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diff --git a/manual/working_with_playlists/main.tex b/manual/working_with_playlists/main.tex index 4f7ce17021..4b1bc2ab7a 100755 --- a/manual/working_with_playlists/main.tex +++ b/manual/working_with_playlists/main.tex @@ -39,10 +39,9 @@ playlists: Rockbox can create playlists in four different ways. \subsubsection{By playing a song} -Whenever a song is selected from the \setting{File Browser} using the -\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonSelect} button, Rockbox will -automatically create a playlist containing all of the songs in the directory -in which that song is located. +Whenever a song is selected from the \setting{File Browser} with +\ActionTreeEnter, Rockbox will automatically create a playlist containing +all of the songs in the directory in which that song is located. \note{If you already have already created a dynamic playlist, playing a new song will \emph{erase} the current playlist and create a new one. If you @@ -50,10 +49,29 @@ in which that song is located. playlist, see the section below on ``Adding music to playlists.''} \subsubsection{By using Insert and Queue functions} - -\subsubsection{By using the Playlist Catalog} +If playback is stopped, the \setting{Insert} and \setting{Queue} functions +can be used as described in the next section to create a new playlist instead +of adding to an existing one. + +\subsubsection{By using the Playlist catalog} +The \setting{Playlist catalog} makes it possible to modify and create playlists +that are not currently playing. To do this select \setting{Playlist catalog} +in the \setting{File Menu}. There you will have two choices, +\setting{Add to playlist} adds the selected track or directory to an existing +playlist and \setting{Add to a new playlist} creates a new playlist containing +the selected track or directory. + +\note{All playlists in the \setting{Playlist catalog} are stored in the + \fname{Playlists} directory in the root of your \daps{} harddisk and + playlists stored in other locations are not included in the catalog. It is + however possible to move existing playlists there (see + \reference{ref:Filemenu}).} \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{Playlist Options} menu found +in the \setting{Main Menu}. The created playlist will be named +\fname{root.m3u} and saved in the root of your \daps{} harddisk. \subsection{Adding music to playlists} @@ -68,9 +86,10 @@ selected tracks are added to the playlist is determined by the following options: \begin{description} -\item [Insert.] Add track(s) to playlist. If no other tracks have been - inserted then the selected track will be added immediately after current - playing track, otherwise they will be added to end of insertion list. +\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 next.] Add track(s) immediately after current playing track, no matter what else has been inserted. |