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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: amaroK playlist tiny problem
From:       "Mario Young" <maye.co () gmail ! com>
Date:       2007-06-11 23:01:19
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Hello

You are right English is not my native language, I'm happy that somebody
understand my problem, but if Mark think is "trifles", well... I'm not the
developer, so let's close this case. The status is RESOLVED.

Bye,

MY


PD: for the next time I'll use the amarok mailing.
http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=146657



On 6/11/07, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. <bss03@volumehost.net> wrote:
>
> On Monday 11 June 2007, "Mario Young - Mantis Technology Solutions"
> <mario@mantistechs.com> wrote about 'Re: amaroK playlist tiny problem':
> > Try this:
>
> No.
>
> > What my amarok does is play the frist track then jump to the 1 track
> > with the tag cd numer 2 and GO BACK to the 1 track with the cd number 1
> > and loop forever.
>
> I understand that.
>
> However, there's no need to send these issue to this list.  AmaroK has
> it's
> own mailing list (this is NOT it), forum, and IRC channel.  I noticed your
> bug was marked as resolved: works for me, and I would guess you aren't
> happy with that resolution. (I'm not either, I think Mark Kretschmann
> misunderstood what you are trying to do.)
>
> However, part of this is your description of the problem.  It's very
> confusing for me to read -- I'm guessing English isn't your native
> language?  Something like this might be better: (feel free to use if you
> think it describes your problem)
>
> My set-up:
> I own a 2 CD album.  I've ripped the track and correctly tagged them.  In
> particular, the first song on the first CD has tags like: { 'Track'
> => '1', 'Album' => 'My Album Title', 'Disc Number' => '1' } and the first
> song on the second CD has tags like: { 'Track' => '1', 'Album' => 'My
> Album Title', 'Disc Number' => '2' }.
>
> What I'm doing:
> Add the first two songs for each disk in this album to the play list.
> (Larger playlists exhibit similar behavior, but this is a small test case
> that shows the problem.)
> Choose Mode -> Repeat -> Playlist
> Choose Mode -> Random -> Album
> Start playback
>
> What happens:
> The first song from the first CD plays, then the first song from the
> *second* CD plays, then the *first* song of the *first* CD repeats.  The
> first song from each disc repeats ad inf.; other songs from any CD in the
> album never gets played!
>
> What I expected to happen:
> The first song from the first CD plays, then the remaining songs from the
> *first* CD plays, then the first song of the *second* CD plays followed by
> the remaining songs from the second CD.  Finally, another album is choosen
> at random and plays etc. (In the 4-song, test playlist I've described, the
> album would repeat since it's in only album on the playlist.)
>
> Notes:
> I know it's possible to play this album in order by using Mode -> Random
> ->
> Off, but it seems like AmaroK should be able to determine the order of
> this album in Mode -> Random -> Album as well -- I often queue up many,
> many albums in Random Album mode and it seems silly (I might even go so
> far as to say it's a usability issue) to have to take specific action when
> I'm adding a properly tagged multi-CD album to the playlist in this mode.
>
> --
> Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.                     ,= ,-_-. =.
> bss03@volumehost.net                      ((_/)o o(\_))
> ICQ: 514984 YM/AIM: DaTwinkDaddy           `-'(. .)`-'
> http://iguanasuicide.org/                      \_/
>
>

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<br>Hello<br><br>You are right English is not my native language, I&#39;m happy that \
somebody understand my problem, but if Mark think is &quot;trifles&quot;, well... \
I&#39;m not the developer, so let&#39;s close this case. The status is RESOLVED. \
<br><br>Bye,<br><br>MY<br><br><br>PD: for the next time I&#39;ll use the amarok \
mailing.<br><a href="http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=146657">http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=146657</a><br><br><br><br><div><span \
class="gmail_quote"> On 6/11/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Boyd Stephen Smith \
Jr.</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:bss03@volumehost.net">bss03@volumehost.net</a>&gt; \
wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, \
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> On Monday 11 June 2007, \
&quot;Mario Young - Mantis Technology Solutions&quot;<br>&lt;<a \
href="mailto:mario@mantistechs.com">mario@mantistechs.com</a>&gt; wrote about \
&#39;Re: amaroK playlist tiny problem&#39;:<br>&gt; Try this: <br><br>No.<br><br>&gt; \
What my amarok does is play the frist track then jump to the 1 track<br>&gt; with the \
tag cd numer 2 and GO BACK to the 1 track with the cd number 1<br>&gt; and loop \
forever.<br><br>I understand that. <br><br>However, there&#39;s no need to send these \
issue to this list.&nbsp;&nbsp;AmaroK has it&#39;s<br>own mailing list (this is NOT \
it), forum, and IRC channel.&nbsp;&nbsp;I noticed your<br>bug was marked as resolved: \
works for me, and I would guess you aren&#39;t <br>happy with that resolution. \
(I&#39;m not either, I think Mark Kretschmann<br>misunderstood what you are trying to \
do.)<br><br>However, part of this is your description of the \
problem.&nbsp;&nbsp;It&#39;s very<br>confusing for me to read -- I&#39;m guessing \
English isn&#39;t your native <br>language?&nbsp;&nbsp;Something like this might be \
better: (feel free to use if you<br>think it describes your problem)<br><br>My \
set-up:<br>I own a 2 CD album.&nbsp;&nbsp;I&#39;ve ripped the track and correctly \
tagged them.&nbsp;&nbsp;In<br>particular, the first song on the first CD has tags \
like: { &#39;Track&#39; <br>=&gt; &#39;1&#39;, &#39;Album&#39; =&gt; &#39;My Album \
Title&#39;, &#39;Disc Number&#39; =&gt; &#39;1&#39; } and the first<br>song on the \
second CD has tags like: { &#39;Track&#39; =&gt; &#39;1&#39;, &#39;Album&#39; =&gt; \
&#39;My <br>Album Title&#39;, &#39;Disc Number&#39; =&gt; &#39;2&#39; }.<br><br>What \
I&#39;m doing:<br>Add the first two songs for each disk in this album to the play \
list.<br>(Larger playlists exhibit similar behavior, but this is a small test case \
<br>that shows the problem.)<br>Choose Mode -&gt; Repeat -&gt; Playlist<br>Choose \
Mode -&gt; Random -&gt; Album<br>Start playback<br><br>What happens:<br>The first \
song from the first CD plays, then the first song from the <br>*second* CD plays, \
then the *first* song of the *first* CD repeats.&nbsp;&nbsp;The<br>first song from \
each disc repeats ad inf.; other songs from any CD in the<br>album never gets \
played!<br><br>What I expected to happen:<br>The first song from the first CD plays, \
then the remaining songs from the <br>*first* CD plays, then the first song of the \
*second* CD plays followed by<br>the remaining songs from the second \
CD.&nbsp;&nbsp;Finally, another album is choosen<br>at random and plays etc. (In the \
4-song, test playlist I&#39;ve described, the <br>album would repeat since it&#39;s \
in only album on the playlist.)<br><br>Notes:<br>I know it&#39;s possible to play \
this album in order by using Mode -&gt; Random -&gt;<br>Off, but it seems like AmaroK \
should be able to determine the order of <br>this album in Mode -&gt; Random -&gt; \
Album as well -- I often queue up many,<br>many albums in Random Album mode and it \
seems silly (I might even go so<br>far as to say it&#39;s a usability issue) to have \
to take specific action when <br>I&#39;m adding a properly tagged multi-CD album to \
the playlist in this mode.<br><br>--<br>Boyd Stephen Smith \
Jr.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \
,= ,-_-. =.<br><a href="mailto:bss03@volumehost.net">bss03@volumehost.net</a>&nbsp;&nb \
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;((_/)o \
o(\_)) <br>ICQ: 514984 YM/AIM: \
DaTwinkDaddy&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; `-&#39;(. \
.)`-&#39;<br><a href="http://iguanasuicide.org/">http://iguanasuicide.org/</a>&nbsp;&n \
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\_/<br><br></blockquote></div><br><br>




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