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| 3 | :docprof toc=123456.
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| 5 | :title.Help for Media Folder distribution
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| 6 |
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| 7 | .* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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| 8 | :h1 res=100 name=mplayer
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| 9 | x=left y=bottom width=100% height=100%.Media player
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| 10 |
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| 11 | This object is a Media folder. Drag one or more audio files into it for
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| 12 | playing. To reorder, ensure that View | Sort > Always maintain sort order option
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| 13 | is deselected, as well as any other sort options which might affect manual
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| 14 | ordering, and drag and drop tracks into the folder as desired.
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| 15 |
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| 16 | :p.Use the buttons or :link reftype=hd refid=mkeyboard.Keyboard:elink. to
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| 17 | control playback. The Repeat checkbox will cause the currently selected track to
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| 18 | continuously replay. The Random checkbox will select tracks arbitrarily, unless
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| 19 | the Repeat checkbox has been set.
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| 20 |
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| 21 | :p.More information and updates&colon.
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| 22 |
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| 23 | :p.https&colon.//trac.netlabs.org/cwmmclasses/wiki
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| 24 |
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| 25 | :nt.
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| 26 | A suitable MP3 MMIOProc is required in order to play MP3 files, as is a suitable
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| 27 | MMIOProc for Ogg (Vorbis and FLAC) files. These are included in the MMAudio Pak
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| 28 | 2, available from&colon.
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| 29 |
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| 30 | :p.http&colon.//r6.ca/MMAudioPak/
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| 31 |
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| 32 | :p.(Ogg formats are supported by default in ArcaOS 5.x and above.)
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| 33 | :ent.
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| 34 |
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| 35 | .* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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| 36 | :h2 res=110 name=mview
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| 37 | x=left y=bottom width=100% height=100%.View options
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| 38 |
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| 39 | By default, Media folders are displayed in Details view, listing track-
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| 40 | specific details for each file or object which has been added to the main
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| 41 | folder.
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| 42 |
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| 43 | :p.To switch to Compact view, select View | Compact from the main menu. In this
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| 44 | mode, the folder content is hidden, however,
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| 45 | :link reftype=hd refid=mlaunchpad.Launchpad:elink. buttons will be visible.
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| 46 |
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| 47 | :note text='Tip:'.Select files to play contiguously, reordering folder content
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| 48 | if necessary, click :hp2.Play:ehp2., and then change the view to Compact.
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| 49 |
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| 50 | .* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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| 51 | :h2 res=120 name=mkeyboard
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| 52 | x=left y=bottom width=100% height=100%.Keyboard control
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| 53 |
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| 54 | Use the following keys to control the Media folder. The buttons in the upper
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| 55 | part of the folder must have focus when using these keys. Use
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| 56 | :hp2.<.Tab>.:ehp2. to switch the focus from the container to the buttons.
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| 57 |
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| 58 | :ul compact.
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| 59 | :li.:hp2.B:ehp2.ack
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| 60 | :li.:hp2.S:ehp2.top
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| 61 | :li.:hp2.P:ehp2.ause
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| 62 | :li.P:hp2.l:ehp2.ay
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| 63 | :li.:hp2.N:ehp2.ext
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| 64 | :li.:hp2.R:ehp2.epeat
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| 65 | :li.R:hp2.a:ehp2.ndom
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| 66 | :eul.
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| 67 |
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| 68 | .* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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| 69 | :h2 res=130 name=mvolume
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| 70 | x=left y=bottom width=100% height=100%.Volume slider
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| 71 |
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| 72 | Below the player buttons is the Volume slider. This controls the volume level
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| 73 | for playback, within the limits set by the Master volume control for the system.
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| 74 |
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| 75 | .* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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| 76 | :h2 res=140 name=mtrackpos
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| 77 | x=left y=bottom width=100% height=100%.Track position slider
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| 78 |
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| 79 | To the right of the player buttons is the Track position slider. Drag the
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| 80 | slider forward or back to reposition the playback point of the current file.
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| 81 |
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| 82 | .* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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| 83 | :h2 res=150 name=mlaunchpad
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| 84 | x=left y=bottom width=100% height=100%.Launchpad
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| 85 |
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| 86 | Toward the lower left of the player folder is a square box. Drag and drop a
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| 87 | media file on the Launchpad to add it to the palette. The filename is displayed
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| 88 | in the button's tooltip. Drag and drop additional files in between existing
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| 89 | items in the Launchpad or to the right of the last item. Click any one of these
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| 90 | to begin playing it.
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| 91 |
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| 92 | :p.The Launchpad is common across all Media, CD player, and M3U playlist
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| 93 | folders.
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| 94 |
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| 95 | :note.When play is started in this manner, the
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| 96 | :link reftype=hd refid=mtrackpos.Track position slider:elink. does not reflect
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| 97 | the current playback state, and the player buttons do not control playback. Use
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| 98 | the button's context menu to control playback, instead.
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| 99 |
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| 100 | :warning.While it is possible to add MP3, Ogg, and other digital media files to
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| 101 | the Launchpad, do not add CD tracks here. CD tracks will not be playable from
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| 102 | the Launchpad.
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| 103 |
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| 104 | .* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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| 105 | :h1 res=200 name=cplayer
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| 106 | x=left y=bottom width=100% height=100%.CD player
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| 107 |
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| 108 | This object is a CD player with CDDB support. Track titles and other metadata
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| 109 | are queried from a configured FreeDB-compatible server if an internet connection
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| 110 | is available.
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| 111 |
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| 112 | :p.More information and updates&colon.
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| 113 |
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| 114 | :p.https&colon.//trac.netlabs.org/cwmmclasses/wiki
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| 115 |
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| 116 | :nt.
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| 117 | Most CDDB servers follow the FreeDB practice of requiring a valid email address
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| 118 | for access. Use the FreeDB Client configuration object in the Multimedia folder
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| 119 | to set this.
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| 120 | :ent.
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| 121 |
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| 122 | .* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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| 123 | :h2 res=210 name=cview
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| 124 | x=left y=bottom width=100% height=100%.View options
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| 126 | By default, the CD player is displayed in Details view, listing details for each
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| 127 | track on the mounted disc.
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| 128 |
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| 129 | :p.To switch to Compact view, select View | Compact from the main menu. In this
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| 130 | mode, the folder content is hidden, however,
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| 131 | :link reftype=hd refid=claunchpad.Launchpad:elink. buttons will be visible.
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| 132 |
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| 133 | :note text='Tip:'.Select the first track to be played, click :hp2.Play:ehp2., and
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| 134 | then change the view to Compact.
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| 135 |
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| 136 | .* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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| 137 | :h2 res=220 name=ckeyboard
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| 138 | x=left y=bottom width=100% height=100%.Keyboard control
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| 139 |
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| 140 | Use the following keys to control the CD Player. The buttons in the upper
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| 141 | part of the player must have focus when using these keys. Use
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| 142 | :hp2.<.Tab>.:ehp2. to switch the focus from the container to the buttons.
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| 143 |
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| 144 | :ul compact.
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| 145 | :li.:hp2.B:ehp2.ack
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| 146 | :li.:hp2.S:ehp2.top
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| 147 | :li.:hp2.P:ehp2.ause
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| 148 | :li.P:hp2.l:ehp2.ay
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| 149 | :li.:hp2.N:ehp2.ext
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| 150 | :li.:hp2.R:ehp2.epeat
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| 151 | :eul.
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| 152 |
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| 153 | .* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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| 154 | :h2 res=230 name=cvolume
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| 155 | x=left y=bottom width=100% height=100%.Volume slider
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| 156 |
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| 157 | Below the player buttons is the Volume slider. This controls the volume level
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| 158 | for playback, within the limits set by the Master volume control for the system.
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| 159 |
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| 160 | .* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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| 161 | :h2 res=240 name=ctrackpos
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| 162 | x=left y=bottom width=100% height=100%.Track position slider
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| 163 |
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| 164 | To the right of the player buttons is the Track position slider. Drag the
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| 165 | slider forward or back to reposition the playback point of the current track.
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| 166 |
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| 167 | .* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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| 168 | :h2 res=250 name=claunchpad
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| 169 | x=left y=bottom width=100% height=100%.Launchpad
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| 170 |
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| 171 | Toward the lower left of the player folder is a square box. Drag and drop a
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| 172 | media file on the Launchpad to add it to the palette. The filename is displayed
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| 173 | in the button's tooltip. Drag and drop additional files in between existing
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| 174 | items in the Launchpad or to the right of the last item. Click any one of these
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| 175 | to begin playing it.
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| 176 |
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| 177 | :p.The Launchpad is common across all Media, CD player, and M3U playlist
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| 178 | folders.
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| 179 |
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| 180 | :note.When play is started in this manner, the
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| 181 | :link reftype=hd refid=mtrackpos.Track position slider:elink. does not reflect
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| 182 | the current playback state, and the player buttons do not control playback. Use
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| 183 | the button's context menu to control playback, instead.
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| 184 |
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| 185 | :warning.While it is possible to add MP3, Ogg, and other digital media files to
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| 186 | the Launchpad, do not add CD tracks here. CD tracks will not be playable from
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| 187 | the Launchpad.
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| 188 |
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| 190 | :h1 res=300 name=peditor
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| 191 | x=left y=bottom width=100% height=100%.Playlist editor
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| 192 |
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| 193 | Use the Playlist editor to modify M3U playlists. An M3U playlist is a text
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| 194 | file which contains paths (URLs) to the tracks it references.
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| 195 |
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| 196 | :p.M3U (Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer 3 Uniform Resource Locator) is
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| 197 | a :hp1.de facto:ehp1. standard, generally recognized by most MP3 players.
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| 198 |
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| 199 | :p.To add tracks, simply drag and drop them into the editor. To reorder, ensure
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| 200 | that :hp1.Always maintain sort order:ehp1. option on the :hp2.Sort:ehp2. submenu
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| 201 | is deselected, as well as any other sort options which might affect manual
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| 202 | ordering, and drag and drop the tracks as desired. Save the playlist by
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| 203 | selecting :hp2.File | Save:ehp2. from the menu.
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| 204 |
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| 205 | :p.To create a new playlist, drag the M3U playlist template from the Multimedia
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| 206 | Templates folder to a suitable location on the desktop.
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| 207 |
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| 208 | :p.More information and updates&colon.
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| 209 |
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| 210 | :p.https&colon.//trac.netlabs.org/cwmmclasses/wiki
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| 211 |
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| 212 | .* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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| 213 | :h2 res=350 name=plaunchpad
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| 214 | x=left y=bottom width=100% height=100%.Launchpad
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| 215 |
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| 216 | Toward the lower left of the M3U playlist editor is a square box. Drag and drop
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| 217 | a media file on the Launchpad to add it to the palette. The filename is
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| 218 | displayed in the button's tooltip. Drag and drop additional files in between
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| 219 | existing items in the Launchpad or to the right of the last item. Click any one
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| 220 | of these to begin playing it.
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| 221 |
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| 222 | :p.The Launchpad is common across all Media, CD player, and M3U playlist
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| 223 | folders.
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| 224 |
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| 225 | :note.Use the button's context menu to control playback.
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| 226 |
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| 227 | :warning.While it is possible to add MP3, Ogg, and other digital media files to
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| 228 | the Launchpad, do not add CD tracks here. CD tracks will not be playable from
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| 229 | the Launchpad.
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| 230 |
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| 231 | :euserdoc.
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