manual/configure_rockbox/file_view.tex

   1 % $Id$ %
   2 \section{File View}
   3 The File View menu deals with options relating to how the File Browser
   4 displays files.
   5 %
   6 \begin{description}
   7 \item[Sort Case Sensitive:]
   8   If this option is set to \setting{Yes}, all files that start with upper case
   9   letters will be listed first, followed by all files that begin with lower
  10   case letters.  If this option is set to NO, then case will be ignored when
  11   sorting files.
  12 \item[Sort Directories:]
  13   This option controls how Rockbox sorts directories.  The default is to sort
  14   them alphabetically. \setting{By date} sorts them with the oldest directory first.
  15   \setting{By newest date} sorts them with the newest directory first.
  16
  17 \item[Sort Files:]
  18   This option controls how Rockbox sorts files.  All of the options for
  19   \setting{Sort Directories} are available in this option.  In addition, there
  20   is a \setting{By type} option which sorts files alphabetically by their type
  21   (such as \fname{.mp3}) then alphabetically within each type.
  22
  23 \item[\label{ref:ShowFiles}Show Files:]
  24   This option controls which files are displayed in the File Browser.
  25   %
  26   \begin{description}
  27   \item[All:] The \setting{File Browser} displays all files and directories.
  28     Extensions are shown. No files or directories are hidden.
  29   \item[Supported:] The \setting{File Browser} displays all directories and
  30     files supported by Rockbox (see \reference{ref:Supportedfileformats}).
  31     Files and directories starting with \fname{.} (\emph{dot}) or with the
  32     \emph{hidden} flag set are hidden.
  33   \item[Music:] The \setting{File Browser} displays only directories, playlists and
  34     the supported \emph{audio} file formats. Extensions are stripped. Files and
  35     directories starting with \fname{.} or with the ``hidden'' flag set are
  36     hidden.
  37   \item[Playlists:] The \setting{File Browser} displays only directories and playlists,
  38     for simplified navigation.
  39   \end{description}
  40
  41 \item[\label{ref:ShowExtensions}Show Filename Extensions:]
  42   This option controls how file extensions are shown in the File Browser.
  43   %
  44   \begin{description}
  45   \item[Off:] The file extensions are never shown.
  46   \item[On:] The file extensions are always shown.
  47   \item[Only unknown types:] Only the extensions of unknown filetypes are shown.
  48   \item[Only when viewing all types:] Only show file extensions when
  49       \setting{Show Files} is set to \setting{All}.
  50   \end{description}
  51
  52 \item[Follow Playlist:]
  53   This option determines what directory the \setting{File Browser} displays
  54   first. If \setting{Follow Playlist} is set to \setting{Yes}, when you enter
  55   the \setting{File Browser} from the WPS, you will find yourself in the same
  56   directory as the currently playing file. If \setting{Follow Playlist} is set
  57   to \setting{No}, when you enter the \setting{File Browser} from the WPS, you
  58   will find yourself in the directory you were in when you last left the
  59   \setting{File Browser}.
  60
  61 \item[Show Path:]
  62   If this setting is set to \setting{Full Path} the full path to the current
  63   directory will be displayed on the first line in the \setting{File Browser}.
  64   If set to \setting{Current Directory Only} only the name of the current
  65   directory will be displayed.
  66
  67   This has a similar effect on the Database browser. If set to
  68   \setting{Current Directory Only} or \setting{Full Path}, then the title of
  69   each menu will be displayed on the first line in the \setting{Database Browser}.
  70
  71 \end{description}