foobar2000_setup
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Foobar2000 Setup
Post Installation
- Run for the first time.
- [Quick Appearance Setup] Main Layout: Album List + Properties
- [Quick Appearance Setup] Colors: Blue
- [Quick Appearance Setup] Playlist: Separate Album…
- [Quick Appearance Setup] OK
- [Foobar2000] Open Preferences.
- [Foobar2000, Preferences] Components. Install the following from 'E:\Installs\Foobar2000 Components':
- foo_midi.fb2k-component
- foo_prettypop.zip
- foo_TagBox_00212.zip
- Extract 'E:\Installs\Foobar2000 Components\foo_title-0.8.1.zip' to a temp directory.
- [Foobar2000] Open Preferences.
- [Foobar2000, Preferences] Display > Default User Interface > Playlist View
- [Foobar2000, Preferences] Custom columns:
- Genre, %genre%, left
- Tag Type, $info(tagtype), left
- Modified, %last_modified%, left
- [Foobar2000, Preferences] Custom grouping schemes:
- Artist - Album, %artist% - %album%
- [Foobar2000, Preferences] Keyboard Shortcuts:
- Win + ], Playback / Volume / Down, global
- Win + \, Playback / Volume / Up, global
- Win + Z, Playback / Play or pause, global
- Win + X, Playback / Next, global
- F11, Playback / Order / Default, not global
- F12, Playback / Order / Shuffle (tracks), not global
- [Foobar2000, Preferences] Media library:
- Music folders: 'E:\Mp3s' (only)
- [Foobar2000, Preferences] Playback:
- Check 'Cursor follows playback'.
- Check 'Playback follows cursor'.
- Uncheck 'Reset the above when stopping'.
- [Foobar2000] Right click tool bar > Check 'Playback Order'.
- [Foobar2000] Right click playlist headings > Columns > Check the following:
- Artist
- Album
- Track no
- Title / track artist
- Date
- Duration
- Codec
- Bitrate
- Playing
- Genre
- Tag Type
- Modified
- [Foobar2000] Right click playlist headings > Groups > Artist - Album.
- [Foobar2000] Adjust the playlist columns to the following order:
- Playing
- Artist
- Date
- Album
- Track no
- Title / track artist
- Duration
- Genre
- Bitrate
- Tag Type
- Codec
- Modified
- [Foobar2000] View > Layout > Enable layout editing mode
Updating
After updating:
- Copy
foo_managedWrapper.dll
fromC:\Users\stephen\AppData\Roaming\foobar2000\user-components\foo_managedWrapper
toC:\Program Files (x86)\foobar2000\components
. - [Foobar2000] File → Preferences → foo_title.
- [Foobar2000, Preferences: foo_title] Appearance tab, Installed skins: TGR.
- [Foobar2000, Preferences: foo_title] Misc tab, Turn the Normal opacity down a bit and set Fade length to about 241.
Components
Component | Audience |
---|---|
foo_prettypop | Everybody |
foo_title | Everybody |
TagBox | Everybody |
To install foo_title:
- Copy
dotnet_title.dll
andfoo_managedWrapper.dll
toC:\Program Files (x86)\foobar2000\components
. - Copy the directory
foo_title
to%appdata%\foobar2000
. - Copy the TGR skin to
C:\Documents and Settings\sh0863\Application Data\foobar2000\foo_title
. - [Foobar2000] File → Preferences → foo_title.
- [Foobar2000, Preferences: foo_title] Appearance tab, Installed skins: TGR.
- [Foobar2000, Preferences: foo_title] Misc tab, Turn the Normal opacity down a bit and set Fade length to about 241.
Play List Sort Order
- Title
- Track Number
- Date (Ascending)
- Date (Descending)
- Artist
Enable Library Viewer Selection Playlist
- Library → Configure
- Library Viewer Selection Playlist → Enabled
Custom Columns
Name | Pattern |
---|---|
Genre | %genre% |
Tag Type | $info(tagtype) |
Custom Grouping Schemes
Name | Pattern |
---|---|
Artist - Album | %artist% - %album% |
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