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GodEater:
I've just finished the beta version of my "Favourites" plugin : http://www.rockbox.org/tracker/task/7486

This allows the user to keep a list of up to ten favourite directories that are accessed directly from the plugin once it's launched.

To add a favourite :
Call up the context menu on a directory you'd like to mark as a favourite, and you should see an "Add to favourites" option at the bottom of the menu. Click this to enter the directory into your favourites file.

To switch to a favourite directory:
Launch the favourites plugin from the plugins menu, and then click on the entry you'd like to be whisked to.

TODO:

Currently there's no way to remove entries from the file with the plugin yourself, but you can do it with the text editor by removing the relevant line from the /.rockbox/rocks/favourites.link file.
I plan on adding a delete feature at some point - but would like some feedback from people in it's initial form first ;)

PS - This was in response to the feature request here :
http://www.rockbox.org/tracker/task/7445

(See - we do read feature requests!)

bascule:
Does it work on the Database's 'virtual' folders?

I'm expecting a 'no' in response  :P

GodEater:
You're clearly psychic bascule ;)

I haven't looked at the database code, so no idea what's involved in implementing that feature.

Edit:

Having though about it for a good 30 seconds or so - how would you expect it to work? Save a database query of some sort ?

bascule:
I'm guessing it's nigh-on impossible, as the database structure is built (and the results may be different every time) by browsing a user-defineable set of filters.

I suppose if you noted the list of filters used up to the point of calling the context menu, you could 'replay' those filters when requesting the favourite in future...

I am still faintly surprised by the number of devoted filetree browsers when, for my money, the database is a far superior solution.

* bascule hugs his tagnavi_custom.config file

Llorean:
Some of us only ever need the simplicity of the filetree. I've got 40gb of lossy music and I've never needed something that I couldn't get to in my \Music\Artist\Album\Track.ogg structure quickly and easily. Honestly, I've never understood what the database could *add* to "I already know where my music is, and can get to it in merely a few button presses."

As to the database thing, I imagine a saved query would work, though the best way would be not to care about the tagnavi in any way while doing it. That way a saved database query could work with or without the presence of a valid tagnavi (or even if it changed).

Which leads me to: How well does it handle if a stored favorite points to a folder removed from the disk?

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