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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: ignoring paths when playingg from playlistsRe: ignoring paths when playingg from playlists
From: Paul \ <paul_at_gamingmp.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 17:40:15 -0000 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 Received on 2003-01-06 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |