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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{iriverh10,iriverh10_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 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{btnmap}
47 \ActionStdPrev{}/\ActionStdNext{}
48 \opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{& \ActionRCStdPrev{}/\ActionRCStdNext{}}
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 \opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{&
56 \opt{IRIVER_RC_H100_PAD}{\ButtonRCSource{}/ \ButtonRCBitrate}
58 & Move one page up/down in the list.\\
60 \opt{IRIVER_H10_PAD}
62 \ButtonRew{}/ \ButtonFF
63 & Move one page up/down in the list.\\
66 \ActionTreeParentDirectory
67 \opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{& \ActionRCTreeParentDirectory}
68 & Go to the parent directory.\\
70 \ActionTreeEnter
71 \opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{& \ActionRCTreeEnter}
72 & Execute the default action on the selected file or enter a
73 directory.\\
75 \ActionTreeWps
76 \opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{& \ActionRCTreeWps}
77 & If there is an audio file playing, return to the
78 \setting{While Playing Screen} (WPS) without stopping playback.\\
80 \nopt{player,SANSA_C200_PAD}%
82 \ActionTreeStop
83 \opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{& \ActionRCTreeStop}
84 & Stop audio playback.\\%
87 \ActionStdContext{}
88 \opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{& \ActionRCStdContext}
89 & Enter the \setting{Context Menu}.\\
91 \ActionStdMenu{}
92 \opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{& \ActionRCStdMenu}
93 & Enter the \setting{Main Menu}.\\
95 \opt{quickscreen}{
96 \ActionStdQuickScreen
97 \opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{& \ActionRCStdQuickScreen}
98 & Switch to the \setting{Quick Screen}
99 (see \reference{ref:QuickScreen}). \\
101 \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
102 \ButtonFThree & Switch to the \setting{Quick Screen}.\\
106 \opt{SANSA_E200_PAD}{
107 \ActionStdRec & Switch to the \setting{Recording Screen}.\\
110 \nopt{touchscreen}{\opt{hotkey}{
111 \ActionTreeHotkey
113 \opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{
115 Activate the \setting{Hotkey} function
116 (see \reference{ref:Hotkeys}).
119 \end{btnmap}
121 \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
122 The functions of the F keys are also summarised on the button bar at the
123 bottom of the screen.
126 \subsection{\label{ref:Contextmenu}\label{ref:PartIISectionFM}Context Menu}
127 \screenshot{rockbox_interface/images/ss-context-menu}{The Context Menu}{}
129 The \setting{Context Menu} allows you to perform certain operations on files or
130 directories. To access the \setting{Context Menu}, position the selector over a file
131 or directory and access the context menu with \ActionStdContext{}.\\
133 \note{The \setting{Context Menu} is a context sensitive menu. If the
134 \setting{Context Menu} is invoked on a file, it will display options available
135 for files. If the \setting{Context Menu} is invoked on a directory,
136 it will display options for directories.\\}
138 The \setting{Context Menu} contains the following options (unless otherwise noted,
139 each option pertains both to files and directories):
141 \begin{description}
142 \item [Playlist.]
143 Enters the \setting{Playlist Submenu} (see \reference{ref:playlist_submenu}).
144 \item [Playlist Catalogue.]
145 Enters the \setting{Playlist Catalogue Submenu} (see
146 \reference{ref:playlist_catalogue}).
147 \item [Rename.]
148 This function lets the user modify the name of a file or directory.
149 \item [Cut.]
150 Copies the name of the currently selected file or directory to the clipboard
151 and marks it to be `cut'.
152 \item [Copy.]
153 Copies the name of the currently selected file or directory to the clipboard
154 and marks it to be `copied'.
155 \item [Paste.]
156 Only visible if a file or directory name is on the clipboard. When selected
157 it will move or copy the clipboard to the current directory.
158 \item [Delete.]
159 Deletes the currently selected file. This option applies only to files, and
160 not to directories. Rockbox will ask for confirmation before deleting a file.
161 Press \ActionYesNoAccept{}
162 to confirm deletion or any other key to cancel.
163 \item [Delete Directory.]
164 Deletes the currently selected directory and all of the files and subdirectories
165 it may contain. Deleted directories cannot be recovered. Use this feature with
166 caution!
167 \opt{lcd_non-mono}{
168 \item [Set As Backdrop.]
169 Set the selected \fname{bmp} file as background image. The bitmaps need to meet the
170 conditions explained in \reference{ref:LoadingBackdrops}.
172 \item [Open with.]
173 Runs a viewer plugin on the file. Normally, when a file is selected in Rockbox,
174 Rockbox automatically detects the file type and runs the appropriate plugin.
175 The \setting{Open With} function can be used to override the default action and
176 select a viewer by hand.
177 For example, this function can be used to view a text file
178 even if the file has a non-standard extension (i.e., the file has an extension
179 of something other than \fname{.txt}). See \reference{ref:Viewersplugins}
180 for more details on viewers.
181 \item [Create Directory.]
182 Create a new directory in the current directory on the disk.
183 \item [Properties.]
184 Shows properties such as size and the time and date of the last modification
185 for the selected file. If used on a directory, the number of files and
186 subdirectories will be shown, as well as the total size.
187 \opt{recording}{
188 \item [Set As Recording Directory.]
189 Save recordings in the selected directory.
191 \item [\label{ref:StartFileBrowserHere}Start File Browser Here.]
192 This option allows users to set the currently selected directory as the default
193 start directory for the file browser. This option is not available for files.
194 \note{If you have \setting{Auto-Change Directory} and
195 \setting{Constrain Auto-Change} enabled, the directories returned will
196 be constrained to the directory you have chosen here and those below it.
197 See \reference{ref:ConstrainAutoChange}}
198 \item [Add to Shortcuts.]
199 Adds a link to the selected item in the \fname{shortcuts.link} file.
200 If the file does not already exist it will be created in the root directory.
201 Note that if you create a shortcut to a file, Rockbox will not open it upon
202 selecting, but simply bring you to its location in the \setting{File Browser}.
203 \end{description}
205 \subsection{\label{sec:virtual_keyboard}Virtual Keyboard}
206 \screenshot{rockbox_interface/images/ss-virtual-keyboard}{The virtual keyboard}{}
207 This is the virtual keyboard that is used when entering text in Rockbox, for
208 example when renaming a file or creating a new directory.
209 \nopt{player}{The virtual keyboard can be easily changed by making a text file
210 with the required layout. More information on how to achieve this can be found
211 on the Rockbox website at \wikilink{LoadableKeyboardLayouts}.}
213 \opt{morse_input}{
214 Also you can switch to Morse code input mode by changing the
215 \setting{Use Morse Code Input} setting%
216 \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD,IPOD_3G_PAD,IRIVER_H10_PAD%
217 ,GIGABEAT_PAD,GIGABEAT_S_PAD,MROBE100_PAD,SANSA_E200_PAD,PBELL_VIBE500_PAD%
218 ,SANSA_FUZEPLUS_PAD}
219 { or by pressing \ActionKbdMorseInput{} in the virtual keyboard}%
222 \nopt{player}{% no "Actions" yet in the Player's virtual keyboard
224 \note{When the cursor is on the input line, \ActionKbdSelect{} deletes the preceding character}
226 \begin{btnmap}
227 \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,RECORDER_PAD,GIGABEAT_PAD,GIGABEAT_S_PAD%
228 ,MROBE100_PAD,SANSA_E200_PAD,SANSA_FUZE_PAD,SANSA_C200_PAD,SANSA_FUZEPLUS_PAD}{
229 \ActionKbdCursorLeft{} / \ActionKbdCursorRight
231 \opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{\ActionRCKbdCursorLeft{} / \ActionRCKbdCursorRight
233 Move the line cursor within the text line.
236 \ActionKbdBackSpace
238 \opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{
240 Delete the character before the line cursor.
243 \ActionKbdLeft{} / \ActionKbdRight
245 \opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{\ActionRCKbdLeft{} / \ActionRCKbdRight
247 Move the cursor on the virtual keyboard.
248 If you move out of the picker area, you get the previous/next page of
249 characters (if there is more than one).
252 \ActionKbdUp{} / \ActionKbdDown
254 \opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{\ActionRCKbdUp{} / \ActionRCKbdDown
256 Move the cursor on the virtual keyboard.
257 If you move out of the picker area you get to the line edit mode.
260 \nopt{IPOD_3G_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD,IRIVER_H10_PAD,ONDIO_PAD,PBELL_VIBE500_PAD,SANSA_FUZEPLUS_PAD}{
261 \ActionKbdPageFlip
263 \opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{\ActionRCKbdPageFlip
265 Flip to the next page of characters (if there is more than one).
269 \ActionKbdSelect
271 \opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{\ActionRCKbdSelect
273 Insert the selected keyboard letter at the current line cursor position.
276 \ActionKbdDone
278 \opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{\ActionRCKbdDone
280 Exit the virtual keyboard and save any changes.
283 \ActionKbdAbort
285 \opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{\ActionRCKbdAbort
287 Exit the virtual keyboard without saving any changes.
289 % to be done - create a separate section for morse imput and update the info
290 \opt{morse_input}{
291 \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,GIGABEAT_PAD,GIGABEAT_S_PAD,MROBE100_PADD%
292 ,SANSA_E200_PA,IPOD_4G_PAD,IPOD_3G_PAD,IRIVER_H10_PAD,PBELL_VIBE500_PAD}{
293 \ActionKbdMorseInput
294 \opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{& \ActionRCKbdMorseInput}
295 & Toggle keyboard input mode and Morse code input mode. \\}
297 \ActionKbdMorseSelect
298 \opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{& \ActionRCKbdMorseSelect}
299 & Tap to select a character in Morse code input mode. \\
301 \end{btnmap}
302 }% end of non-Player section
304 \opt{player}{
305 The current text line to be entered or edited is always listed on the first
306 line of the display. The second line of the display can contain the character
307 selection bar, as in the screenshot above.
308 \begin{btnmap}
309 \ButtonOn & Toggle picker- and line edit mode. \\
310 \ButtonLeft{} / \ButtonRight
311 & Move back and forth in the selected line (picker of input line). \\
312 \ButtonPlay
313 & Pick character in character bar, or act as backspace in the text line. \\
314 Long \ButtonPlay & Accept \\
315 \ButtonStop & Cancel \\
316 \ButtonMenu & Flip picker lines. \\
317 \end{btnmap}
320 \input{rockbox_interface/tagcache.tex}
321 \input{rockbox_interface/wps.tex}
323 %Include playlist section
324 \input{working_with_playlists/main.tex}
325 \input{rockbox_interface/hotkeys.tex}