FreeLists / blindipod / [blindipod] Re: Can I Modify Playlists in Original iPod Firmware?

["Kane Brolin" <kbrolin65@xxxxxxxxx>]

Anna:

Thanks for the awesome instructions regarding how to use those
commands to adjust elements of a playlist!  I did not know about
those.

The playlist I was working with proved extremely stubborn, and files
did not move even though J-tunes announced they would be moving.  So I
had to delete and repopulate a new playlist, in which everything
seemed to work just fine.  Now we'll see how faithfully it copies to
the iPod.  This is being attempted with a sync right now.  At least
this a task which can be done indoors, here in the land of freezing
rain and snow.

Take care.  I wish you success, by the way, with the new guide to
portable players, presuming that is out or soon to be out on
themarket.

-Kane

On 12/4/07, Woody Anna Dresner <wadresner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Kane,
>
> Assuming you're using Brian's scripts, when you're focused on your
> playlist, press iTunes Modifier+1. This should resort the playlist.
> Sometimes the order can get messed up, but this command puts it back
> into the order in which you created it. If you press this command
> again, it reverses the order, so if the tracks appear in reverse
> order, just press it again.
>
> As for why the CDs in the audiobook are coming up in the wrong order,
> select all the tracks and press CTRL+I. This will take you into the
> Get Info box. Make sure each one has the right numbers in the section
> where you say each is disk X of Y; so disk 10 should be disk 10 of
> 17, etc. Also make sure the title and artist fields are identical for
> each CD. If someone made a typo in one of these, it could mess up the
> alphabetization.
>
> To move a track in a playlist, press iTunes Modifier+1 first to bring
> focus to the playlist and make sure it's sorted in the correct order.
> Then find the track you want to move and press iTunes Modifier+2.
> Move to where you want the track to go and press iTunes Modifier+3.
> Unless the playlist is super long, this should work. If it doesn't,
> try restarting JAWS and make sure iTunes is maximized, then try again.
>
> HTH,
> Anna
>
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