[bookport] Re: Playlists

  • From: "Sarah Cranston" <cranston.sarah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 13:13:58 -0600

Why not create the M3U playlist in something like Winamp, then put it on the BP?
Just another thought.

Sarah


-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Bruce Toews
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 12:43 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: Playlists


To me it seems the most logical approach. Though it would be nice if we 
could create the playlist on our computers by hand in Notepad or something 
and just transfer it onto the BP as well.

Bruce

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On Tue, 21 Feb 2006, LARRY SKUTCHAN wrote:

> That is really along the lines I was thinking as well.
>
>
>>>> rick.alfaro@xxxxxxxxxxx Tuesday, February 21, 2006 1:04:11 PM >>>
> Larry,
>
> Yes, I personally feel this would be a great feature, but I am
> wondering if
> any sorting or play list creation could simply be handled by the
> transport
> software?  The way I would imagine it working is to have commands
> available
> to sort, or customize the list of files the transport software would
> be
> sending to the BP.  Perhaps several different types of automatic
> sorting and
> maybe a custom mode where one can choose to move an item up or down in
> position within the list of files to be sent.  Maybe there could also
> be a
> way of using recognized play lists like m3u?
>
>
>
>
> --Best regards,
>
> --Rick Alfaro
> --rick.alfaro@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of LARRY SKUTCHAN
> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 9:11 AM
> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookport] Playlists
>
> We have been considering what to do about the sorting order of files on
> Book
> Port.  We do not have the memory or processing power to sort long lists
> of
> names, so we are considering using playlists to provide this
> functionality.
>
> First, does this seem like something that would be desirable?
>
> If so, how do you see such a feature working?
>
> We should probably have put this onto the about-to-be-created new Book
> Port
> Beta list, but we'll throw it out here for general discussion.
>
>
>
>
>


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