Thanks for that Tip. I was going to ask that question if I could not
find the answer, but you beat me to it. You Rock!
On Dec 1, 2007, at 10:49 PM, Esther wrote:
Hi All,
I'm posting another keyboard shortcut tip on how to reset any file
that
iTunes is playing back to the beginning. This is also from the same
Mac OS X hints page link given in the archive post:
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Lastly, if you're playing, the following key combo will stop iTunes.
If you're not playing and you press it, it will reset the position
slider to 0:00:
Command-Option-Period key on numeric keypad (on a PowerBook, add
in the Fn key, too).
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This works on my G4 laptop as Command-Option-FN+Period for any
track. If it's an Audiobook, Podcast, Movie, or any file that
normally "bookmarks"
so that the last played position is remembered, then issuing
Command-Option-FN+Period
while the file is playing in iTunes will stop play on my laptop,
just like pressing
space bar does. However, it doesn't change the place where the file
has
stopped; if I press space bar play will resume where it left offf.
If I issue press
Command-Option-FN+Period again, or issue this command when I've
selected
an audiobook, podcast, etc. that is not playing, then this command
resets the
file to the beginning.
When used on a music file (or any file that does not show "Remember
playback
position" checked when you examine the "Options" tab under Get
Info), the
Command-Option+FN+Period will both stop play and reset the resume
point
for the song to the beginning.
I can't test whether you need to use the Period on the numeric keypad
instead of the period on the keyboard if you use a desktop Mac.
You won't need to press the FN key, though.
This is described at:
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060529055059150&mode=print
Incidentally, I've found that Apple has been implementing more and
more
accessible functions into iTunes. Many of the features that have
been added
over the last several months are ones that first appeared as
AppleScripts.
Cheers,
Esther
On Dec 01, 2007, at 05:04PM, Esther wrote:
Hi Matthew and Others,
OK, I found the reference to the tip on opening and closing all
podcast
folders at once in the archives at:
http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40macvisionaries.com/
msg14137.html
under the title of "A tip on opening and closing podcast folders"
My post said:
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Thought this tip from macosxhints.com might be useful.
You can open and close all folders under your podcast
lists at once with "Command-]" (that's Command+right bracket
-- the key next to the backslash key) to open, and with
"command-[" (that's Command+left bracket) to close.
You must be in the Songs Outline window for podcasts
to issue the command.
Source is:
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060529055059150
<end quote>
The source article at macosxhints was actually about using
Command-Option+Right Bracket to resyc all podcast feeds
at once. And it also has the side effect of opening the
podcast folders. At the time, that command only worked when
you had selected a podcast folder that was closed.
Anyone who is interested can either read more about this
at the Mac OS X hints link or experiment.
Cheers,
Esther
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