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author | Jonas Häggqvist <rasher@rasher.dk> | 2006-11-25 09:42:06 +0000 |
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committer | Jonas Häggqvist <rasher@rasher.dk> | 2006-11-25 09:42:06 +0000 |
commit | 6b1d2cbd8279b495d391b65689fda79a10a8a146 (patch) | |
tree | bf77446a768a04a171936726a3aec15d92a46815 /manual/rockbox_interface/tagcache.tex | |
parent | 38d716660e026873dfd0dfcc1f4ce287141f296b (diff) |
Tag cache renamed to the less cryptic "Database" throughout the UI and manual. No functional changes.
git-svn-id: svn://svn.rockbox.org/rockbox/trunk@11588 a1c6a512-1295-4272-9138-f99709370657
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diff --git a/manual/rockbox_interface/tagcache.tex b/manual/rockbox_interface/tagcache.tex index 08c5ef2f67..fc68f9d85e 100644 --- a/manual/rockbox_interface/tagcache.tex +++ b/manual/rockbox_interface/tagcache.tex @@ -1,38 +1,38 @@ % $Id$ % -\section{\label{ref:tagcache}Tag Cache} +\section{\label{ref:database}Database} \subsection{Introduction} -Tag Cache is the Rockbox music database system. Using the information +This chapter describes the Rockbox music database system. Using the information contained in the tags (ID3v1, ID3v2% \opt{SWCODEC}{, Vorbis Comments, Apev2, etc.}% ) in your audio files, Rockbox builds and maintains a database of the music files on your player and allows you to browse them by Artist, Album and Genre. -\subsection{Initialising the Tag Cache} -Before you use the Tag Cache for the first time, you must initialise it by using -the \setting{Initialize Now} function in the \setting{Tag Cache Menu} -(\setting{General Settings $\rightarrow$ File View $\rightarrow$ Tag Cache}) +\subsection{Initialising the database} +Before you use the database for the first time, you must initialise it by using +the \setting{Initialize Now} function in the \setting{Database Menu} +(\setting{General Settings $\rightarrow$ File View $\rightarrow$ Database}) , which is described in the following section. -\subsection{\label{ref:tagcachemenu}The Tag Cache Menu} +\subsection{\label{ref:databasemenu}The Database Menu} \begin{description} \opt{SWCODEC}{ \item[Load To Ram.] - The Tag Cache database can either be kept on disk (to save memory), or + The database can either be kept on disk (to save memory), or loaded into RAM (for fast browsing). Setting this to \setting{Yes} loads - the Tag Cache to RAM, allowing faster browsing and searching. Setting this - option to \setting{No} keeps the Tag Cache on the disk, meaning slower + the database to RAM, allowing faster browsing and searching. Setting this + option to \setting{No} keeps the database on the disk, meaning slower browsing but it does not use extra RAM and saves some battery on boot up. - \note{If you browse your music frequently using Tag Cache, you should load - to RAM, as this will reduce the overall battery consumption because the - disk will not need to spin on each search.} + \note{If you browse your music frequently using the database, you should + load to RAM, as this will reduce the overall battery consumption because + the disk will not need to spin on each search.} } \item[Auto Update.] If \setting{Auto update} is set to \setting{on}, each time the \dap{} - boots, Tag Cache will automatically update the database. + boots, the database will automatically be updated. \opt{SWCODEC}{ \note{The \setting{Auto Update} will only check for deleted files if the \setting{Directory Cache} (\setting{General Settings $\rightarrow$ @@ -44,22 +44,22 @@ the \setting{Initialize Now} function in the \setting{Tag Cache Menu} deleted files from the database you need to run \setting{Update Now}.}% \item[Initialize Now.] - Before you use the Tag Cache for the first time, you must Initialize it by - using the \setting{Initialize Now} function in the \setting{Tag Cache + Before you use the database for the first time, you must Initialize it by + using the \setting{Initialize Now} function in the \setting{Database Menu}. \warn{\setting{Initialize Now} removes all database files (removing runtimedb data also) and rebuilds the database from scratch.} This can take quite a while depending on the number of music files on your \dap{}, and may require a restart to allow the files to be committed to the - cache. + database. - The Tag Cache initialisation happens in the background, so you can continue - to listen to music while the Tag Cache is being initialised. If you shut + The database initialisation happens in the background, so you can continue + to listen to music while the database is being initialised. If you shut down your player during initialisation, the database building process will continue next time you turn it on. \item[Update Now.] - \setting{Update now} causes Tag Cache to detect new and deleted files + \setting{Update now} causes the database to detect new and deleted files \opt{SWCODEC}{ \note{Unlike the \setting{Auto Update} function, \setting{Update Now} will update the database regardless of whether the \setting{Directory Cache} @@ -76,31 +76,31 @@ the \setting{Initialize Now} function in the \setting{Tag Cache Menu} \item[Export modifications.] This allows for the runtime data to be exported into \\ - \fname{/.rockbox/tagcache\_changelog.txt}, which backs up the runtime data in - ASCII format. This is needed when Tag Cache structures change, because new - code cannot read old Tag Cache database code. But, all modifications - exported to ASCII format should be readable by all Tag Cache versions. + \fname{/.rockbox/database\_changelog.txt}, which backs up the runtime data in + ASCII format. This is needed when database structures change, because new + code cannot read old database code. But, all modifications + exported to ASCII format should be readable by all database versions. \item[Import modifications.] - Allows the \fname{/.rockbox/tagcache\_changelog.txt} backup to be - conveniently loaded into the Tag Cache. This is performed automatically when - the Tag Cache is initialised. + Allows the \fname{/.rockbox/database\_changelog.txt} backup to be + conveniently loaded into the database. This is performed automatically when + the database is initialised. \end{description} -\subsection{Using the Tag Cache} -Once the Tag Cache has been initialised, you can browse your music by Artist, -Album, Genre and Song Name. To use the Tag Cache, change the +\subsection{Using the database} +Once the database has been initialised, you can browse your music by Artist, +Album, Genre and Song Name. To use the database, change the \setting{Show Files} show mode by changing the \setting{General Settings $\rightarrow$ File View $\rightarrow$ Show files} option to -\setting{ID3 database}. This disables the \setting{File Browser} and instead -allows you to view files using the information in the Tag Cache database.\\ +\setting{Database}. This disables the \setting{File Browser} and instead +allows you to view files using the information in the database.\\ \note{You may need to increase the value of the \setting{Max files in dir browser} setting (\setting{General Settings $\rightarrow$ System $\rightarrow$ Limits}) in order to view long lists of tracks in the ID3 database browser.\\ -There is no option to turn off Tag Cache completely. If you do not want +There is no option to turn off database completely. If you do not want to use it just don't do the initial build of the database and do not load it to RAM.} % |