CE Playlist Help

Playlist Tab

This view shows all the Playlist files (*.asx, *.wpl, *.plt, *.pdl, *.m3u,*.lst) on the PocketPC along with their location. Playlists can be played directly by Windows Media Player, PocketMVP, withMP3, or other PocketPC player - or their contents can be saved to the Song List. Playlist contents can be viewed, and they can be renamed and deleted.

Playlists can also be created on a PC using Windows Media Player, Music Match, or WinAmp and copied to the PocketPC. CEPlaylist will automatically adjust the path names to the location of the song files on the PocketPC.

A playlist is selected by clicking on the checkbox next to its name. The List contains columns for Playlist Title and Path. Clicking on the header for a column will sort the list by that column. Columns can be rearranged by clicking and dragging the header for the column to be moved. The list is initially sorted alphabetically, and will be resorted every time a playlist is added, deleted, or renamed.

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Menu Bar
File
File Menu - See Below
Tools
Tools Menu - See Below

Edits the Playlist name. This changes the filename of the highlighted playlist.

View Playlist - Displays contents of the highlighted playlist file.
Plays all selected playlists. This option actually creates a temporary playlist with the contents of all the selected playlists and calls the appropriate player to play it.
Copies all songs in the selected playlists to Song List, adjusting the path if required to match the song file location. If a playlist contains a song that is not on the device, a warning dialog is shown.
Deletes selected playlists from list and device.
Displays a dialog that allows all playlists to be selected or deselected.
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View Playlist Dialog
This dialog shows the path of each song contained in the playlist. It is 'read-only', and changes cannot be made to the file from this screen.
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File Menu

New Playlist - Switches to the Song List, clears it, and resets title to Unknown.

Open Playlist - Switches to the Song List, brings up the File Dialog and allows a playlist to be opened. Once opened all the songs will be copied to the Song List. If a playlist contains a song that is not on the device, a warning dialog is shown. Playlists can also be created on a PC using Windows Media Player, Music Match, or WinAmp and copied to the PocketPC. When these playlists are opened, CEPlaylist will automatically adjust the path names to the location of the song files on the PocketPC.

Player - When this option is clicked, a submenu is opened allowing the format of the playlist files to be selected.

Rename Playlist - Edits Playlist name. This changes the filename of the highlighted playlist. This is the same as

Play Selection - Plays all selected playlists. This option actually creates a temporary playlist with the contents of all the selected playlists and calls the appropriate player to play it. This is the same as

Copy Selection - Copies all songs in the selected playlists to Song List, adjusting the path if required to match the song file location. If a playlist contains a song that is not on the device, a warning dialog is shown. This is the same as

Delete Selection - Deletes selected playlist from list and device. This is the same as

Select/Deselect All - Displays a dialog that allows all playlists to be selected or deselected. This is the same as

Quit - Exits application.

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Player Menu

This submenu allows the format of the playlist files to be selected. The setting also determines which player will be started when Play Selection is clicked.

Windows Media (asx) - Selecting this option causes all playlists to be created using Windows Media format and with an extension of .asx. When Play Selection is clicked, CEPlaylist will cause Windows Media Player to play the selected files if it is associated with .asx files.

withMP3 (plt) - Selecting this option causes all playlists to be created using withMP3's format and with an extension of .plt. When Play Selection is clicked, CEPlaylist will cause withMP3 to play the selected files.

PocketMVP (pdl) - Selecting this option causes all playlists to be created using PocketMVP's format and with an extension of .pdl. When Play Selection is clicked, CEPlaylist will cause PocketMVP to play the selected files if it is associated with .pdl files. This also works with the older PocketDivx player as well.

M3U Format (m3u) - Selecting this option causes all playlists to be created and saved using a standard M3U format and with an extension of .m3u. When Play Selection is clicked, CEPlaylist will cause any player that is associated with .m3u files to play the selected files, if the player supports file association starts.

WinamPAQ (lst) - Selecting this option causes all playlists to be created using WinamPAQ's format and with an extension of .lst. When Play Selection is clicked, CEPlaylist will create a temporary playlist and start up WinamPAQ with the playlist loaded. Because WinamPAQ does not provide a way for it to start up playling a playlist, the play button in WinamPAQ must still be clicked before the songs will start playing.

GSPlayer (m3u) - Selecting this option causes all playlists to be created using GSPlayer's format and with an extension of .m3u. When Play Selection is clicked, CEPlaylist will cause GSPlayer to play the selected files.

Windows Media (wpl) - Selecting this option causes all playlists to be created using Windows Media format and with an extension of .wpl. When Play Selection is clicked, CEPlaylist will cause Windows Media Player to play the selected files if it is associated with .wpl files.

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Tool Menu

About - Opens About Dialog.

Help - Opens Internet Explorer and displays this set of files.

Register - Provides data entry screen for entering a registration code.

Preferences - Opens the Preferences dialog.

Rebuild Library - Completely rebuilds the library by scanning all available storage for MP3 and WMA files.

Map Network Connection - Allows network drives to be mapped to the PocketPC. See Network Configuration.

Statistics - Displays a window showing the number and types of files found along with totals for artists, albums, and genres.

View Playlist Contents - Displays contents of the highlighted playlist file. This is the same as

Repeat - Indicates the current setting of the Repeat flag. When set, the songs in the playlist will be repeated a preset number of times. When the menu item is selected, the Repeat Dialog will be displayed, allowing the number of times the songs should be repeated to be specified.

Shuffle - Indicates the current setting of the Shuffle flag. When set, the songs in the playlist will play in a random order. If the Repeat flag is also set, then the songs will be shuffled for each repeat.

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Repeat

This dialog is shown when the Repeat menu item is selected.

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