Playlists

Loading Playlists
Loading a playlist will append the entire playlist to the end of the current playlist. If you wish to just load the playlist, and not append it, goto the Clear Playlist menu item of Cabrio, and then load the playlist.

Saving Playlists
Saving a Playlist will create a file and write the path of every track in the current playlist to that file.

The two ways you can access the Playlist
Cabrio has two ways to change the currently playing track of the Playlist. The first method is to just click on the Playlist control of the player, and select the track you wish to hear from the popup menu. The second method is via the Playlist window. To show/hide the Playlist window, goto the Player menu and choose Show/Hide Playlist Window. Another method for showing or hiding the Playlist window is to hold down the Command key and click on the Playlist control.

Using the Playlist Window

The Playlist window is pretty simple. To force a track to play, simply double click it. You can use the up and down arrow keys to browse through your playlist without playing tracks, or use the left and right arrow keys to goto the previous or next track. One cool feature that not many people know about is that if you press any key, the Playlist window will select the first track starting with the letter/number that you pressed.

There are four buttons in the Playlist window, here is a brief description of each:

 

Save: Brings up a dialog asking you where to save the current playlist

Load: Brings up a dialog asking you to load a Playlist file.

Clear: Clears the entire Playlist.

Add MP3: Same as choosing "Add MP3" from the file menu.

Add Folder: Same as choosing "Add Folder" from the file menu.

Remove: Removes the selected track from the Playlist.

 

To further extend the features of the playlist window, we have incorporated a contextual popup menu. To activate the menu, hold down the control key, and click on any track in the playlist window. This will activate a small popup menu with the following options.

Play: Will play the selected track.

Remove: Removes the selected track from the Playlist.

Delete from disk: Will delete the selected track from your hard drive.