Sorry I didn't see this before what I just posted. In finder, do command-shift-u for utilities. In Utilities you will find Terminal; do vo-space and it will open. Then in Terminal do the command as explained before. Post again if you have problems.
-- Cheryl I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper thrown in the trash! Then God gave me a new heart and life: His joy for my despairing tears! And now, every day: "This I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) On Jan 2, 2015, at 8:43 PM, Lorie McCloud <[email protected]> wrote: just wanted to let u know that I fixed the problem where it was only playing the songs I had done the setting on. several of the files were already vlc default so the "change all" button was dimmed bout for mp3 I had to find the "continue" button. the majority of the folder is mp3. it stopped Itunes from opening too. now I just want to know how to open terminal in finder. are there keystrokes hor the various controls in vlc or do u just use the buttons provided and activate them? Sent from my iPad > On Jan 2, 2015, at 6:23 PM, Cheryl Homiak <[email protected]> wrote: > > The reason you are confused is that I and others gave you more than one > alternative and that has to be confusing. > The way that will work for you even if you have subfolders in your folder is > by terminal. > > If you open terminal it should start you out in your home directory. So in > terminal type the following: > > open -a /Applications/VLC.app myfolder > > Only don't really type "myfolder" but the path to the folder you want. If you > don't know how to do paths you may need more explanation; let me know and > I'll try to help further. Note that there is a dash before the letter a in > the command above. > > The folder will open in vlc and start playing music. Then if you want to make > a permanent playlist for it, do cmd-s in vlc and make the playlist. When you > have typed the command in terminal and pressed return and vlc starts to play > you should be moved into the vlc window so you should not have to switch > windows before doing cmd-s. > > -- > Cheryl > > I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. > I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper > thrown in the trash! > Then God gave me a new heart and life: > His joy for my despairing tears! > And now, every day: > "This I call to mind, > and therefore I have hope: > The steadfast love of the Lord > never ceases; > his mercies never come to an end; > they are new every morning; > great is your faithfulness." > (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) > > > > > On Jan 2, 2015, at 5:23 PM, Lorie McCloud <[email protected]> wrote: > > because I’m such a newbie, I’m confused about your description of how to open > a folder in vlc. do I open a terminal or go to applications or something > else? I don’t mind typing the path to the folder. I just need to get it set > up right. > > Thanks. >> On Jan 1, 2015, at 7:08 PM, Cheryl Homiak <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The player that opens will be the one that is the default set for that file >> type. This can be changed. I use VLC as my default for most music and only >> use iTunes when I have iTunes itself open or on purpose want to play >> something in iTunes. So to set vlc as the default for a filetype, I find a >> file of that type in finder and do cmd-i to bring up info. I vo-right arrow >> until I come to open with and choose vlc. Then a little beyond that there's >> a choice to open all files of that type in the same application and I do >> vo-space on the "change" button. It may ask you to confirm that. Then do >> cmd-w to close the info window. This can be changed back if you don't like >> it once you've done it and you still can use "open with" or work directly in >> iTunes to open with iTunes or some other player. >> >> As for playing a whole folder, Quick Look is a good way to do it. But if you >> want subfolders you also want to include without having to indicate them >> specifically, I'm nopt sure whether you can do this with Quick look by just >> using Quick Look at the main folder. There's also a way you can do it in >> Terminal and a way you can make a playlist out of a folder you want to play >> frequently, even if it has subfolders. >> >> To open a folder in vlc with terminal, I do: >> >> open -a /Applications/VLC.app myfolder >> >> This might seem like a lot to type but you can press tab to complete words. >> I've never gotten around to it but it should also be pretty basic for >> somebody who knows how to do a script so you could just put in the folder >> you wanted. >> Of course it isn't actually myfolder but I type the path to the folder I >> want to open. This then opens in VLC and starts to play. >> >> If you have a folder open in vlc, you can then make a playlist. Once you >> have the folder open and playing in vlc, do cmd-s to save playlist, type in >> the name in the edit field, choose where you want the playlist file, and >> choose playlist file format which for me is usually extended m3u. Then press >> return or do vo-space on "save" and from then on you can open that playlist >> to play the folder. But you may need to update this when you add new files >> to the folder. >> >> -- >> Cheryl >> >> I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. >> I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper >> thrown in the trash! >> Then God gave me a new heart and life: >> His joy for my despairing tears! >> And now, every day: >> "This I call to mind, >> and therefore I have hope: >> The steadfast love of the Lord >> never ceases; >> his mercies never come to an end; >> they are new every morning; >> great is your faithfulness." >> (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) >> >> >> >> >> On Jan 1, 2015, at 6:01 PM, Lorie McCloud <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> what player opens when you do it that way? I’d like to be able to choose >> vlc. I tried going into it and doing it that way but I couldn’t figure out >> how to do it. >>> On Jan 1, 2015, at 5:59 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Probably the easiest way to do this would be with the QuickLook function. >>> Open the folder from within the Finder, press cmd-a to select all the items >>> within that folder then just press the spacebar once. The music will play >>> and you can arrow through the songs if you wish to skip anything. >>> >>> Later... >>> >>> Tim Kilburn >>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>> >>>> On Jan 1, 2015, at 16:52, Lorie McCloud <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I thought I understood how to do this because I have been playing >>>> individual files. I go into the context menu and choose “open with” and >>>> then I can pick one of my players. when I tried this with a folder that >>>> option wasn[’t present. how is this done? >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> Lorie >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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