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slerch666

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Snap to Currently Playing Track?
« on: May 11, 2023, 01:36:50 pm »

So stupid question that I can't seem to find.

Let's say I am playing track 723 in a 10000 track playlist.
I scroll down, down, up a little, down, up a little, down to track 4567.


Now that I looking at track 4567 I don't remember what track number was playing (because I am old)... is there a way to snap the list to the currently playing track instead, without having to scroll up/down to find the location?


I thought this was possible in older versions and thought I had done it via Home or similar key, but that doesn't seem to be it.

It's not something I need often, but would not be a terrible thing to have the ability.
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blgentry

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Re: Snap to Currently Playing Track?
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2023, 02:07:29 pm »

I think you are looking for "Show Playing Now", which zooms you to the currently playing track, in Playing Now.

Player > Playing Now > Show Playing Now.

The keyboard shortcut is Alt-2 .

Full list of keyboard shortcuts:
https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Keyboard_Hot-keys

Brian.
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slerch666

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Re: Snap to Currently Playing Track?
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2023, 02:17:32 pm »

I KNEW I hadn't just imagined it working before.

Thanks blgentry!
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Re: Snap to Currently Playing Track?
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2023, 03:49:41 pm »

There is small pix of the album to the right of the status info near the top of the screen... click it... that does what you want too.
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Re: Snap to Currently Playing Track?
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2023, 07:44:25 pm »

I too love the ability to jump to what is currently playing using either of the methods indicated here. The problem is, I always have my playing now tab locked.  I do this because I never want my playing now tab replaced when I click on something else in the tree, either intentionally or accidentally.  It works perfectly as it creates a new tab instead of overwriting my playing now tab. 

But… When I use either of the methods discussed here to jump to the currently playing track, that also causes a new tab to be created. Since I obviously do not need 2 playing now tabs, I close the unlocked tab (which updated to the currently playing selection). Unfortunately, the locked playing now tab remains at the non-current track position, so it is somewhat of a Catch-22. 

In the hopes that Matt is reading this thread... Is it possible to update the behavior such that jumping to the currently playing track does not automatically create a new tab if the playing now tab is locked?
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Re: Snap to Currently Playing Track?
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2023, 06:30:00 am »

I'll try to handle this next build.  Thanks for the prod.
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Re: Snap to Currently Playing Track?
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2023, 11:12:26 am »

In the hopes that Matt is reading this thread... Is it possible to update the behavior such that jumping to the currently playing track does not automatically create a new tab if the playing now tab is locked?
Jumping to an existing Playing Now tab (PNT) makes sense, but Note ...
 
For me, the creation of a new PNT, by either of the methods above, currently happens independently of whether an existing PNT is locked or unlocked:
  • If I start from any locked tab then a new PNT is always created.
  • If I start from any unlocked tab, then that tab changes to a PNT.

Win 11 Pro (64-bit)  MC 31.0.11
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Re: Snap to Currently Playing Track?
« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2023, 11:55:22 am »

For me, the creation of a new PNT, by either of the methods above, happens independently of whether an existing PNT is locked or unlocked.
Great elaboration & catch Mark.

I'll try to handle this next build.  Thanks for the prod.
Thank you Matt! Hopefully the additional wrinkle noted by Mark won't cause you any extra heartburn.
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Re: Snap to Currently Playing Track?
« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2023, 04:51:21 pm »

For the record, the "snap" action (jump to PNT, the "Player" tab) has been significantly improved in Beta 31.0.13.   For details, see the change log in a future release.
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