Persistent speed?

[ajthorton]

The speed setting is lost every time I shut down. Can it be made persistent?

[Sutrannu]

Functionally, it would be ideal if the resume feature followed the preferences set using the Load Last Bookmark setting and the Bookmark's knowledge of the Speed (pitch, etc.).

According to gevaerts (below), actually referencing the bookmark would be too expensive. Can we get a second look at storing the "state" (or the presence of the bookmark, etc.) in the playlist control file.

Apparently, for some, the desire is to have a reboot reset this setting back to the default. Bookmarks seem to be the method for saving persistent state within rockbox. I think the Bookmark settings should carry over to the resume function, functionally, if not programmatically.

From IRC (edited)

<sutrannu>  Resuming after boot resets playback speed (timestretch) to default (0). I can find no mention of this. Bug? Feature? Known?
<gevaerts> sutrannu: feature
<gevaerts> I believe the timestretch numbers are saved in bookmarks though
<sutrannu> gevaerts: Most annoying feature, fo me personally. Do you have any links or info? Can't imagine I'm the only one who hates setting it back to 150% 100 times a day.
<sutrannu> right, but auto..... should be auto....
<gevaerts> It's been discussed here a few times
<gevaerts> For other people the reverse behavior would be equally annoying really.
<sutrannu> I'm guessing that adding a setting would be out of the question. Also assuming that resume is not looking at the bookmark, but recalling the file.
<sutrannu> but if it did look at the bookmark.... everybody's happy.
<gevaerts> I don't really look forward to a setting that configures whether something else should be treated as a setting to be honest...
<gevaerts> hm
<gevaerts> Saving in the resume info might indeed make sense
<sutrannu> I haven't looked at the code, but resume-last-book-mark has to be there, and already is a setting. If resume followed the same methodology, it would make sense to me. I can only assume it would make sense others.
<gevaerts> I think we somehow overlooked an option. We decided against treating those numbers as regular settings (because that would make them *too* permanent, which is annoying if you e.g. listen to an audiobook one day, boot the next day and play some music), but maybe the playlist control file (which has the resume information) should contain them
<sutrannu> ... or (guessing) if, after the control file determined the file to resume, it looked for a bookmark, and the resume-last setting, and acted accordingly.
<sutrannu> or maybe that's what you meant
<gevaerts> No. Bookmarks are really separate from resume
<gevaerts> And I don't think it's practical to look for bookmarks anyway. Too much disk to search
<sutrannu> Well, that makes it clearer as to why it works the way it does. Anything I can/should do to encourage a second look at the points you brought up?

[pabouk]

Functionally, it would be ideal if the resume feature followed the preferences set using the Load Last Bookmark setting and the Bookmark's knowledge of the Speed (pitch, etc.).

Yes, I totally agree. Resume information certainly should store the speed setting the same way as bookmark does.

[gevaerts]

You might want to try FS#11619

[suitti]

Two weeks of Rockbox on a Clip v1. Now use the Clip v1 instead of newer Clip+. The Sansa Clip+ firmware has "fast" speed, which is 20% faster, and a minor 3rd higher in pitch. It's not as flexible or good as Rockbox, but with fewer options, it's quicker to change.

Use case: pause, the device times out & shuts down.  On resume, it should continue with all the same settings, including speed. I gather there's a patch. Tried bookmarks. Current solution: longer delay before shutdown.

But i'd be happier sorting content into directories, and a directory config file. One directory would be music: shuffle play once each at 100% speed and pitch. Classical music: sequential play at 100% speed. Podcasts or audio books would be sequential 125% speed. Note completed tracks somewhere for automated deletion by computer. Music podcasts would be 100% speed, note completed tracks. Config files exist. Haven't (yet?) discovered how to get them to do what i want.

[fenderist]

Has there been any progress on this feature? I am also faced with the problem of adjusting pitch multiple times a day and I do not see any playlist config file option to change this.

[wodz]

For me FS#1169 pointed by Frank is the good compromise. Bug him for inclusion :-)