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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Shuffle playlists (sometimes)Re: Shuffle playlists (sometimes)
From: Christian D <QInter_at_gmx.net>
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 10:55:10 +0100 (MET) > Johan Vromans wrote: > > I have a number of playlists. Sometimes I want to play a playlist > > straight, sometimes I want to play it shuffled. In general, I want > > straight play except for certain playlists. So I'm considering: > > > > 1. An additional shuffle setting: "once". > > The next Play command will shuffle, and reset it to "straight". > > 2. Mark a playlist that it should be played shuffled. A distinct > > extension, or some special data in the first line. > > 3. A keypress (or combination thereof) that will have the next Play > > command executed in shuffle mode. > > > > Alternatives 1 and 3 would also be applicable to playing directories. > > > > Ideas? Suggestions? > > I think a better idea is to pick up the old idea of binding .cfg files to > .m3u (and .mp3) files. I.e. play_list() looks for a .cfg file with the same > name and location as the .m3u file. If it exists, it is loaded with > settings_load_config(). > Maybe we could use a default.cfg when no .cfg file with the same name and location as the .m3u file was found. That's because I have different directories with genre, artist and album playlists and I don't won't to create hundreds of .cfg files. But it makes sense to have different settings for different types playlists. Oh yes, this feature sounds very interesting! Christian Received on 2003-03-07 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |