= Upplay manual
image::legend-upplay-main.png[]
== Player section
Play, Pause, Stop, Next, Previous, Seek, and Adjust volume. I would guess that
these don't need explanations.
Most elements displaying information about the current track have tooltips
which can display a bigger and more readable version.
== Playlist section
Playlist entries:
- Double-click entry to play
- Click entry, then click the play button to play
- Select and drag-drop to reorder
- Right click and select 'Remove' to delete current selection
- Right click and select 'Sort by track number' to reorder tracks (useful
when tracks from an album directory were sent in wrong order by the Media
Server).
Playlist buttons:
- Playlist modes select how the tracks are sequenced: normal, repeat,
shuffle.
- Playlist add modes determine how "Send to playlist" from the directory
browser will affect the playlist. By default, this inserts after the
current track. You can also choose to Append or Replace, and opt to
immediately start play for the first of the new tracks.
- The sequential number toggle will show numbers in front of the
entries. Not too sure what this is good for...
You can clear the current playlist by clicking the broom icon above it on
the right.
== Directory browser section
The list at the top is a hybrid path/search history section:
- When you browse a directory tree by clicking on containers, it shows
your location in the tree.
- If you perform searches, your search history will be stacked at the end
of the path. Searches are not nested, and always relative to the closest
directory earlier in the path. If you click a directory inside the
search results, it will get stacked, and any further searches will be
relative to this directory, not the earlier one.
Left-Clicking a track title will send it to the playlist, according to the
current playlist add mode.
Left-Clicking a directory title will get you there.
Right-clicking a track title will propose the following actions:
- `Back`
- `Send to playlist`: same as left-clicking.
- `Send all to playlist`: send all tracks from this directory.
- `Send all from here to playlist`: this track and the following ones go to
the playlist.
Right-clicking a directory (in the list or in the path) will propose the
following actions:
- `Back`
- `Send to playlist`: this is a recursive walk, it will send all tracks from
the subtree to the playlist. Don't do this at the root of a big tree...
- `Open in new tab.
- `Random play by tracks`: this is analogous to `Send to playlist`, but the
list is shuffled, and sent to the Renderer by slices, so you can use a very
big list without swamping it.
- `Random play by groups`: this will play groups of tracks, corresponding to
the lowest level of directories in the subtree, typically albums, but
these may also be MinimServer Groups for example.
- `Stop random play`: if currently playing.
While in "Random play by group" mode, the playlist broom tooltip displays
the next group. Clicking the button will skip to it.
Right-clicking empty space will propose to go back (or up).
Mid-Clicking a directory from the entries list, or a search or directory in
the path at the top will open the element in a new tab. This can be
particularly useful if you want to go back to a previous search without
losing the current display.
`^f` or `/` will open the search panel, `Esc` will close it (or the x-cross
button at the right).
link:searching.html[more detail on search].
== Tab bar section
Clicking the big plus sign will open a new tab. Clicking a tab's cross
sign will close it...
== Menus
File:
- `Change Media Renderer` will let you do just this. You will see a dialog
with the list of renderers currently seen on the network. After choosing
one, you may decide that the current *upplay* playlist will replace the
one or the new renderer, or be appended to it by checking the appropriate
places. Double-clicking a renderer will get you there too.
- `Select Source` is only activated if the current Renderer supports
OpenHome, and will let you select the Source among the available ones
(`Playlist`, `Radio` etc.).
- `Save / Load playlist` will let you save the current playlist to a local
file, or load one which you previously saved.
- `Open Songcast Tool` will open a dialog for managing the connections
between Linn Songcast Senders or Receivers. link:songcast.html[more
details here].
- `View` lets you elect to hide the right panel (directory listing), change
the color scheme for a dark one and other interesting experiences. Also
a number of Preferences can be adjusted from the appropriately named
submenu.
And `Help`, there is no help...