junk
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posted on 2-25-2004 at 11:03 AM
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Multiselection of songs
I'd like to have the possibility to select several songs at once in the songlist, by drawing a rectangle box around the song icons with the
mouse. Why, you might ask? Well, i want a quick way to make compilations. You might have noticed that you can drag'n'drop files by clicking
the icon in the songlist, to for instance another folder, or your portable mp3 player, your PDA or your cell phone.
I want to make a script that each morning, selects the 10-15 last songs played in eJ, then copies them to my cell phone, so i have a fresh set of
songs to listen to each morning on my way to work. If eJ supported this mouse rectangle selection, it would be just a kiss away. 
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Demnos
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posted on 2-25-2004 at 03:16 PM
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I like the idea of being able to export songs to the PDA/Portable MP3. But I am afraid that I find a "draw a rectangular box around the song
icons" butt-ugly. I mean, that is so Windows-Explorer like. The main reason why I like eJukebox is because it DOESN'T look like yet another
beefed-up explorer-like file system tool for MP3s like there are so many on the market...
So I also want what you want, but surely there must be a better way of doing this? Besides, many don't even have a mouse, so an "export to
PDA" should be done so that touch-screeners may also benefit from it...
The problem is...I also cannot think of a good solution right now. Hmm, let me think....
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jhlurie
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posted on 2-26-2004 at 05:12 AM
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This isn't the same as what's currently being discussed, since it's related to getting multiple songs IN to eJ instead of exporting
them, but it's related so I figure this is a good place to talk about it.
One of my existing suggestions here has been to add better Windows Explorer shell support. Allow the dragging and dropping of multiple files into an
open eJ interface. Add right click "play now in eJukebox", "queue in eJukebox", and "Add to eJukebox database" (without
playing) options to the Explorer shell.
These options are a way to introduce an easier method of working with multiple files, while not disturbing or uprooting the existing interface inside
the app.
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junk
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posted on 2-26-2004 at 07:12 AM
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Demnos, i agree that it's very Windows-like, but it is also very MacOS and Amiga-like. The reason to why i am pointing out that those OS'
have implemented this, is because i believe it's a very intuitive and logic function, and also one that users have come to expect.
Having that said, i've never felt the use for this rectangle function thingie before wanting to export the files to my phone, and for the script
i am thinking of, it would be much more reliable if it used keyboard functions rather than mouse positions, for instance, so i'd also like to see
an alternative way of doing this.
My plan was to make a script that
1. Open the "last played" screen in eJ
2. Select the 15 last played files
3. Drag'n'Drop these files to the appropriate folder/unit
(For those of you interested in scripting and automation programs, i can wholeheartedly reccommend "KeyText2000". A small, yet incredibly
powerful program which lets you program almost everything. I am currently working on getting it to perform my job for me by pressing a hot key.  )
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