Window commands

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Contents 1 The perspective chooser 2 The menu bar 3 Slimbar/fullscreen 4 The ambience filter 5 The search box 6 The history bar 7 Modes 8 Webradio selection 9 Smart functions 10 Player controls 11 Rating toolbar 12 The notification/selection areas

This commands are always available from the main Jajuk window in any perspective.

The perspective chooser

Allow to change current perspective.

The menu bar

See Using jajuk menus

Slimbar/fullscreen

Switch to the Fullscreen player mode

Switch to Slimbar screen mode

The ambience filter

When set, the selection done through the smart function (see bellow) like Global shuffle are filtered by this ambience. "Any" means no filter.

The search box

The search box can be used to find any file, track, genre, artist, album etc. for a given text. A result popup appears. Then launch the track by clicking on the list.

The history bar

The history bar shows all tracks you played (can be cleared and configured in the view preferences). Click on one track to launch it again. Note that tracks in the history bar may be on devices that are no more mounted. In this case, Jajuk will ask you to mount them if available.

Modes

Modes set the player behavior when selected before and during the play. All combinations of modes are allowed. Note that you can see which tracks are repeated thanks special icons in the [view_playlist_editor.html playlist editor view].

• Repeat single mode [default=off]): When checked, the next launched selection will be played in a loop. If it is checked during a play, only current track will repeat.

• Repeat all mode [default=off]): When checked, the whole queue will be played in a loop. Planned tracks are not played.

• Shuffle mode [default=off]: When checked, next launched selection will be played randomly. If it is checked during a play, current selection will randomize.

• Continue mode [default=on]: When checked, player will not stop when selection is played but will continue to play next albums or tracks.

• Intro mode [default=off]: This mode is only available from the top menu "Modes". When checked, only a part of each track will be played (begin position and play time can bet set in the Parameter view/Options tab)

Webradio selection

• Click on the button launches the default webradio
• Select a webradio using the black drop down arrow at the right side of the webradio button

Smart functions

• Play shuffle launch a shuffle track from the entire collection (only from mounted devices). Using the drop down button, you can select track by track (default), album by album or shuffled albums mode.

• Play best of launch one of your favorite tracks (learned thanks the rating system and with a bit of random).

• Play novelties launch one of newest tracks of your collection with a bit of random. Using the drop down button, you can select track by track (default) or album by album mode.

• Finish album, useful when using shuffle mode and you find an album you want to finish.

• Launch DJ selection (See Using digital djs)

All these smart functions can be filtered using the ambience selector combo box. Select the Any ambience to stop filtering.

Player controls

• Mute/Unmute the sound

• Listen previous track in collection.
  • Right click : Replay current track
  • + Shift : play previous album
  • + CTRL : replay current album

• Listen next track in selection.
  • + Shift : play next album

• Play / Pause current track

• Stop playing, playing queue is then voided

Rating toolbar

See Jajuk rating system for more information about Jajuk semi-automatic rating system.

• The first combo box allows to set the user preference for the currently played track.
• / switch ban or pardon currently played track. If the current track is banned, it is stopped and will be excluded from smart functions automatic selections. The pardon action resets this banned property so the track can be selected again. Note that a banned track can still be played if launched by the user himself.

The notification/selection areas

You will find at the lower part of the screen :

• A message box : usually the name of the played track but can also be information or error messages. Error messages uses a red font.
• A selection box : displays the number of items and their size of the current selection.
• A total time area : displays selection total remaining time.
• A current track time : displays current track elapsed time using a progress bar as well as elapsed and remaining time in minutes and seconds. Clicking on it to changes its format.