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\chapter{Browsing and playing}
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\section{\label{ref:file_browser}File Browser}
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\screenshot{rockbox_interface/images/ss-file-browser}{The file browser}{}
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Rockbox lets you browse your music in either of two ways. The
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\setting{File Browser} lets you navigate through the files and folders on
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your \dap, entering folders and executing the default action on each file.
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To help differentiate files, each file format is displayed with an icon.
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The \setting{Database Browser}, on the other hand, allows you to navigate
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through the music on your player using categories like album, artist, genre,
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etc.
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You can select whether to browse using the \setting{File Browser} or the
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\setting{Database Browser} by adjusting the \setting{Show Files} setting.
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If you choose the \setting{File Browser}, the \setting{Show Files} setting also
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lets you select what types of files you wish to view. See
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\reference{ref:ShowFiles} for more information on the \setting{Show Files}
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setting.
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\note{The \setting{File Browser} allows you to manipulate your files in ways
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that are not available within the \setting{Database Browser}. Read more about
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\setting{Database} in \reference{ref:database}. The remainder of this section
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deals with the \setting{File Browser}.}
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\opt{ondio}{
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Unlike the Archos Firmware, Rockbox provides multivolume support for the
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MultiMediaCard, this means the \dap{} can access both data volumes (internal
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memory and the MMC), thus being able to for instance, build playlists with
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files from both volumes.
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In the \setting{File Browser} a new folder will appear as soon as the device
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has read the content after inserting the card. This new folder's name is
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generated as \fname{<MMC1>}, and will behave exactly as any other folder
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on the \dap{}.
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}
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\subsection{\label{ref:controls}File Browser Controls}
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\begin{table}
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\begin{btnmap}{}{}
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\ActionStdPrev{}/\ActionStdNext{}
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& Go to previous/next item in list. If you are on the first/last
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entry, the cursor will wrap to the last/first entry.\\
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\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,RECORDER_PAD}
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{
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\ButtonOn+\ButtonUp{}/ \ButtonDown
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& Move one page up/down in the list.\\
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}
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%
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\ActionTreeParentDirectory & Go to the parent directory.\\
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\ActionTreeEnter
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& Executes an action. Depending on the file type, that action may vary.
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(See \reference{ref:Filemenu}) \\
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\ActionTreeWps & If there is an audio file playing, returns to the
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\setting{While Playing Screen} (WPS) without stopping playback.\\
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\nopt{player}%
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{%
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\ActionTreeStop & Stops audio playback.\\%
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}%
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\ActionStdContext{}
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& Enter the \setting{File Menu}\\
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\ActionStdMenu{}
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& Enter the \setting{Main Menu}\\
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
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\ButtonFTwo & Switches to the Browse/Play Quick Menu \\
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\ButtonFThree & Switches to the Display Quick Menu \\
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}
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\end{btnmap}
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\end{table}
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
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The functions of the F keys are also summarised on the button bar at the
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bottom of the screen.
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}
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\subsection{\label{ref:Filemenu}\label{ref:PartIISectionFM}File Menu}
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\screenshot{rockbox_interface/images/ss-file-menu}{The File Menu}{}
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The \setting{File Menu} allows you to perform certain operations on files or
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folders. To access the \setting{File Menu}, position the selector over a file
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or folder and access the context menu with \ActionStdContext{}.
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\note{The \setting{File Menu} is a context sensitive menu. If the
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\setting{File Menu} is invoked on a file, it will display options available
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for files. If the \setting{File Menu} is invoked on a folder or directory,
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it will display options for directories.}
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The \setting{File Menu} contains the following options (unless otherwise noted,
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each option pertains both to files and directories):
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\begin{description}
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\item [Playlist.]
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Enters the \setting{Playlist Submenu} (see below).
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\item [Rename.]
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This function lets the user modify the name of a file or directory.
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\item [Cut.]
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Copies the name of the currently selected file or directory to the clipboard
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and marks it to be `cut'.
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\item [Copy.]
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Copies the name of the currently selected file or directory to the clipboard
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and marks it to be `copied'.
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\item [Paste.]
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Only visible if a file or directory name is on the clipboard. When selected
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it will move or copy the clipboard to the current directory.
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\item [Delete.]
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Deletes the currently selected file. This option applies only to files, and
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not to directories. Rockbox will ask for confirmation before deleting a file.
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Press \ActionYesNoAccept{}
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to confirm deletion or any other key to cancel.
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\item [Delete Directory.]
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Deletes the currently selected directory and all of the files and folders
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contained in the selected directory. Deleted directories cannot be recovered.
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Use this feature with caution!
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\item [Open with.]
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Runs a viewer plugin on the file. Normally, when a file is selected in Rockbox,
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Rockbox automatically detects the file type and runs the appropriate plugin.
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The \setting{Open With} function can be used to override the default action and
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select a viewer by hand.
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For example, this function can be used to view a text file
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even if the file has a non-standard extension (i.e., the file has an extension
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of something other than \fname{.txt}). See \reference{ref:Viewersplugins}
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for more details on viewers.
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\item [Create Directory.]
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Create a new folder in the current folder on the disk.
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\item [Properties.]
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Shows properties such as size and the time and date of the last modification
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for the selected file. If used on a directory, the number of files and sub
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directories in that directory will be shown, as well as the total size.
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\end{description}
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\subsection{\label{ref:Playlistsubmenu}Playlist Submenu}
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\screenshot{rockbox_interface/images/ss-playlist-menu}{The Playlist Submenu}{}
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The \setting{Playlist Submenu} allows you to put tracks into a ``dynamic
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playlist''. If there is no music currently playing, Rockbox will create a
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new dynamic playlist and put the selected track(s) into the playlist.
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If there is music currently playing, Rockbox will put the selected track(s)
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into the current playlist. The place in which
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the newly selected tracks are added to the playlist is determined by
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the following options:
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\begin{description}
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\item [Insert.]
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Add track(s) to playlist. If no other tracks have been inserted then the
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selected track will be added immediately after current playing track,
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otherwise they will be added to end of insertion list.
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\item [Insert next.]
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Add track(s) immediately after current playing track, no matter what else has
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been inserted.
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\item [Insert last.]
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Add track(s) to end of playlist.
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\item [Queue.]
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Queue is the same as Insert except queued tracks are deleted immediately from
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the playlist after they've been played. Also, queued tracks are not saved to
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the playlist file (see \reference{ref:playlistoptions}).
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\item [Queue next.]
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Queue track(s) immediately after current playing track.
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\item [Queue last.]
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Queue track(s) at end of playlist.
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\end{description}
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The \setting{Playlist Submenu} can be used to add either single tracks or
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entire directories to a playlist. If the \setting{Playlist Submenu} is
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invoked on a single track, it will put only that track into the playlist.
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On the other hand, if the \setting{Playlist Submenu} is invoked on a
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directory, Rockbox adds all of the tracks in that directory to the playlist.
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\note{You can control whether or not Rockbox includes the contents of
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sub-directories when adding an entire directory to a playlists. Set the
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\setting{Main Menu $\rightarrow$ Playlist Options $\rightarrow$ Recursively
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Insert Directories} setting to \setting{Yes} if you would like Rockbox to
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include tracks in sub-directories as well as tracks in the currently-selected
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directory.}
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If you want to have Rockbox create a playlist of a whole folder (to play an
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entire album, for example), use the \setting{File Browser} to select the song.
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When a single song is selected from the \setting{File Browser}, Rockbox will
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automatically create a playlist with all songs in the current folder. However,
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if you want to play only a single song and then stop, stop playback, navigate
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to the song you want to play, and use the
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\setting{Playlist $\rightarrow$ Insert} function to select the song.
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Dynamic playlists are saved so resume will restore them exactly as they were
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before shutdown.
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\note{To view, save or reshuffle the current dynamic playlist, use the
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\setting{Playlist Options} setting in the WPS Context Menu.}
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\subsection{\label{sec:virtual_keyboard}Virtual Keyboard}
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\screenshot{rockbox_interface/images/ss-virtual-keyboard}{The virtual keyboard}{}
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This is the virtual keyboard that is used when entering text in Rockbox, for
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example when renaming a file or creating a new directory.
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\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,RECORDER_PAD}{
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\begin{table}
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\begin{btnmap}{}{}
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\ActionKbdLeft{}/ \ActionKbdRight{}/ \ActionKbdUp{}/ \ActionKbdDown
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& Move about the virtual keyboard (moves the solid cursor) \\
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\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,RECORDER_PAD}{
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\ActionKbdCursorLeft{} or \ActionKbdCursorRight
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& Move the line cursor within the text line \\
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\ActionKbdSelect
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& Inserts the selected keyboard letter at the current cursor position \\
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\ActionKbdAbort
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& Exits the virtual keyboard without saving any changes \\
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
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\ButtonFOne
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& Shifts between the upper case, lower case and accented keyboards \\
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\ActionKbdDone
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& Exits the virtual keyboard and saves any changes \\
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\ActionKbdBackSpace
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& Deletes the character before the line cursor \\
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\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{
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\ActionKbdMorseInput
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& Enters Morse input mode \\
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\ActionKbdMorseSelect
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& Tap to select a character in Morse input mode \\
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\end{btnmap}
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\end{table}
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}
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\opt{IPOD_4G_PAD,IPOD_3G_PAD,IRIVER_H10_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{
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\textbf{Picker area}
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\begin{table}
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\begin{btnmap}{}{}
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\ActionKbdUp/\ActionKbdDown & Move about the virtual keyboard.
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If you move out of the picker area, you get to the \emph{Line edit mode}. \\
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\ActionKbdLeft/\ActionKbdRight & (moves the solid cursor). \\
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\ActionKbdSelect
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& Inserts the currently selected keyboard letter at the current
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filename cursor position \\
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\ActionKbdDone
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& Exits the virtual keyboard and saves any changes \\
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\ActionKbdAbort
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& Exits the virtual keyboard without saving any changes\\
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\opt{IPOD_4G_PAD,IPOD_3G_PAD,IRIVER_H10_PAD}{
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\ActionKbdMorseInput
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& Enters Morse input mode \\
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\ActionKbdMorseSelect
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& Tap to select a character in Morse input mode \\
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}
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\end{btnmap}
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\end{table}
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\textbf{Line edit mode}
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\begin{table}
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\begin{btnmap}{}{}
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\ActionKbdLeft/\ActionKbdRight & Move left and right\\
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\ActionKbdSelect & Deletes the letter to the left of the cursor\\
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\ActionKbdUp/\ActionKbdDown & Returns to the picker area\\
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\end{btnmap}
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\end{table}
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}
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\opt{ondio}{
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\begin{table}
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\begin{btnmap}{Picker area}{}
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\ButtonUp/\ButtonDown/\ButtonLeft/\ButtonRight
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& Move about the virtual keyboard (moves the solid cursor).
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If you move out of the picker area with \ButtonUp/\ButtonDown,
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you get to the line edit mode. \\
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\ButtonMenu
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& Selects the letter underneath the cursor. \\
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Hold \ButtonMenu
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& Accepts the change and returns to the File Browser.\\
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\ButtonOff
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& Quit the virtual keyboard without saving the changes.\\
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\end{btnmap}
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\end{table}
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\begin{table}
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\begin{btnmap}{Line edit mode}{}
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\ButtonLeft/\ButtonRight & Move left and right\\
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\ButtonMenu & Deletes the letter to the left of the cursor\\
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Hold \ButtonMenu & Accepts the deletion\\
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\ButtonUp/\ButtonDown & Returns to the picker area\\
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\end{btnmap}
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\end{table}
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}
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\opt{player}{
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The current text line to be entered or edited is always listed on the first
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line of the display. The second line of the display can contain the character
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selection bar, as in the screenshot above.
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\begin{table}
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\begin{btnmap}{}{}
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\ButtonOn & Toggle picker- and line edit mode\\
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\ButtonLeft/\ButtonRight & moves back and forth in the selected \\
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& line (picker of input line) \\
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\ButtonPlay & Picks character in character bar, or acts as backspace \\
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& in the text line.\\
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Hold \ButtonPlay & Accept\\
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\ButtonStop & Cancel\\
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\ButtonMenu & Flips picker lines\\
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\end{btnmap}
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}
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\input{rockbox_interface/tagcache.tex}
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\input{rockbox_interface/wps.tex}
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\input{working_with_playlists/main.tex}
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