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\section{\label{ref:working_with_playlists}Working with Playlists}
\subsection{Playlist terminology}
Some common terms that are used in Rockbox when referring to
playlists:
\begin{description}
\item[Directory.] A playlist! One of the keys to getting the most out of
Rockbox is understanding that Rockbox \emph{always} considers the song that
it is playing to be part of a playlist, and in some situations, Rockbox will
create a playlist automatically. For example, if you are playing the
contents of a directory, Rockbox will automatically create a playlist
containing all songs in it. This means that just about anything
that is described in this chapter with respect to playlists also applies to
directories.
\item[Directory.] Rockbox always considers the song that is playing to be part of
a playlist, and will create a playlist automatically when you are playing the
contents of a directory. Meaning, just about anything that is described in this
chapter with respect to playlists also applies to directories.
\item[Dynamic playlist.] A dynamic playlist is a playlist that is created
``On the fly.'' Any time you insert or queue tracks using the
\setting{Playing Next Submenu} (see \reference{ref:playingnext_submenu}), you are
creating (or adding to) a dynamic playlist.
\item[Dynamic playlist.] A dynamic playlist is a playlist created
``on the fly.'' Any time you use the \setting{Playing Next...} menu
(see \reference{ref:playingnext_submenu}), or play something
from the database, you are creating or adding to a dynamic playlist.
\item[Play/Add.] In Rockbox, to \setting{Play} or \setting{Add} an item means
putting it into a playlist and leaving it there, even after it is
played.
\item[Play / Add.] \setting{Play} or \setting{Add} a track to
put it into the current (dynamic) playlist.
\item[Queue.] To \setting{Queue} a song means to put it into a playlist, but then
to remove the song from the playlist once it has been played.
\item[Queue.] \setting{Queued} tracks are also put into the dynamic playlist,
but removed again as soon as they've been played.
Note: Options for queuing tracks are hidden by default (see \reference{ref:queuing} for more details).
\end{description}
\subsection{Creating playlists}
Rockbox can create playlists in four different ways.
\subsubsection{By selecting a song for playback}
When a song is selected from the \setting{File Browser} or \setting{Database} by pressing
\ActionTreeEnter, Rockbox will automatically create a playlist containing all of the
listed songs and will start playback.
\subsubsection{By selecting (``playing'') a song from the File Browser}
Whenever a song is selected from the \setting{File Browser} with
\ActionTreeEnter, Rockbox will automatically create a playlist containing
all of the songs in that directory and start playback with the selected
song.
\note{Playing a new song will erase the existing dynamic playlist
and create a new one. If you want to \emph{add} a song to it instead,
see \reference{ref:playingnext_submenu} on how to choose what's playing next.}
\note{If you already have created a dynamic playlist, playing a new
song will \emph{erase} the current dynamic playlist and create a new one.
If you want to add a song to the current playlist
rather than erasing the current
playlist, see the section below on how to add music to a playlist.}
\subsubsection{By choosing ``Play`` or ``Play Shuffled`` from ``Playing Next...``}
Replaces an existing dynamic playlist with the selected tracks.
\subsubsection{By using the Play or Play Shuffled functions}
The \setting{Play} function as described in \ref{ref:playingnext_submenu}
will replace the dynamic playlist with the selected tracks. The \setting{Play
Shuffled} function is similar, except the selected tracks will be added to the
playlist in a random order.
\subsubsection{\label{ref:addtoplaylist_submenu}By using the Add to Playlist submenu}
The \setting{Add to Playlist submenu} makes it possible to modify and create
playlists that are not currently playing. To do this select \setting{Add to Playlist...}
in the \setting{Context Menu}. There you will have two choices,
\setting{Add to Existing Playlist} adds the selected track or directory to an existing
playlist and \setting{Add to New Playlist} creates a new playlist containing
the selected track or directory.
\subsubsection{\label{ref:addtoplaylist_submenu}By choosing ``Add to Playlist...``}
Choose \setting{Add to Playlist...} from the \setting{Context Menu} to
add selected track(s) or directory to a new or existing playlist that is not currently
playing.
\note{All playlists in the \setting{Playlist catalogue} are stored by default
in the \fname{/Playlists} directory in the root of your \daps{} disk and
playlists stored in other locations are not included in the catalogue. It is
however possible to move existing playlists there (see
\reference{ref:Contextmenu}).}
however possible to move existing playlists there or change the default playlist
directory (see \reference{ref:Contextmenu}).}
\subsubsection{By using the Main Menu}
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:playlistcatalogue_contextmenu}).
\subsection{Adding music to playlists}
\subsection{Choosing what's playing next}
\subsubsection{\label{ref:playingnext_submenu}Adding music to a dynamic playlist}
\screenshot{rockbox_interface/images/ss-playlist-menu}{The Playing Next Submenu}{}
The \setting{Playing Next Submenu} is a submenu in the \setting{Context Menu} (see
\reference{ref:Contextmenu}), it allows you to put tracks into a
``dynamic playlist''. The place in which the newly
selected tracks are added to the playlist is determined by these
options:
\screenshot{rockbox_interface/images/ss-playlist-menu}{Playing Next...}{}
\setting{Playing Next...} is a submenu in the \setting{Context Menu} (see
\reference{ref:Contextmenu}) that can be invoked on a selection of tracks in various
places, such as the File Browser, Database, or even PictureFlow:
\begin{description}
\item [Play Next.] Play track(s) immediately after the currently playing track.
\item [Play Next.] Track(s) will play immediately after the currently playing track.
\item [Add.] Add track(s) after the most recently added tracks or, if tracks
have not been added yet, immediately after the currently playing track.
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\item [Play Last Shuffled.] Add tracks in a random order to the end of the playlist.
\end{description}
If you'd like to replace the current playlist with the new selection, the
following two options will achieve that effect.
To replace the current dynamic playlist with your selection, choose:
\begin{description}
\item [Play.] Replace all entries in the dynamic playlist with the selected
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playlist in random order.
\end{description}
Another possibility is to add tracks \emph{temporarily} to the dynamic playlist.
In Rockbox’s 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}).
\label{ref:queuing}The following options are hidden by default, due to their
more complicated behavior. Queued tracks are temporarily added to the dynamic
playlist, but are automatically removed as soon as the tracks have been played.
Queued tracks will not be saved to a playlist file.
A current playlist containing queued tracks can not be bookmarked, even after saving it,
unless you confirm the tracks' removal first (see \reference{ref:createbookmark}).
\begin{description}
\item [Queue Next.] Corresponds to \setting{Play Next}.
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$\rightarrow$ \setting{Current Playlist}. Select either \setting{Show Shuffled Adding Options}
or \setting{Show Queue Options} to customize the displayed set of options.}
The \setting{Playing Next Submenu} can be used to add either single tracks or
entire directories to a playlist. If the \setting{Playing Next Submenu} is
invoked on a single track, it will put only that track into the playlist.
On the other hand, if the \setting{Playing Next Submenu} is invoked on a
directory, Rockbox adds all of the tracks in that directory to the
playlist.
If \setting{Playing Next...} is invoked on a directory, Rockbox adds all of the tracks in
that directory to the playlist.
\note{You can control whether or not Rockbox includes the contents of
subdirectories when adding an entire directory to a playlist. Set the
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you would like Rockbox to include tracks in subdirectories as well as tracks
in the currently-selected directory.}
Dynamic playlists are saved so resume will restore them exactly as they
Dynamic playlists are saved, so resume will restore them exactly as they
were before shutdown.
\note{To view, save, reshuffle, or display the play time of the current
dynamic playlist use the
\setting{Playlist} sub menu in the WPS context menu or in the
\setting{Main Menu}.}
\setting{Current Playlist} sub menu in the WPS context menu.}
\subsection{Modifying playlists}
\subsubsection{Reshuffling}
Reshuffling the current playlist is easily done from the \setting{Current Playlist}
sub menu in the WPS, just select \setting{Reshuffle}.
sub menu in the WPS.
\subsubsection{Moving and removing tracks}
To move or remove a track from the current playlist enter the
To move or remove a track from the current playlist, enter the
\setting{Playlist Viewer} by selecting \setting{View Current Playlist} in the
\setting{Current Playlist} submenu in the WPS context menu or the \setting{Main Menu}.
\setting{Current Playlist} submenu in the WPS context menu.
Once in the \setting{Playlist Viewer} open the context menu on the track you
want to move or remove. If you want to move the track, select \setting{Move} in
the context menu and then move the blinking cursor to the place where you want
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select \setting{Remove} in the context menu.
\subsection{Saving playlists}
To save the current playlist either enter the \setting{Current Playlist} submenu
To save the current playlist, either enter the \setting{Current Playlist} submenu
in the \setting{WPS Context Menu} (see \reference{sec:contextmenu}) and
select \setting{Save Current Playlist} or enter the context menu for the
select \setting{Save Current Playlist}, or enter the context menu for the
\setting{Playlist catalogue} in the \setting{Main Menu} and select
\setting{Save Current Playlist}.
Either method will bring you to the \setting{Virtual Keyboard} (see