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2 \chapter{Browsing and playing}
3 \section{\label{ref:file_browser}File Browser}
4 \screenshot{rockbox_interface/images/ss-file-browser}{The file browser}{}
5 Rockbox lets you browse your music in either of two ways. The
6 \setting{File Browser} lets you navigate through the files and directories on
7 your \dap, entering directories and executing the default action on each file.
8 To help differentiate files, each file format is displayed with an icon.
10 The \setting{Database Browser}, on the other hand, allows you to navigate
11 through the music on your player using categories like album, artist, genre,
12 etc.
14 You can select whether to browse using the \setting{File Browser} or the
15 \setting{Database Browser} by selecting either \setting{Files} or
16 \setting{Database} in the \setting{Main Menu}.
17 If you choose the \setting{File Browser}, the \setting{Show Files} setting
18 lets you select what types of files you wish to view. See
19 \reference{ref:ShowFiles} for more information on the \setting{Show Files}
20 setting.
22 \note{The \setting{File Browser} allows you to manipulate your files in ways
23 that are not available within the \setting{Database Browser}. Read more about
24 \setting{Database} in \reference{ref:database}. The remainder of this section
25 deals with the \setting{File Browser}.}
27 \opt{ondio}{
28 Unlike the Archos Firmware, Rockbox provides multivolume support for the
29 MultiMediaCard, this means the \dap{} can access both data volumes (internal
30 memory and the MMC), thus being able to for instance, build playlists with
31 files from both volumes.
32 In the \setting{File Browser} a new directory will appear as soon as the device
33 has read the content after inserting the card. This new directory's name is
34 generated as \fname{<MMC1>}, and will behave exactly as any other directory
35 on the \dap{}.
38 \opt{h10,h10_5gb}{\note{
39 If your \dap{} is a MTP model, the Music directory where all your music is stored
40 may be hidden in the \setting{File Browser}. This may be fixed by either
41 either changing its properties (on a computer) to not hidden, or by changing
42 the \setting{Show Files} setting to all.
45 \subsection{\label{ref:controls}File Browser Controls}
46 \begin{table}
47 \begin{btnmap}{}{}
48 \ActionStdPrev{}/\ActionStdNext{}
49 & Go to previous/next item in list. If you are on the first/last
50 entry, the cursor will wrap to the last/first entry.\\
52 \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,RECORDER_PAD}
54 \ButtonOn+\ButtonUp{}/ \ButtonDown
55 & Move one page up/down in the list.\\
57 \opt{IRIVER_H10_PAD}
59 \ButtonRew{}/ \ButtonFF
60 & Move one page up/down in the list.\\
63 \ActionTreeParentDirectory & Go to the parent directory.\\
65 \ActionTreeEnter
66 & Executes the default action on the selected file or enters a
67 directory.\\
69 \ActionTreeWps & If there is an audio file playing, returns to the
70 \setting{While Playing Screen} (WPS) without stopping playback.\\
72 \nopt{player}%
74 \ActionTreeStop & Stops audio playback.\\%
77 \ActionStdContext{}
78 & Enter the \setting{Context Menu}\\
80 \ActionStdMenu{}
81 & Enter the \setting{Main Menu}\\
83 \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
84 \ButtonFTwo & Switches to the Browse/Play Quick Screen \\
86 \ButtonFThree & Switches to the Display Quick Screen \\
90 \opt{SANSA_E200_PAD}{
91 \ActionStdRec & Switches to the Recording screen \\
94 \end{btnmap}
95 \end{table}
97 \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
98 The functions of the F keys are also summarised on the button bar at the
99 bottom of the screen.
102 \subsection{\label{ref:Contextmenu}\label{ref:PartIISectionFM}Context Menu}
103 \screenshot{rockbox_interface/images/ss-context-menu}{The Context Menu}{}
105 The \setting{Context Menu} allows you to perform certain operations on files or
106 directories. To access the \setting{Context Menu}, position the selector over a file
107 or directory and access the context menu with \ActionStdContext{}.
109 \note{The \setting{Context Menu} is a context sensitive menu. If the
110 \setting{Context Menu} is invoked on a file, it will display options available
111 for files. If the \setting{Context Menu} is invoked on a directory,
112 it will display options for directories.}
114 The \setting{Context Menu} contains the following options (unless otherwise noted,
115 each option pertains both to files and directories):
117 \begin{description}
118 \item [Playlist.]
119 Enters the \setting{Playlist Submenu} (see \reference{ref:playlist_submenu}).
120 \item [Playlist Catalog.]
121 Enters the \setting{Playlist Catalog Submenu} (see
122 \reference{ref:playlist_catalog}).
123 \item [Rename.]
124 This function lets the user modify the name of a file or directory.
125 \item [Cut.]
126 Copies the name of the currently selected file or directory to the clipboard
127 and marks it to be `cut'.
128 \item [Copy.]
129 Copies the name of the currently selected file or directory to the clipboard
130 and marks it to be `copied'.
131 \item [Paste.]
132 Only visible if a file or directory name is on the clipboard. When selected
133 it will move or copy the clipboard to the current directory.
134 \item [Delete.]
135 Deletes the currently selected file. This option applies only to files, and
136 not to directories. Rockbox will ask for confirmation before deleting a file.
137 Press \ActionYesNoAccept{}
138 to confirm deletion or any other key to cancel.
139 \item [Delete Directory.]
140 Deletes the currently selected directory and all of the files and subdirectories
141 it may contain. Deleted directories cannot be recovered. Use this feature with
142 caution!
143 \item [Open with.]
144 Runs a viewer plugin on the file. Normally, when a file is selected in Rockbox,
145 Rockbox automatically detects the file type and runs the appropriate plugin.
146 The \setting{Open With} function can be used to override the default action and
147 select a viewer by hand.
148 For example, this function can be used to view a text file
149 even if the file has a non-standard extension (i.e., the file has an extension
150 of something other than \fname{.txt}). See \reference{ref:Viewersplugins}
151 for more details on viewers.
152 \item [Create Directory.]
153 Create a new directory in the current directory on the disk.
154 \item [Properties.]
155 Shows properties such as size and the time and date of the last modification
156 for the selected file. If used on a directory, the number of files and
157 subdirectories will be shown, as well as the total size.
158 \opt{recording}{
159 \item [Set As Recording Directory.]
160 Save recordings in the selected directory.
162 \item [Add to Shortcuts.]
163 Adds a link to the selected item in the \fname{shortcuts.link} file.
164 If the file does not already exist it will be created in the root directory.
165 Note that if you create a shortcut to a file, Rockbox will not open it upon
166 selecting, but simply bring you to it's location in the \setting{File Browser}.
167 \end{description}
169 \subsection{\label{sec:virtual_keyboard}Virtual Keyboard}
170 \screenshot{rockbox_interface/images/ss-virtual-keyboard}{The virtual keyboard}{}
171 This is the virtual keyboard that is used when entering text in Rockbox, for
172 example when renaming a file or creating a new directory.
174 \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,RECORDER_PAD,GIGABEAT_PAD,SANSA_E200_PAD,%
175 SANSA_C200_PAD,MROBE100_PAD}{
176 \begin{table}
177 \begin{btnmap}{}{}
178 \ActionKbdLeft{}~/ \ActionKbdRight{}~/ \ActionKbdUp{}~/ \ActionKbdDown
179 & Move about the virtual keyboard (moves the solid cursor) \\
181 \ActionKbdCursorLeft{} or \ActionKbdCursorRight
182 & Move the line cursor within the text line \\
184 \ActionKbdSelect
185 & Inserts the selected keyboard letter at the current cursor position \\
187 \ActionKbdAbort
188 & Exits the virtual keyboard without saving any changes \\
190 \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
191 \ButtonFOne
192 & Shifts between the upper case, lower case and accented keyboards \\
195 \ActionKbdDone
196 & Exits the virtual keyboard and saves any changes \\
197 \ActionKbdBackSpace
198 & Deletes the character before the line cursor \\
200 \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,GIGABEAT_PAD,MROBE100_PAD}{
201 \ActionKbdMorseInput
202 & Enters Morse input mode \\
203 \ActionKbdMorseSelect
204 & Tap to select a character in Morse input mode \\
206 \end{btnmap}
207 \end{table}
210 \opt{IPOD_4G_PAD,IPOD_3G_PAD,IRIVER_H10_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{
211 \textbf{Picker area}
212 \begin{table}
213 \begin{btnmap}{}{}
214 \ActionKbdUp/\ActionKbdDown & Move about the virtual keyboard.
215 If you move out of the picker area, you get to the \emph{Line edit mode}. \\
216 \ActionKbdLeft/\ActionKbdRight & (moves the solid cursor). \\
217 \ActionKbdSelect
218 & Inserts the currently selected keyboard letter at the current
219 filename cursor position \\
220 \ActionKbdDone
221 & Exits the virtual keyboard and saves any changes \\
222 \ActionKbdAbort
223 & Exits the virtual keyboard without saving any changes\\
224 \opt{IPOD_4G_PAD,IPOD_3G_PAD,IRIVER_H10_PAD}{
225 \ActionKbdMorseInput
226 & Enters Morse input mode \\
227 \ActionKbdMorseSelect
228 & Tap to select a character in Morse input mode \\
230 \end{btnmap}
231 \end{table}
232 \textbf{Line edit mode}
233 \begin{table}
234 \begin{btnmap}{}{}
235 \ActionKbdLeft/\ActionKbdRight & Move left and right\\
236 \ActionKbdSelect & Deletes the letter to the left of the cursor\\
237 \ActionKbdUp/\ActionKbdDown & Returns to the picker area\\
238 \end{btnmap}
239 \end{table}
241 \opt{ondio}{
242 \begin{table}
243 \begin{btnmap}{Picker area}{}
244 \ButtonUp/\ButtonDown/\ButtonLeft/\ButtonRight
245 & Move about the virtual keyboard (moves the solid cursor).
246 If you move out of the picker area with \ButtonUp/\ButtonDown,
247 you get to the line edit mode. \\
248 \ButtonMenu
249 & Selects the letter underneath the cursor. \\
250 Long \ButtonMenu
251 & Accepts the change and returns to the File Browser.\\
252 \ButtonOff
253 & Quit the virtual keyboard without saving the changes.\\
254 \end{btnmap}
255 \end{table}
256 \begin{table}
257 \begin{btnmap}{Line edit mode}{}
258 \ButtonLeft/\ButtonRight & Move left and right\\
259 \ButtonMenu & Deletes the letter to the left of the cursor\\
260 Long \ButtonMenu & Accepts the deletion\\
261 \ButtonUp/\ButtonDown & Returns to the picker area\\
262 \end{btnmap}
263 \end{table}
266 \opt{player}{
267 The current text line to be entered or edited is always listed on the first
268 line of the display. The second line of the display can contain the character
269 selection bar, as in the screenshot above.
270 \begin{table}
271 \begin{btnmap}{}{}
272 \ButtonOn & Toggle picker- and line edit mode\\
273 \ButtonLeft/\ButtonRight & moves back and forth in the selected \\
274 & line (picker of input line) \\
275 \ButtonPlay & Picks character in character bar, or acts as backspace \\
276 & in the text line.\\
277 Long \ButtonPlay & Accept\\
278 \ButtonStop & Cancel\\
279 \ButtonMenu & Flips picker lines\\
280 \end{btnmap}
281 \end{table}
285 \input{rockbox_interface/tagcache.tex}
286 \input{rockbox_interface/wps.tex}
288 %Include playlist section
289 \input{working_with_playlists/main.tex}