if I open VLC first, how do I get to my folders? while I was looking for the 
one I wanted, VLC crashed. how do I highlight a folder once VLC is open? 
> On Jan 10, 2015, at 12:09 AM, David Griffith <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> No it does not matter. If you highlight the file and press return it will 
> play that file. If you highlight the folder and press return it will play the 
> folder.
> 
> David Griffith
>> On 10 Jan 2015, at 05:39, Lorie McCloud <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> am I correct in assuming that if I open vlc and press command-o that I need 
>> to browse for the folder I want to playy? it says: “open file” does that 
>> matter when it’s a folder I’m after?
>>> On Jan 9, 2015, at 4:20 PM, David Griffith <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I have  not really been following this thread but I am not sure why you are 
>>> having to use Terminal.  There may be some reason you want O take the 
>>> Terminal route that I have not picked up on.  however I do not have to use 
>>> Terminal to play folders of music with VLC. Whatever the folder size if I 
>>> want to play a folder of music in VLC, I simply press command A in the 
>>> Finder folder window and then command down arrow to open the selected files 
>>> as a temporary playlist in VLC. This assumes that VLC is the default player 
>>> for the files you want to play.
>>> Alternatively just open VLC, press command O, highlight the folder and 
>>> press return and this will do the same thing.
>>> 
>>> David Griffith 
>>>> On 9 Jan 2015, at 20:43, Lorie McCloud <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I got the terminal commands to work with VLC last night. it started 
>>>> playing right away but it stopped often and I would have to tell it to go 
>>>> to the next track. it staid stuck in the same album and wouldn’t wander 
>>>> around as I wanted it to. it’s a pretty big folder probably 25 or more 
>>>> artists and a lot of them have more than 1 album. is there some setting I 
>>>> can change to get it to do what I want or do you think maybe the folder’s 
>>>> just too big?
>>>> 
>>>> TThanks.
>>>>> On Jan 5, 2015, at 7:14 PM, Cheryl Homiak <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> You can start with /Users (note the slash in front) but usually when you 
>>>>> open terminal you are in your home directory you can just start with the 
>>>>> directory. For instance from my home directory:
>>>>> 
>>>>> open -a /Applications/VLC.app Music/Classical
>>>>> 
>>>>> I made this up but this should give you an example.
>>>>> 
>>>>> If this doesn't work, tell what the directory is and I can send you an 
>>>>> exact example to past into Terminal. Also remember that when typing you 
>>>>> can tab to have it complete. Fore example, once you type VL you can 
>>>>> probably tab and it will complete VLC.app but there will be a slash after 
>>>>> that and no space so you would have to space before typing the directory. 
>>>>> The same with /applications. You can type /App and do a tab and it should 
>>>>> compete /Applications with a slash after that and of course then you can 
>>>>> start VLC.app without spacing. Voiceover should echo enough for you to 
>>>>> know what you are doing.
>>>>> 
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> 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 5, 2015, at 6:32 PM, Lorie McCloud <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> I’m requesting a lesson in terminal. I followed Cheryl’s instructions 
>>>>> about how to open a music folder in vlc. I got the message “file does not 
>>>>> exist”. it’s a folder, but besides that I must have done the syntax 
>>>>> incorrectly as far as the path goes. do you start from users/ or before 
>>>>> that? I wrote the name of each folder with a slash in-between. what am I 
>>>>> missing? 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>> Lorie
>>>>> 
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