Creating a play list lets you organize multiple audio files in a list. Loading a play list plays the audio files on the list in the order you specify. You can add audio files to a play list, remove audio files, and arrange the order of the files in the list.
You can view a audio file play list in XMMS. When you view a play list, the track number, title, and playing time of each track are displayed in the Play List.
To open the play list
In the XMMS Window, click the Play List button.
To add one audio file to the play list
1. In the Play List Window, click the Add File button.
2. From the Add Files To Playlist dialog box, choose the directory where the audio files you want to add are located.
3. From the Files list, choose the audio file you want to add to the Play List.
4. Click the Add Selected Files button.
To add multiple audio files to the play list
1. Follow steps 1 and 2 from the previous procedure.
2. From the Files list select multiple audio files by holding down the CTRL key and clicking the files you want to add.
3. Click the Add Selected Files button.
Tip
You can add all the audio files in the directory by opening the directory that contains the audio files, and clicking Add All Files In Directory.
To remove audio files from the play list
In the Play List Window, choose the audio file you want to remove, and click the Remove File button.
To sort the play list
1. Follow all the steps from the "To add multiple audio files to the play list."
2. In the Play List Window, click the Misc. Options button, and click Sort List.
3. From the menu that appears, choose one of the following options:
Sort List, By Title/By Filename/By Path + Filenamesorts the audio files in alphabetically according to title, filename, or path and filename
Sort Selection, By Title/By Filename/By Path + Filenamesorts the audio files that you have selected in the list alphabetically according to title, filename, or path and filename. You must first select files from the list by holding the CTRL key and clicking them.
Randomize Listsorts the audio files in random order
Reverse Listsorts the audio files in reverse order from the current order
To save a play list
1. In the Play List Window, click the Load List button, and click Save List.
2. From the Directories list in the Save Playlist dialog box, choose the directory where you want save your list.
3. Type the name of your play list in the Selection box.