manual/configure_rockbox/autoresume.tex

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   2 \section{\label{ref:Autoresumeconfigactual}Automatic resume}
   3
   4 The automatic resume feature stores and recalls resume positions for
   5 all tracks without user intervention.  These resume points are stored
   6 in the database, and thus automatic resume only works when the
   7 database has been initialized.
   8
   9 When automatic resume is enabled, manually selected tracks resume
  10 playback at their last playback position.  It does not matter in which
  11 way you start the track; tracks are resumed whether they are navigated
  12 to through the database browser or file browser, by starting a
  13 playlist, or by skipping through tracks in the current playlist.  (As
  14 an exception, when a track is resumed by loading a bookmark, the
  15 playback position saved in the bookmark takes precedence.)
  16
  17 Optionally, you can also enable automatic resume for automatic track
  18 transitions.  In this case, the next track will be resumed as well
  19 instead of starting playback at its beginning.  This is most useful
  20 for podcasts, and can be enabled on a per-directory basis.
  21
  22 A track's resume position is updated whenever playback of that track
  23 stops, including when explicitly stopping the track, powering off the
  24 \dap{}, or starting playback of another track.
  25
  26 If you intend to start a track from its beginning but notice that it
  27 was resumed, you can press \ActionWpsSkipPrev{} in the WPS to skip back to
  28 its beginning.  When pressing \ActionWpsSkipPrev{} again in the first few
  29 seconds of a track to go to the previous track, the previously (on
  30 first button press) saved resume position is retained.  Therefore, you
  31 can also use \ActionWpsSkipPrev{} and \ActionWpsSkipNext{} to skip
  32 across tracks in a playlist without losing their resume position.
  33
  34 \begin{description}
  35 \item[Automatic resume.] This option enables or disables automatic
  36   resume globally.  When Rockbox detects that the database (which is
  37   needed for this feature) has not been initialized yet, it asks
  38   whether it should be initialized right away.
  39
  40 \item[Resume on automatic track change.] Controls whether the next
  41   track in an automatic track transition should be resumed at its last
  42   playback position as well.
  43   \begin{description}
  44   \item[No.] Automatic resume works only for manual track selection.
  45   \item[Yes.] Always attempt to resume -- for both manual and
  46     automatic track changes.
  47   \item[In custom directories only.] Configure directories in which to
  48     enable resume on automatic track change.  Selecting this option
  49     starts the text editor, in which you can enter the (absolute,
  50     case-insensitive) directory names separated by colons (``:'').
  51
  52     A typical value is ``/podcast'', which matches all files in
  53     directories \fname{/PODCAST}, \fname{/Podcast} or \fname{/podcast}
  54     and their subdirectories, but not in directories \fname{/podcasts}
  55     (mind the trailing ``s'') or \fname{/audio/podcast}.
  56   \end{description}
  57 \end{description}