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Shuffle Mode

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dinosaur:
Sure, but it means turning on/off the shuffle each time, which is no big deal.  But I was just wondering if there was some undocumented option line that could be typed in at the top of each playlist that RockBox would respond to and randomly shuffle without manual intervention.

GodEater:
No there isn't - but I believe there's a feature request for this already on flyspray somewhere.

Chronon:

--- Quote from: dinosaur on July 27, 2007, 02:20:39 PM ---Sure, but it means turning on/off the shuffle each time, which is no big deal.  But I was just wondering if there was some undocumented option line that could be typed in at the top of each playlist that RockBox would respond to and randomly shuffle without manual intervention.

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Why?  If you're willing to use a desktop app you can easily shuffle the entries of a given playlist.  Then you can just play everything with shuffle turned off.  I know Winamp can easily shuffle the contents of a playlist.  This involves using a desktop application, but if you know beforehand that you want certain playlists to play shuffled then it doesn't seem like that much of a hassle to simply randomize them with an external app.

Yes, it's a workaround.  But it at least gives a way to do what you want until such time as someone works on the feature request that GodEater mentioned.

Febs:

--- Quote from: Chronon on July 27, 2007, 03:51:53 PM ---
--- Quote from: dinosaur on July 27, 2007, 02:20:39 PM ---Sure, but it means turning on/off the shuffle each time, which is no big deal.  But I was just wondering if there was some undocumented option line that could be typed in at the top of each playlist that RockBox would respond to and randomly shuffle without manual intervention.

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Why?  If you're willing to use a desktop app you can easily shuffle the entries of a given playlist.  
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Of course, that playlist would then play in the same order every time you play it, unless you shuffle it again with the external app.  I can understand the appeal of being able to control settings through a playlist entry.  

Llorean:
It would make more sense (to me) to allow .cfg files to include an entry for a track or playlist to launch when the .cfg is run (similar to resume, except it has to start at the beginning) and have the user launch the playlist by running the .cfg, rather than adding non-m3u functionality to m3u files. It'd have the same net effect.

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