Posted by Sla#s on 01/11/07 23:01

Charles Russell wrote:
> Lez Pawl wrote:
>> "Joel Olson" <jeolson@webzone.net> wrote in message
>> news:UYaph.9451$w91.8844@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>>
>>> Do all the players require them?
>>> Are there any players smart enough to just play through a directory?
>>> tia
>>>
>>
>>
>> I would say most have a choice
>>
>>
> If Ipod gives you a choice, I haven't found out how. Even sorting in
> Itunes and then updating the Ipod does not always play ipod files in a
> sequence matching that in Itunes,

My iPod does! It depends which heading you set in iTunes. Song, artist,
album, date even!
I've just re- tested that and set it by date - it works.

You haven't got "shuffel play" selected have you?

>...so that I have to create a playlist
> in order to force the desired sequence.
>
> I would like to be able to simply play through a multidisk set by
> sorting alphabetically on folder name and file name, but I can find no
> way to do that reliably on the ipod without creating playlists. Do
> other players permit this?

True you can't play by file name (Why would anyone want to?) but you can
alphabeticaly play by song, artist or album. (providing your id tags are
correct)

Slatts

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