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\section{\label{ref:working_with_playlists}Working with Playlists}
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\subsection{Playlist terminology}
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\begin{description}
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\item[Directory.] Rockbox always considers the song that is playing to be part of
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a playlist, and will create a playlist automatically when you are playing the
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contents of a directory. Meaning, just about anything that is described in this
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chapter with respect to playlists also applies to directories.
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\item[Dynamic playlist.] A dynamic playlist is a playlist created
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``on the fly.'' Any time you use the \setting{Playing Next...} menu
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(see \reference{ref:playingnext_submenu}), or play something
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from the database, you are creating or adding to a dynamic playlist.
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\item[Play / Add.] \setting{Play} or \setting{Add} a track to
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put it into the current (dynamic) playlist.
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\item[Queue.] \setting{Queued} tracks are also put into the dynamic playlist,
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but removed again as soon as they've been played.
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Note: Options for queuing tracks are hidden by default (see \reference{ref:queuing} for more details).
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\end{description}
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\subsection{Creating playlists}
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\subsubsection{By selecting a song for playback}
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When a song is selected from the \setting{File Browser} or \setting{Database} by pressing
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\ActionTreeEnter, Rockbox will automatically create a playlist containing all of the
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listed songs and will start playback.
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\note{Playing a new song will erase the existing dynamic playlist
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and create a new one. If you want to \emph{add} a song to it instead,
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see \reference{ref:playingnext_submenu} on how to choose what's playing next.}
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\subsubsection{By choosing ``Play`` or ``Play Shuffled`` from ``Playing Next...``}
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Replaces an existing dynamic playlist with the selected tracks.
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\subsubsection{\label{ref:addtoplaylist_submenu}By choosing ``Add to Playlist...``}
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Choose \setting{Add to Playlist...} from the \setting{Context Menu} to
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add selected track(s) or directory to a new or existing playlist that is not currently
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playing.
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\note{All playlists in the \setting{Playlist catalogue} are stored by default
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in the \fname{/Playlists} directory in the root of your \daps{} disk and
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playlists stored in other locations are not included in the catalogue. It is
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however possible to move existing playlists there or change the default playlist
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directory (see \reference{ref:Contextmenu}).}
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\subsubsection{By using the Main Menu}
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To create a playlist containing some or all of the music on your \dap{}, you can use the
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\setting{Create Playlist} command in the \setting{Playlist Catalogue Context Menu}
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(see \reference{ref:playlistcatalogue_contextmenu}).
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\subsection{Choosing what's playing next}
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\subsubsection{\label{ref:playingnext_submenu}Adding music to a dynamic playlist}
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\screenshot{rockbox_interface/images/ss-playlist-menu}{Playing Next...}{}
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\setting{Playing Next...} is a submenu in the \setting{Context Menu} (see
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\reference{ref:Contextmenu}) that can be invoked on a selection of tracks in various
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places, such as the File Browser, Database, or even PictureFlow:
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\begin{description}
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\item [Play Next.] Track(s) will play immediately after the currently playing track.
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\item [Add.] Add track(s) after the most recently added tracks or, if tracks
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have not been added yet, immediately after the currently playing track.
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\item [Play Last.] Add track(s) to the end of the playlist.
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\item [Add Shuffled.] Add track(s) to the playlist at random positions.
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\item [Play Last Shuffled.] Add tracks in a random order to the end of the playlist.
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\end{description}
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To replace the current dynamic playlist with your selection, choose:
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\begin{description}
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\item [Play.] Replace all entries in the dynamic playlist with the selected
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tracks. If \setting{Keep Current Track When Replacing Playlist} is set to
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\setting{Yes}, the new tracks will play after the current track finishes
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playing; if no track is playing or the setting is \setting{No}, the new
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tracks will begin playing immediately.
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\item [Play Shuffled.] Similar, except the tracks will be added to the new
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playlist in random order.
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\end{description}
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\label{ref:queuing}The following options are hidden by default, due to their
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more complicated behavior. Queued tracks are temporarily added to the dynamic
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playlist, but are automatically removed as soon as the tracks have been played.
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Queued tracks will not be saved to a playlist file.
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A current playlist containing queued tracks can not be bookmarked, even after saving it,
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unless you confirm the tracks' removal first (see \reference{ref:createbookmark}).
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\begin{description}
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\item [Queue Next.] Corresponds to \setting{Play Next}.
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\item [Queue.] Corresponds to \setting{Add}.
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\item [Queue Last.] Corresponds to \setting{Play Last}.
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\item [Queue Shuffled.] Corresponds to \setting{Add Shuffled}.
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\item [Queue Last Shuffled.] Corresponds to \setting{Play Last Shuffled}.
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\end{description}
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\note{Visibility of options to add shuffled tracks or to queue tracks can be toggled by going to
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\setting{Settings} $\rightarrow$ \setting{General Settings} $\rightarrow$ \setting{Playlists}
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$\rightarrow$ \setting{Current Playlist}. Select either \setting{Show Shuffled Adding Options}
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or \setting{Show Queue Options} to customize the displayed set of options.}
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If \setting{Playing Next...} is invoked on a directory, Rockbox adds all of the tracks in
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that directory to the playlist.
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\note{You can control whether or not Rockbox includes the contents of
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subdirectories when adding an entire directory to a playlist. Set the
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\setting{Settings $\rightarrow$ General Settings $\rightarrow$ Playlist
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$\rightarrow$ Recursively Insert Directories} setting to \setting{Yes} if
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you would like Rockbox to include tracks in subdirectories as well as tracks
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in the currently-selected directory.}
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Dynamic playlists are saved, so resume will restore them exactly as they
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were before shutdown.
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\note{To view, save, reshuffle, or display the play time of the current
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dynamic playlist use the
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\setting{Current Playlist} sub menu in the WPS context menu.}
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\subsection{Modifying playlists}
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\subsubsection{Reshuffling}
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Reshuffling the current playlist is easily done from the \setting{Current Playlist}
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sub menu in the WPS.
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\subsubsection{Moving and removing tracks}
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To move or remove a track from the current playlist, enter the
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\setting{Playlist Viewer} by selecting \setting{View Current Playlist} in the
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\setting{Current Playlist} submenu in the WPS context menu.
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Once in the \setting{Playlist Viewer} open the context menu on the track you
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want to move or remove. If you want to move the track, select \setting{Move} in
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the context menu and then move the blinking cursor to the place where you want
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the track to be moved and confirm with \ActionStdOk. To remove a track, simply
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select \setting{Remove} in the context menu.
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\subsection{Saving playlists}
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To save the current playlist, either enter the \setting{Current Playlist} submenu
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in the \setting{WPS Context Menu} (see \reference{sec:contextmenu}) and
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select \setting{Save Current Playlist}, or enter the context menu for the
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\setting{Playlist catalogue} in the \setting{Main Menu} and select
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\setting{Save Current Playlist}.
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Either method will bring you to the \setting{Virtual Keyboard} (see
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\reference{sec:virtual_keyboard}), enter a filename for your playlist and
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accept it. If the current playlist contains any queued tracks, you will be
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asked whether to remove them, as a prerequisiste for creating bookmarks
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(see \reference{ref:createbookmark}).
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\subsection{Loading saved playlists}
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\subsubsection{Through the \setting{File Browser}}
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Playlist files, like regular music tracks, can be selected through the
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\setting{File Browser}. When loading a playlist from disk it will replace
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the current dynamic playlist. If you want to look at a playlist's
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content without starting playback immediately, access the \setting{Context Menu} (see
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\reference{ref:Contextmenu}) with \ActionStdContext{} and choose \setting{View}.
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\subsubsection{Through the \setting{Playlist catalogue}}
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The \setting{Playlist catalogue} offers a shortcut to all playlists in your
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\daps{} specified playlist directory.
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It can be used like the \setting{File Browser} but will display
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the content of a playlist when one is selected.
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