rockbox/manual/working_with_playlists/main.tex

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\section{\label{ref:working_with_playlists}Working with Playlists}

\subsection{Creating playlists}

\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.

\note{Playing a new song will clear the current playlist. If you want to \emph{add}
      a song to it instead, see \reference{ref:playingnext_submenu} on how to choose
      what's playing next.}

\subsubsection{By choosing ``Play`` or ``Play Shuffled`` from ``Playing Next...``}
Replaces current playlist with the selected tracks.

\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{Playlists are stored in \fname{/Playlists} by default.
  The default playlist directory can be changed (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{Playlists Context Menu}
(see \reference{ref:playlistcatalogue_contextmenu}).

\subsection{Choosing what's playing next}

\subsubsection{\label{ref:playingnext_submenu}Adding music to the current playlist}
\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.] 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.

\item [Play Last.] Add track(s) to the end of the playlist.

\item [Add Shuffled.] Add track(s) to the playlist at random positions.

\item [Play Last Shuffled.] Add tracks in a random order to the end of the playlist.
\end{description}

To replace the current playlist with your selection, choose:

\begin{description}
\item [Play.] Replace all entries in the current playlist with the selected
  tracks. If \setting{Keep Current Track When Replacing Playlist} is set to
  \setting{Yes}, the new tracks will play after the current track finishes
  playing; if no track is playing or the setting is \setting{No}, the new
  tracks will begin playing immediately.

\item [Play Shuffled.] Similar, except the tracks will be added to the new
  playlist in random order.
\end{description}

\label{ref:queuing}The following options are hidden by default, due to their
more complicated behavior. Queued tracks are temporarily added to the current
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}.

\item [Queue.] Corresponds to \setting{Add}.

\item [Queue Last.] Corresponds to \setting{Play Last}.

\item [Queue Shuffled.] Corresponds to \setting{Add Shuffled}.

\item [Queue Last Shuffled.] Corresponds to \setting{Play Last Shuffled}.
\end{description}

\note{Visibility of options to add shuffled tracks or to queue tracks can be toggled by going to
\setting{Settings} $\rightarrow$ \setting{General Settings} $\rightarrow$ \setting{Playlists}
$\rightarrow$ \setting{Current Playlist}. Select either \setting{Show Shuffled Adding Options}
or \setting{Show Queue Options} to customize the displayed set of options.}

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
  \setting{Settings $\rightarrow$ General Settings $\rightarrow$ Playlist
  $\rightarrow$ Recursively Insert Directories} setting to \setting{Yes} if
  you would like Rockbox to include tracks in subdirectories as well as tracks
  in the currently-selected directory.}

The Current playlist is saved, so resume will restore it exactly as it
was before shutdown.

\note{To view, save, reshuffle, or display the play time of the current
  playlist use the
  \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.

\subsubsection{Moving and removing tracks}
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.
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
the track to be moved and confirm with \ActionStdOk. To remove a track, simply
select \setting{Remove} in the context menu.

\subsection{Saving playlists}
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
\setting{Playlists} in the \setting{Main Menu} and select
\setting{Save Current Playlist}.
Either method will bring you to the \setting{Virtual Keyboard} (see
\reference{sec:virtual_keyboard}), enter a filename for your playlist and
accept it. If the current playlist contains any queued tracks, you will be
asked whether to remove them, as a prerequisiste for creating bookmarks
(see \reference{ref:createbookmark}).

\subsection{Loading saved playlists}
\subsubsection{Through the \setting{File Browser}}
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 playlist. If you want to look at a playlist's
content without starting playback immediately, access the \setting{Context Menu} (see
\reference{ref:Contextmenu}) with \ActionStdContext{} and choose \setting{View}.

\subsubsection{Through \setting{Playlists}}
\setting{Playlists} offers a shortcut to all playlists in your
\daps{} specified playlist directory.
It can be used like the \setting{File Browser} but will display
the content of a playlist when one is selected.