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[SOLVED] Sansa Clip Zip - Can't confirm name when creating playlist
fnadde42:
Wouldn't it be more logical if all the playlists were visible in the playlist catalogue?
I know how a file system work but I don't wanna think about that when I'm trying to relax to some music.
JdGordon:
yes, having it display all the playlists has always been a goal, but technical issues have prevented it
[Saint]:
--- Quote from: Serenity on August 28, 2014, 01:18:38 AM ---It saves playlists in the root directory on every target I've tried, so I assume there's a reason for it. Maybe I shouldn't.
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--- Quote from: fnadde42 on August 28, 2014, 02:24:40 AM ---Wouldn't it be more logical if all the playlists were visible in the playlist catalogue?
I know how a file system work but I don't wanna think about that when I'm trying to relax to some music.
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For reference,
Saving to the Playlist Catalogue #1:
{WPS|File Browser} Context Menu -> Playlist Catalogue -> Add to {New} Playlist
Saving to the Playlist Catalogue #2:
WPS Context Menu -> Playlist -> Save Current Playlist
Saving a playlist to /root (or any arbitrary path):
Playlist context menu -> Create Playlist
Why doesn't the manual cover this? Good question.
Is this non-obvious? You betcha sweet 'lil taters it is.
Why are there two ways to do exactly the same thing? Who knows...not me.
Clarifications:
File Browser Context Menu - The context menu displayed when brought up on an arbitrary directory
WPS Context Menu - The context menu available from the WPS
Playlists Context Menu - The context menu displayed when brought up on the Playlists main menu item
EDIT: Now that I think I have a fairly good understanding of the behaviour, I might have a go at making the documentation and reality align correctly. Expectation vs. reality is an entirely different matter altogether, and beyond my means, but I can make sure that the documentation correctly describes behaviour.
[Saint]
cereal_killer:
I tried the methods described below on my Sansa Clip v2, to save a current playlist that consists of a bunch of files from different directories to later find it in the Catalogue. ( I hope this is what the OP tries to do as well)
--- Quote from: [Saint] on August 28, 2014, 03:32:43 AM ---Saving to the Playlist Catalogue #1:
{WPS|File Browser} Context Menu -> Playlist Catalogue -> Add to {New} Playlist
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From the WPS Browser, that only saves the current playing file to a playlist, not the entire current playlist.
--- Quote from: [Saint] on August 28, 2014, 03:32:43 AM ---Saving to the Playlist Catalogue #2:
WPS Context Menu -> Playlist -> Save Current Playlist
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That does not save the playlist to the Catalogue, but to the directory of the first file of the current playlist.
Am I understanding things wrong?
Greetings,
c_k
[Saint]:
I was playing with this extensively last night, and I'm playing with this now, and the behaviour you describe conflicts heavily with the behaviour I'm seeing.
--- Quote from: cereal_killer on August 28, 2014, 11:30:08 AM ---
--- Quote from: [Saint] on August 28, 2014, 03:32:43 AM ---Saving to the Playlist Catalogue #1:
{WPS|File Browser} Context Menu -> Playlist Catalogue -> Add to {New} Playlist
--- End quote ---
From the WPS Browser, that only saves the current playing file to a playlist, not the entire current playlist.
--- End quote ---
Perhaps you are just bringing up the context menu on a singular file? If that were the case, then that behaviour would be expected. If you were to bring up the context menu on a directory, and perform the flow described above, it will recursively add everything under that directory.
--- Quote from: cereal_killer on August 28, 2014, 11:30:08 AM ---
--- Quote from: [Saint] on August 28, 2014, 03:32:43 AM ---Saving to the Playlist Catalogue #2:
WPS Context Menu -> Playlist -> Save Current Playlist
--- End quote ---
That does not save the playlist to the Catalogue, but to the directory of the first file of the current playlist.
--- End quote ---
I'm not sure what to say about this one.
I can't see any room for confusion and the behaviour you describe is most definitely not what I am seeing. This flow results in the dynamic playlist being saved to the playlist catalogue as "dynamic.m3u8", unless you were to rename it when given the opportunity to, of course.
[Saint]
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