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yegods:
i created the new functions for the plugin.  here is the patch post:

http://www.rockbox.org/tracker/task/7708

Llorean:
Why exactly did you "need" it to be human editable?

yegods:
trying to edit a list with ~1500 directories is an exercise in frustration on the ipod (or probably any of the players).  i wanted to edit the list to remove unwanted directories, especially those that contain no music, or that contain music i don't want randomly chosen.  there are many reasons to want to edit the file, which is why the "edit" feature is there in the plugin.  it's just not very easy when the number of directories grows to a large size.

PaulJam:

--- Quote from: yegods on September 04, 2007, 03:34:33 PM ---i wanted to edit the list to remove unwanted directories, especially those that contain no music, or that contain music i don't want randomly chosen.

--- End quote ---

Hi,
for this purpose there is an easier way to achieve this: create a textfile "folder_advance_dir.txt" inside the .rockbox folder and put the folders you want to be included or excluded in this file. This feature isn't yet documented in the manual. You can find some information here:
http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=11946.0
http://www.rockbox.org/tracker/task/7074

yegods:
yes, i know about that feature.  i did look at the code before making my patch.  the main problem with that feature is the 10 directory limitation on removed folders.

i can agree that it also is a useful feature, but i think the be able to edit directly the list of directories is also useful.

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