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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,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,SANSA_E200_PAD,SANSA_C200_PAD%
84 ,GIGABEAT_PAD,MROBE100_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD,IPOD_3G_PAD,IRIVER_H10_PAD}{
85 \ActionStdQuickScreen & Switches to the \setting{Quick Screen}
86 (see \reference{ref:QuickScreen}) \\
89 \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
90 \ButtonFThree & Switches to the Display Quick Screen \\
94 \opt{SANSA_E200_PAD}{
95 \ActionStdRec & Switches to the Recording screen \\
98 \end{btnmap}
99 \end{table}
101 \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
102 The functions of the F keys are also summarised on the button bar at the
103 bottom of the screen.
106 \subsection{\label{ref:Contextmenu}\label{ref:PartIISectionFM}Context Menu}
107 \screenshot{rockbox_interface/images/ss-context-menu}{The Context Menu}{}
109 The \setting{Context Menu} allows you to perform certain operations on files or
110 directories. To access the \setting{Context Menu}, position the selector over a file
111 or directory and access the context menu with \ActionStdContext{}.
113 \note{The \setting{Context Menu} is a context sensitive menu. If the
114 \setting{Context Menu} is invoked on a file, it will display options available
115 for files. If the \setting{Context Menu} is invoked on a directory,
116 it will display options for directories.}
118 The \setting{Context Menu} contains the following options (unless otherwise noted,
119 each option pertains both to files and directories):
121 \begin{description}
122 \item [Playlist.]
123 Enters the \setting{Playlist Submenu} (see \reference{ref:playlist_submenu}).
124 \item [Playlist Catalog.]
125 Enters the \setting{Playlist Catalog Submenu} (see
126 \reference{ref:playlist_catalog}).
127 \item [Rename.]
128 This function lets the user modify the name of a file or directory.
129 \item [Cut.]
130 Copies the name of the currently selected file or directory to the clipboard
131 and marks it to be `cut'.
132 \item [Copy.]
133 Copies the name of the currently selected file or directory to the clipboard
134 and marks it to be `copied'.
135 \item [Paste.]
136 Only visible if a file or directory name is on the clipboard. When selected
137 it will move or copy the clipboard to the current directory.
138 \item [Delete.]
139 Deletes the currently selected file. This option applies only to files, and
140 not to directories. Rockbox will ask for confirmation before deleting a file.
141 Press \ActionYesNoAccept{}
142 to confirm deletion or any other key to cancel.
143 \item [Delete Directory.]
144 Deletes the currently selected directory and all of the files and subdirectories
145 it may contain. Deleted directories cannot be recovered. Use this feature with
146 caution!
147 \item [Open with.]
148 Runs a viewer plugin on the file. Normally, when a file is selected in Rockbox,
149 Rockbox automatically detects the file type and runs the appropriate plugin.
150 The \setting{Open With} function can be used to override the default action and
151 select a viewer by hand.
152 For example, this function can be used to view a text file
153 even if the file has a non-standard extension (i.e., the file has an extension
154 of something other than \fname{.txt}). See \reference{ref:Viewersplugins}
155 for more details on viewers.
156 \item [Create Directory.]
157 Create a new directory in the current directory on the disk.
158 \item [Properties.]
159 Shows properties such as size and the time and date of the last modification
160 for the selected file. If used on a directory, the number of files and
161 subdirectories will be shown, as well as the total size.
162 \opt{recording}{
163 \item [Set As Recording Directory.]
164 Save recordings in the selected directory.
166 \item [Add to Shortcuts.]
167 Adds a link to the selected item in the \fname{shortcuts.link} file.
168 If the file does not already exist it will be created in the root directory.
169 Note that if you create a shortcut to a file, Rockbox will not open it upon
170 selecting, but simply bring you to it's location in the \setting{File Browser}.
171 \end{description}
173 \subsection{\label{sec:virtual_keyboard}Virtual Keyboard}
174 \screenshot{rockbox_interface/images/ss-virtual-keyboard}{The virtual keyboard}{}
175 This is the virtual keyboard that is used when entering text in Rockbox, for
176 example when renaming a file or creating a new directory. The virtual keyboard
177 can be easily changed by making a text file with the required layout. More
178 information on how to achieve this can be found on the Rockbox website
179 at \wikilink{LoadableKeyboardLayouts}.
181 \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,RECORDER_PAD,GIGABEAT_PAD,SANSA_E200_PAD,%
182 SANSA_C200_PAD,MROBE100_PAD}{
183 \begin{table}
184 \begin{btnmap}{}{}
185 \ActionKbdLeft{}~/ \ActionKbdRight{}~/ \ActionKbdUp{}~/ \ActionKbdDown
186 & Move about the virtual keyboard (moves the solid cursor) \\
188 \ActionKbdCursorLeft{} or \ActionKbdCursorRight
189 & Move the line cursor within the text line \\
191 \ActionKbdSelect
192 & Inserts the selected keyboard letter at the current cursor position \\
194 \ActionKbdAbort
195 & Exits the virtual keyboard without saving any changes \\
197 \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
198 \ButtonFOne
199 & Shifts between the upper case, lower case and accented keyboards \\
202 \ActionKbdDone
203 & Exits the virtual keyboard and saves any changes \\
204 \ActionKbdBackSpace
205 & Deletes the character before the line cursor \\
207 \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,GIGABEAT_PAD,MROBE100_PAD}{
208 \ActionKbdMorseInput
209 & Enters Morse input mode \\
210 \ActionKbdMorseSelect
211 & Tap to select a character in Morse input mode \\
213 \end{btnmap}
214 \end{table}
217 \opt{IPOD_4G_PAD,IPOD_3G_PAD,IRIVER_H10_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{
218 \textbf{Picker area}
219 \begin{table}
220 \begin{btnmap}{}{}
221 \ActionKbdUp/\ActionKbdDown & Move about the virtual keyboard.
222 If you move out of the picker area, you get to the \emph{Line edit mode}. \\
223 \ActionKbdLeft/\ActionKbdRight & (moves the solid cursor). \\
224 \ActionKbdSelect
225 & Inserts the currently selected keyboard letter at the current
226 filename cursor position \\
227 \ActionKbdDone
228 & Exits the virtual keyboard and saves any changes \\
229 \ActionKbdAbort
230 & Exits the virtual keyboard without saving any changes\\
231 \opt{IPOD_4G_PAD,IPOD_3G_PAD,IRIVER_H10_PAD}{
232 \ActionKbdMorseInput
233 & Enters Morse input mode \\
234 \ActionKbdMorseSelect
235 & Tap to select a character in Morse input mode \\
237 \end{btnmap}
238 \end{table}
239 \textbf{Line edit mode}
240 \begin{table}
241 \begin{btnmap}{}{}
242 \ActionKbdLeft/\ActionKbdRight & Move left and right\\
243 \ActionKbdSelect & Deletes the letter to the left of the cursor\\
244 \ActionKbdUp/\ActionKbdDown & Returns to the picker area\\
245 \end{btnmap}
246 \end{table}
248 \opt{ondio}{
249 \begin{table}
250 \begin{btnmap}{Picker area}{}
251 \ButtonUp/\ButtonDown/\ButtonLeft/\ButtonRight
252 & Move about the virtual keyboard (moves the solid cursor).
253 If you move out of the picker area with \ButtonUp/\ButtonDown,
254 you get to the line edit mode. \\
255 \ButtonMenu
256 & Selects the letter underneath the cursor. \\
257 Long \ButtonMenu
258 & Accepts the change and returns to the File Browser.\\
259 \ButtonOff
260 & Quit the virtual keyboard without saving the changes.\\
261 \end{btnmap}
262 \end{table}
263 \begin{table}
264 \begin{btnmap}{Line edit mode}{}
265 \ButtonLeft/\ButtonRight & Move left and right\\
266 \ButtonMenu & Deletes the letter to the left of the cursor\\
267 Long \ButtonMenu & Accepts the deletion\\
268 \ButtonUp/\ButtonDown & Returns to the picker area\\
269 \end{btnmap}
270 \end{table}
273 \opt{player}{
274 The current text line to be entered or edited is always listed on the first
275 line of the display. The second line of the display can contain the character
276 selection bar, as in the screenshot above.
277 \begin{table}
278 \begin{btnmap}{}{}
279 \ButtonOn & Toggle picker- and line edit mode\\
280 \ButtonLeft/\ButtonRight & moves back and forth in the selected \\
281 & line (picker of input line) \\
282 \ButtonPlay & Picks character in character bar, or acts as backspace \\
283 & in the text line.\\
284 Long \ButtonPlay & Accept\\
285 \ButtonStop & Cancel\\
286 \ButtonMenu & Flips picker lines\\
287 \end{btnmap}
288 \end{table}
292 \input{rockbox_interface/tagcache.tex}
293 \input{rockbox_interface/wps.tex}
295 %Include playlist section
296 \input{working_with_playlists/main.tex}