Posted by Lez Pawl on 01/12/07 06:01

"Sla#s" <phil@KNOTslatts.net> wrote in message news:45a6c78a.0@entanet...
> 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
>

yes same here.........

fantastic machine by the way.

dj
Nano 2G 8Gig

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