebox > > > software > > > package then. (any volunteers ;( > > > > > > : > > > : Creating a correct playlist is such a simple thing. > > > > > > Well, since few people except the original guy who asked for this > > > feature seem to agree with me, I'll stop, after my last attempt at > > > explaining why this feature _could_ be considered a decent feature, > > > (with an on/off switch): > > > > > > "It would be nice to read documentation on how to create correct > > > playlists, etc, instead of having the machine just work. However, > the > > > reason the playlist was created 'wrong' in the first place is > because > > > the windows software that comes with Jukebox creates it incorrectly, > > > non-intuitively, for the user. Then the user tries to run the > playlist, > > > and of course, it doesn't work with Rockbox. Of course the user > > > is a newbie, and doesn't 'get it', nor understand why it doesn't > work, > > > when he uses Rockbox, although the same playlist works on the > > > original firmware." > > > > > > I'm willing to bet somebody lunch that this is the reason that > Archos > > > added the "feature" in the first place: the windows jukebox program > they > > > redistribute > > > creates non-relative playlists, and they required it so that windows > > > users can use the box... > > > > > > : I still don't agree. The Archos firmware does it, good for them. I > > > never > > > : have to "muck" with my playlists, because they are correct, > without > > > any > > > : extra path information. > > > > > > Well it works for you, when you use non-archos-packaged > > > playlist creation software not on windows. > > > > > > Note: the archos-bundled software is called "MusicMatch". > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Greg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > : > > > : > I think the point here is to have Rockbox run playlists without > > > having > > > : > to muck with them. Archos does, so should we... > > > : > > > : > > > : /Linus > > > : > > > > > > > > > ===== > > --- > > In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In > practice > there is. > > - Yogi Berra > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! > > http://sbc.yahoo.com > ===== --- In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. - Yogi Berra __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.comReceived on 2003-01-06 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |