foo_playlist_tree, still very experimental (beta stage) Options

[cwbowron]

foo_playlist_tree is a very customizable media library, with support for hierarchical playlists as well as dynamic playlists. Dynamic playlists can be generated using the same syntax as foo_playlistgen_ex. It can operate in its own window or as a column_ui panel.

More information and downloads are available at:

http://www.bazquux.com/wiki/Foobar2000:Playlist_Tree

This post has been edited by cwbowron: Jan 4 2008, 01:47

[jkwarras]

Hey!, thanks a lot for this plugin and new build

Just some suggestions:

- Custom background colours, selection, blabla options (like album list panel).
- I really like stroke idea: normal playlists + autoupdated customated trees. I know you said that you are not going to implement it, but hey, I try it anyway or maybe someone will like to implement it.

BTW, I like the idea of using icons

Edit: Added 'colours' to first request

This post has been edited by jkwarras: Dec 3 2004, 14:37

[cwbowron]

Hey!, thanks a lot for this plugin and new build

Just some suggestions:

- Custom background, selection, blabla options (like album list panel).
- I really like stroke idea: normal playlists + autoupdated customated trees. I know you said that you are not going to implement it, but hey, I try it anyway or maybe someone will like to implement it.

BTW, I like the idea of using icons

So how does the idea of autoupdated customized trees work? This is how I see it: You make a folder, but in addition to giving it a name you give it a criteria something like $if($strcmp($artist, "Johnny Cash"),1,0) and then all the files that have artist as johnny cash automagically show up under this?

Is this how you see it?

[stroke]

- I really like stroke idea: normal playlists + autoupdated customated trees. I know you said that you are not going to implement it, but hey, I try it anyway or maybe someone will like to implement it.

nice to hear that, and let's try to talk chris into implementing the feature, i think he's getting interested in it

So how does the idea of autoupdated customized trees work?  This is how I see it: You make a folder, but in addition to giving it a name you give it a criteria something like $if($strcmp($artist, "Johnny Cash"),1,0) and then all the files that have artist as johnny cash automagically show up under this?

Is this how you see it?

not exactly, i thought that it would be usefull to implement this feature in exactly the same way it is implemented in album list panel. i.e. you create a folder, let's say 'live performances' and then in the properties for this folder you paste a formating string which specifies that files with the tag TYPE=live appear in this folder, and are automagically sorted into further folders and subfolders, according to one's liking (one of mine would be artist\date-album\tracktitle). so basically it boils down to putting the functionality of album list panel into playlist tree (panel?)

as you wrote this is perfectly achivable via the album list panel, but i'm sure people would find lots of ways to use these functionalities combined in one panel effectively, like sending files to the collection folders from within the same interface, instead of dragging them from explorer or playlist (seems much more convenient for me), or embeding an autoupdating folder within a collection folder. what do you think?

anyway, keep on the good work on playlist tree

[jkwarras]

not exactly, i thought that it would be usefull to implement this feature in exactly the same way it is implemented in album list panel. i.e. you create a folder, let's say 'live performances' and then in the properties for this folder you paste a formating string which specifies that files with the tag TYPE=live appear in this folder, and are automagically sorted into further folders and subfolders, according to one's liking (one of mine would be artist\date-album\tracktitle). so basically it boils down to putting the functionality of album list panel into playlist tree (panel?)

I think this is the best option to have, to create custom folders and be able to specify formatting strings that apply to this folders and subfolders. For ex. a playlist tree could look like this:

+ by Artist
+ by Album
+ by Date
+ by Genre/Styles
+ by Moods
--+ Tempo
--+ Tunes
--+ Situation
+ by Rating
--+ No rating
--+ Favorites
--+ *****
--+ ****
--+ ***
--+ **
--+ *
+ My Top Songs
+ All time favorites

In my example all folders until 'My Top songs' are automaticaly (+ updated) sorted by a formatting string. But in the case of Mood (or rating) I woudl love the possibility to create different subfolders each one with his own formatting string (that fits under the mood definition but are a different tag). This is actually not possible with the album list panel or database explorer panel (with the last one, you can have different trees with a formatting string but that's it, you can't have subtrees with different fromatting strings calling different tags).

Last ones are custom folders that I woudl create for my top songs and all time favorites.

Hope this explanation makes sens and explains +- the use of such an implementation

A suggestion (for the actual panel): Make option to disable displaying total time and MB at left side of the tree.

Edit: I'm sure someone is going to request it soon or later Could you please think about updating the plugin for last version of columns ui (beta 4, apparently has changed something that breaks compatibility with panels for previous versions).

This post has been edited by jkwarras: Dec 3 2004, 13:06

[phwip]

Thanks for a very useful component.

A suggestion (for the actual panel): Make option to disable displaying total time and MB at left side of the tree.

I also would like to be able to hide the time and size stats. I presume there is not already some way to do this?

Also I would like the playlist tree to fill up the available space: currently there is a grey area a few pixels wide on the left hand side that doesn't seem to do anything. And I am also unsure of the purpose of the progress bar at the bottom of the panel.

[jkwarras]

And I am also unsure of the purpose of the progress bar at the bottom of the panel.

I think that the answer is here:
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index....ndpost&p=255971

I think it display the progress of loading traks into the playlist tree. Dunno.