[emms-help] Re: Randomize playlist

[Leon]

Jorgen Schaefer <address@hidden> writes:

> Leon <address@hidden> writes:
>
>>> You can always M-x emms-shuffle after loading. If you don't like
>>> that, you can also copy the source definition for directory or
>>> directory-tree from emms-source-file.el and add to the end:
>>>
>>>  (funcall emms-playlist-shuffle-function)
>>
>> It seems by default *Music* buffer is read only otherwise emms-shuffle
>> works fine.
>
> The following should work:
>
> (define-emms-source directory-tree-shuffled (dir)
>   "An EMMS source for multiple directory trees - either DIR, or the
> value of `emms-source-file-default-directory'. The tracks are
> shuffled after insertion."
>   (interactive (list
>                 (emms-read-directory-name "Play directory tree: "
>                                           emms-source-file-default-directory
>                                           emms-source-file-default-directory
>                                           t)))
>   (emms-source-directory-tree dir)
>   (funcall emms-playlist-shuffle-function))
>
> After evaluating this, you should be able to use
> M-x emms-play-directory-tree-shuffled
>
>>> If you want to always play the same directory, you can also do
>>> this:
>>>
>>> (define-emms-combined-source my-stuff t
>>>   '((emms-source-directory-tree "~/music/my-stuff/")))
>> I use (setq emms-source-file-default-directory "/home/common/Music")
>> Is it the same?
>
> Nope. `emms-source-file-default-directory' only sets the default
> entry for `emms-play-directory-tree' and friends. The code above
> defines new commands - `emms-play-my-stuff' and
> `emms-add-my-stuff', specifically - that don't ask anything, but
> just play the given directory.
>
> Greetings,
>         -- Jorgen

Thank you Jorgen. Problem solved.
-- 
Leon