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Update manual (Working with Playlists)

- Bring description of "Create Playlist" command up to date
- Explain that entries added by Insert Shuffled aren't contiguous
- Introduce Queue options in a short paragraph

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Christian Soffke 2021-03-12 19:20:18 +01:00
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\reference{ref:Contextmenu}).}
\subsubsection{By using the Main Menu}
To create a playlist containing all music on your \dap{}, you can use the
\setting{Create Playlist} command in the \setting{Playlists} menu found
in the \setting{Main Menu}. The created playlist will be named
\fname{root.m3u8} and saved in the root of your \daps{} disk.
To create a playlist containing some or all of the music on your \dap{}, you can use the
\setting{Create Playlist} command in the \setting{Playlist Catalogue Context Menu}
(see \reference{ref:Contextmenu}).
\subsection{Adding music to playlists}
@ -85,37 +84,38 @@ selected tracks are added to the playlist is determined by the following
options:
\begin{description}
\item [Insert.] Add track(s) immediately after any tracks added via the most
recent \setting{Insert} operation. If no tracks have yet been added via an
\setting{Insert}, new tracks will be added immediately after the current
playing track.
\item [Insert.] Add track(s) after the most recently added tracks or, if tracks
have not been added yet, immediately after the currently playing track.
\item [Insert Next.] Add track(s) immediately after current playing
track, no matter what else has been inserted.
\item [Insert Next.] Add track(s) immediately after the currently playing track.
\item [Insert Last.] Add track(s) to end of playlist.
\item [Insert Last.] Add track(s) to the end of the playlist.
\item [Insert Shuffled.] Add track(s) to the playlist in a random order.
\item [Insert Shuffled.] Add track(s) to the playlist at random positions.
\item [Insert Last Shuffled.] Add tracks in a random order to the end of the playlist.
\item [Queue.] Queue is the same as Insert except queued tracks are
deleted immediately from the playlist after they have been played. Also,
queued tracks are not saved to the playlist file (see
\reference{ref:playlistoptions}).
\item [Queue Next.] Queue track(s) immediately after current playing track.
\item [Queue Last.] Queue track(s) at end of playlist.
\item [Queue Shuffled.] Queue track(s) in a random order.
\item [Queue Last Shuffled.] Queue tracks in a random order at the end of the playlist.
\item [Clear List \& Play Next.] Replaces all tracks in the dynamic playlist.
If a track is currently playing, it is only removed once its finished playing.
\end{description}
There are also options for adding tracks only temporarily to the dynamic playlist.
In Rockboxs parlance, this is called queuing. Queued tracks are automatically
removed from the playlist after they have been played. They are also not saved
to the playlist file (see \reference{ref:playlistoptions}).
\begin{description}
\item [Queue.] Corresponds to \setting{Insert}.
\item [Queue Next.] Corresponds to \setting{Insert Next}.
\item [Queue Last.] Corresponds to \setting{Insert Last}.
\item [Queue Shuffled.] Corresponds to \setting{Insert Shuffled}.
\item [Queue Last Shuffled.] Corresponds to \setting{Insert Last Shuffled}.
\end{description}
The \setting{Current Playlist Submenu} can be used to add either single tracks or
entire directories to a playlist. If the \setting{Current Playlist Submenu} is
invoked on a single track, it will put only that track into the playlist.
@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ accept it and you are done.
\subsection{Loading saved playlists}
\subsubsection{Through the \setting{File Browser}}
Playlist files, like regular music tracks, can be selected through the
Playlist files, like regular music tracks, can be selected through the
\setting{File Browser}. When loading a playlist from disk it will replace
the current dynamic playlist.