Stopping after each track

[RBUser]

How do I make the player stop after each track? In other words, how do I turn off auto advance? I found a "Prevent Track Skipping" feature in the docs, but most likely it is meant for other purposes despite it's name.

[Llorean]

There may be a "pause after each track" feature. I know it's been discussed in the past, but I'm not sure if it's ever been implemented. Or you could just play a single track, in which case it'll stop afterward as long as repeat isn't on.

I don't get the "despite its name" comment, though. Normal playback doesn't involve any "skipping" so "prevent track skipping" doesn't seem very misleading at all.

[RBUser]

My other player (Cowon J3) supports playing one track at a time while preserving the playing order. In Creative Zen V Plus, which I owned before, there was a sleep timer (separate from idle timer). Any of these features can help turn off the player when you doze off. I guess it is not uncommon for a person to listen to his portable player in bed. There should be a solution in Rockbox, that can prevent battery depletion in such situations.

(To close the side topic about "Prevent track skipping", it's a perfectly suitable name. It was just me, who misread it as "Prevent track changing".)

[saratoga]

In Creative Zen V Plus, which I owned before, there was a sleep timer (separate from idle timer). Any of these features can help turn off the player when you doze off. I guess it is not uncommon for a person to listen to his portable player in bed. There should be a solution in Rockbox, that can prevent battery depletion in such situations.

We have a sleep timer.  See '8.6.3  Sleep Timer' in the manual.

[RBUser]

We have a sleep timer.  See '8.6.3  Sleep Timer' in the manual.

Thanks for answering, but I can't find it on my SansaClip+, RockBox version 3.10. Most probably it's not supported for this player. But what about the simplest solution: add an option for continuous/one-track play. Isn't it a good feature which is easy to implement?

[nick_p]

It is supported on the Clip+.

I think it's under Settings > Time&Date on 3.10, if not try System > Time&Date

[RBUser]

OK, thanks, I found it and checked it. It's not functioning as I expected. I thought it would auto-reset itself whenever I press a button. Isn't it obvious that if I am operating the player, I am not sleeping? The way it is implemented, it is a straightforward countdown timer. Not very useful. Anyway, getting back to the subject of this thread. Does anybody else see the "continuous play/manual track advance" option useful? It probably requires only a few lines of code.

[saratoga]

Take a look at the manual section I suggested above. The sleep timer option you want is described there. You might need to update your build to use it though.

[RBUser]

saratoga
Okay, thanks again. I found it, as I said before. This implementation of the sleep timer is of no use for me I want the sleep timer to activate whenever I stop pressing any keys, and not when the player starts up. I guess my only option is to download the source code and try to implement all custom playback/timer features that I need 

[saratoga]

This implementation of the sleep timer is of no use for me I want the sleep timer to activate whenever I stop pressing any keys, and not when the player starts up.

Restart Sleep Timer On Keypress:
If set, when a Sleep Timer is active and a key is pressed, the Sleep Timer will be restarted with the initial duration.

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[RBUser]

saratoga
Here is what I have in my SansaClip+ with RockBox 3.10:

  Settings
      Time & Date
          Set Time/Date
          Sleep Timer / Cancel Sleep Timer
          Wake-Up Alarm
          Alarm Wake up Screen
          Start Sleep Timer On Boot
          Time Format

There is no "Restart Sleep Timer On Keypress" in this menu.

[saratoga]

Take a look at the manual section I suggested above. The sleep timer option you want is described there. You might need to update your build to use it though.

[cereal_killer]

Hey RBUser,

I think you have to use a current build if you want to restart the sleep timer on key press. In Rockbox 3.10 this feature is not present. You will find this setting under General Settings -> Startup/Shutdown then.

Greetings,

c_k

[RBUser]

Thanks everyone for your help!
I have just installed the latest RB build. The menu item is present right in the General > Startup/Shutdown section. This placement seems logical. Finally, I've got the functionality I need. Rockbox is great software, way to go!