On Saturday 12 November 2005 18:36, Robert Tsai wrote: > On Sat, Nov 12, 2005 at 02:50:39PM -0600, Kevin Kuphal wrote: > > >Just a question about how to use the playlist function with > > >recordings. I use this mainly to queue up some recordings for the > > >kids. > > > > > >I have my recordings sorted to display the newest first. I'll > > >descripbe the actions I now do to line up 3 consecutive recordings > > >in the order they ware broadcasted. > > > > > >-Select the oldest recording. Right arrow, add to playlist > > >-up 2 times to select the next recording, right arrow, add to > > >playlist > > >-up 2 times to select the next recording, right arrow, add to > > >playlist > > > > > >I now have the 3 recordings marked. > > > > > >Now to play all tree I have to press M (for menu), playlist > > >options, playback playlist and we are off. > > > > > >Anyone know of a better way to this? > > I think there is an option to sort by oldest first instead of newest > first. That will eliminate the repeated "up 2 times" sequence.
Yes, but why should I have to change my sort order just so I can use the playlist function efficiently? IMHO, selecting 'Add to playlist' should not move the selection. No other option does this. I understand the logic behind it -- that when creating a playlist, the user is likely to want to add several recordings -- but the recording is more likely to be something other than the one below the current one, so why hard-code that behavior? Even in the best-case scenario (user is queueing up a number of consecutive recordings in the list), there's still only a 50% chance that the one below the current one is what is wanted next. Just my $0.02. -JAC _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
