I have two main playlist view layouts that I use a lot. So what’s the most efficient way to quickly change the way the playlist view looks? All you need to do is create a new Playlist Layout. This feature is kind of hidden.
- Enable layout editing mode. (Alternately, go create a scratchbox and insert a playlist view.)
- Right-click on the playlist view.
- Select copy.
- Open the folder you installed foobar2000 to in Explorer.
- Open the “themes” folder you find there.
- Paste!
- A new theme will be created called “Playlist View”.
- Rename this file to whatever you want your Playlist Layout to be called.
You’re done! Now you can quickly change your layout using quick setup.
The most significant change is faster startup and shutdown on large libraries.
You can download the new version at the foobar2000 download page.
foobar2000 v0.9.6 beta 2 is now available here.
Issues fixed:
- Audio CDs with only one track can now be accessed from the “Open Audio CD” dialog.
- Changes to your Media Library folders made soon after starting foobar2000 are consistently noticed.
- New v0.9.6 Media Library compatibility improved with certain network share configurations.
Please read the release notes. There are several significant changes.
Discussion about the beta and a list of issues and feature requests can be found at the foobar2000 forums.
foobar2000 0.9.6 beta 1 now available here.
Change log:
- Media Library now automatically keeps track of any changes made to its folders; no more need to manually rescan them.
- Improved compatibility of file type associations with Windows Vista.
- No more delay when playing/enqueuing files from Windows Explorer.
- The installer now includes “portable mode” that works in limited user contexts and doesn’t make any changes to system configuration, registry, etc.
- New Converter user interface.
- Built-in Matroska support.
Please read the release notes. There are several significant changes.
Discussion about the beta and a list of issues and feature requests can be found at the foobar2000 forums.