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Title: Adding files to Playing Now from Theatre View
Post by: raym on October 25, 2004, 05:37:19 am

Hi there. Some MC 11 Theatre View Questions please...

1. What's the easiest way to add individual files to Playing Now from Theatre View? It seems a bit more tedious than it was in MC 10; ie, "Enter" to select tracks and then "Enqueue". When I select "Add" from the context menu, MC adds the entire album to Playing Now rather than just the individual song.

2. Also, is there a way to clear Playing Now from Theatre View? A hot key sequence or smartlist would do. I think that would be a great feature if it isn't already there.

Thanks heaps for a great product!!

Ray

Title: Re:Adding files to Playing Now from Theatre View
Post by: Matt on October 25, 2004, 08:32:31 am

Quote from: raym on October 25, 2004, 05:37:19 am

1. What's the easiest way to add individual files to Playing Now from Theatre View? It seems a bit more tedious than it was in MC 10; ie, "Enter" to select tracks and then "Enqueue". When I select "Add" from the context menu, MC adds the entire album to Playing Now rather than just the individual song.

You're right -- that doesn't make sense for "Add."  We'll change it.  (remind us if we forget)

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2. Also, is there a way to clear Playing Now from Theatre View? A hot key sequence or smartlist would do. I think that would be a great feature if it isn't already there.

Playing something else is the easiest way.

Thanks.

Title: Re:Adding files to Playing Now from Theatre View
Post by: raym on October 25, 2004, 08:00:23 pm

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Playing something else is the easiest way.

Unless you have "add" to playing now rather than "replace" enabled  :)

Thanks for the prompt response to the other problem. Look forward to trying it out!

Title: Re:Adding files to Playing Now from Theatre View
Post by: raym on October 30, 2004, 08:40:22 pm

Selecting "Play" for a single music file from the context menu in Theatre View also adds the whole album to Playing Now. Is this what it's supposed to do?

By the way, "Add" works fine now (build 113).

Title: Re:Adding files to Playing Now from Theatre View
Post by: raym on November 01, 2004, 08:48:12 am

Quote from: raym on October 30, 2004, 08:40:22 pm

Selecting "Play" for a single music file from the context menu in Theatre View also adds the whole album to Playing Now. Is this what it's supposed to do?

Selecting a song and then choosing "Play Selection" is ok though. Would still be nice (and make more sense) if "Play" would work as it does by right clicking and playing a file in Standard View, ie, this does NOT add the entire album to Playing Now.

Thanks.

Title: Re:Adding files to Playing Now from Theatre View
Post by: raym on November 03, 2004, 02:43:34 pm

Matt? Any word on this?
Thanks.

Title: Re:Adding files to Playing Now from Theatre View
Post by: Matt on November 03, 2004, 03:46:03 pm

Quote from: raym on October 30, 2004, 08:40:22 pm

Selecting "Play" for a single music file from the context menu in Theatre View also adds the whole album to Playing Now. Is this what it's supposed to do?

By the way, "Add" works fine now (build 113).

Yes, that's by design.

This way, if you find a file you like and hit the play button, you won't hear the same song over and over.

MC's standard view works this way be default as well.