This thread may well turn out king of long while i get to grips with the brilliant foobar so please bare with me . I have the columns ui interface enabled i also have the play list panel on the left can someone please tell me how i can alphabetically arrange my play lists and centre the names?

I also want to do something with my albums to define the different albums in each play list, i was thinking a alternative colour scheme . For instance a white and a off white colour every other album, is this possible or a similar thing possible?

There is no possibility of this that i'm aware of. For centering the playlist names i use the code below, but then you need to use a fixed font like "fixedsys" or "terminal" to get a good result. Insert the code to preferences/display/columns ui/playlists/use titleformatting for playlist title in panel (and also check that option):



You will need to change the "30" to a higher or lower value depending on the width of your sidebar. Maybe there is a better solution but i have not found it..



I don't think alternating colors is possible for every second album (in foobar/columns_ui it is not really possible to truly "group" several tracks). However it is possible to virtually 'separate' albums using a different background color or something similar for the first track of every album. This track can be identified using %tracknumber%. There are many examples of this method. Check foobar.nub4life.net.

Thank for the info joule sorry but how exactly do i identify the first song of each album. I have also downloaded playlist find but are you a ware of a way i can put a search box in the sidebar that will search all playlists, thanks.

Example:



A good idea is to do the following in the Globals/Variables:



This way it's enough with $if(%_is_first%,FIRST,NOTFIRST) when doing the layout in Columns/Display

I was playing a song from a play list and then double clicked on wma song which was in a folder so i could listen to it. For some reason the contents of the play list of which i was listening to is now gone and is now replaced by the single wma file, any suggestions why this is, thanks..

Assuming that you use foobar 0.8.3. Check preferences/core/command line/enqueue incoming files..

This adds files at the end of the active playlist when opening from file explorer. Also look at the other options if any of these might suit your needs better.

Thanks for all the help by the way joule, i am using 0.8.3 yes is there some way i can have it so when i play a song that is not in a play list i.e. from a folder etc that it is not added to any play list?

Also on my PC i have 2 folder for my music Ripped Music(from CD) and Download music(legally downloaded). I generally rip at a higher bit rate to what i download and i would like the music separated in foobar2000. The way my play lists are currently organized are a play list for each artist(only ripped from CD at current) i also wanted to add the music i have download but want it separated from the music i have ripped. I was just going to add a play list and name it ----------------------- as a marker between the 2 but then i will have to have 2 Coldplay's etc 1 for ripped and 1 for download. Is there someway i can add some sort of maker in the actual play list i.e. i would have a play list called Coldplay with all the albums i have of theirs and a marker between the ones i have ripped and the ones i have downloaded?

You could use %_path% to distinguish between the collections and then colour the playlist entries or add a symbol in the title.

I'd use:

Edit the stuff in caps to fit for you, and the numbers 9 & 6 for the lengths of DOWNLOADS and RIPPED.



No not really, foobar needs a file to be on a playlist for it to play the file.

Anyone know where i can suggest a option in foobar, for songs added via the context menu and double clicking are not added to a play list?

In that case is there some way i can redirect songs added via the context menu and double clicking to a specific play list example "Temp"?

I've looked but cant seem to find a option to remove the scrollbar, is there one?

In preferences, see Core > Commandline > Always send to playlist.

Thanks for the reply foosion, there is no command line listed under core. Im using Foobar2000 Lite 0.8.3 is there a plug-in i need?

The commandline is on the Core "page", click on core, and look for the rest of it.

Oops, thanks hunted i found it .