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Foobar2000 Setup

Post Installation Setup

Install Components

  1. [Foobar2000] Open Preferences.
  2. [Foobar2000, Preferences] Components. Install the following from E:\Installs\Foobar2000 Components:
    1. foo_midi.fb2k-component
    2. foo_prettypop.zip
    3. foo_TagBox_00212.zip
  3. Extract E:\Installs\Foobar2000 Components\foo_title-0.8.1.zip to a temp directory.
  4. Copy dotnet_title.dll and foo_managedWrapper.dll to C:\Program Files (x86)\foobar2000\components.
  5. Copy the directory foo_title to %appdata%\foobar2000.
  6. Copy the TGR skin to %appdata%\foobar2000\foo_title.

Preferences Setup

  1. [Foobar2000] Open Preferences.
  2. [Foobar2000, Preferences] Display > Default User Interface
  3. [Foobar2000, Preferences] Import Theme
  4. [Foobar2000, Preferences] Use the latest theme from ?\Application Settings\Foobar2000.
  5. The following may not be require. Please remove whatever is already set from importing the theme.
  6. [Foobar2000, Preferences] Display > Default User Interface > Playlist View
  7. [Foobar2000, Preferences] Custom columns:
    1. Genre, %genre%, left
    2. Tag Type, $info(tagtype), left
    3. Modified, %last_modified%, left
  8. [Foobar2000, Preferences] Custom grouping schemes:
    1. Artist - Album, %artist% - %album%
  9. [Foobar2000] Display → foo_title.
  10. [Foobar2000, Preferences] Appearance tab, Installed skins: TGR.
  11. [Foobar2000, Preferences] Misc tab, Turn the 'Normal opacity' down a bit and set 'Fade length' to about 241.
  12. [Foobar2000, Preferences] Keyboard Shortcuts:
    1. Win + ], Playback / Volume / Down, global
    2. Win + \, Playback / Volume / Up, global
    3. Win + Z, Playback / Play or pause, global
    4. Win + X, Playback / Next, global
    5. F11, Playback / Order / Default, not global
    6. F12, Playback / Order / Shuffle (tracks), not global
  13. [Foobar2000, Preferences] Media library:
    1. Music folders: E:\Mp3s (only)
  14. [Foobar2000, Preferences] Playback:
    1. Check 'Cursor follows playback'.
    2. Check 'Playback follows cursor'.
    3. Uncheck 'Reset the above when stopping'.

Updating

After updating:

  1. Copy foo_managedWrapper.dll from C:\Users\stephen\AppData\Roaming\foobar2000\user-components\foo_managedWrapper to C:\Program Files (x86)\foobar2000\components.
  2. [Foobar2000] File → Preferences → foo_title.
  3. [Foobar2000, Preferences: foo_title] Appearance tab, Installed skins: TGR.
  4. [Foobar2000, Preferences: foo_title] Misc tab, Turn the Normal opacity down a bit and set Fade length to about 241.

Play List Sort Order

  1. Title
  2. Track Number
  3. Date (Ascending)
  4. Date (Descending)
  5. Artist

Enable Library Viewer Selection Playlist

  1. Library → Configure
  2. Library Viewer Selection Playlist → Enabled

Custom Columns

Name Pattern
Genre %genre%
Tag Type $info(tagtype)

Custom Grouping Schemes

Name Pattern
Artist - Album %artist% - %album%
foobar2000_setup.1403754920.txt.gz · Last modified: 2017/01/01 19:50 (external edit)

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