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Title: I have a problem with Playlist
Post by: cooltwou on June 14, 2014, 04:23:45 PM

I am using Rockbox on Sansa Clip + & I am trying to make a Playlist but I can't get it to save & this is what I see when I goto create a playlist: //Playlists.m3u8 & i added a name taking out all of the words but the .m3u8 & it would not save & I added the name with all this in it //Playlists.m3u8 & my title & it still didn't save what am I doing wrong & some how I selected an artist or band by accident to be the main playlist section & now none in the playlist section none of my playlists are showing up now & it didn't help I deleted the artist off that I selected by accident & now I don't know what to do.
Can someone please help me out here

Title: Re: I have a problem with Playlist
Post by: JdGordon on June 15, 2014, 07:58:15 AM

I have no idea what you're asking! Try again?

Title: Re: I have a problem with Playlist
Post by: cooltwou on June 15, 2014, 09:10:24 AM

I am having a problem saving a Playlist because it doesn't save the name at all & I have tried different ways still no change I did it like this: in create a Playlist All Music.m3u8 & it didn't save.
Also I tried this: //Playlist.m3u8 & that didn't save either.
Also I tried this: //Playlist All Music.m3u8 & that didn't save either.

The problem I had with the Playlist not showing up in the Playlist Catalogue is working now after I cut the MP3 player & cut it back on just now.

Title: Re: I have a problem with Playlist
Post by: cooltwou on June 15, 2014, 04:54:22 PM

Still need some help please

Title: Re: I have a problem with Playlist
Post by: saratoga on June 15, 2014, 05:04:52 PM

I'm not sure I understand, but are you asking what the button mapping for the rockbox virtual keyboard?  If so, see here:

http://download.rockbox.org/daily/manual/rockbox-sansaclipplus/rockbox-buildch4.html#x7-420004.1.3

Title: Re: I have a problem with Playlist
Post by: [Saint] on June 15, 2014, 10:07:18 PM

I don't believe that that link makes the solution here any more obvious.

In fact, it doesn't answer it at all. I'm not sure that any place in the manual does.

If I understand the issue correctly, I believe that OP is unable to actually save the file after renaming it, or even at all, and admittedly it is completely non-obvious.

In order to save a file in the virtual keyboard, one must be in line edit mode and then use the Play key in order to save. I don't blame anyone for not being able to discover this on their own, as it is completely unintuitive.


To summarize, in order to save a file or playlist after renaming it, you must:

Be in line edit mode (as in, not character picker mode)
Use the Play key to save.

I shall endeavour to remember to add a note to the manual detailing this fact.


[Saint]