An iPod-like player for Ubuntu

[Daniel Carrera]

Colin Brace wrote:
> On 6/18/06, Daniel Carrera <daniel.carrera at zmsl.com> wrote:
> 
>> This product actually *is* a USB key, so it is trivially
>> supported in Ubuntu, and you can use it to store non-music files.
> 
> Just out of curiosity: how does the interface work?

Similar to a Nintendo game controller. You have a button with 4 arrows 
that you can use to navigate the file system. Press the centre button to 
play/select/whatever.

> Do you actually see filesnames or is it all based on ID3 tag information?

File names. When a file is highlighted the file name scrolls so you can 
read it all.

> Are there any filenaming conventions you have to observe?

None.

> Can you simply copy audio files over from your PC using your
> existing directory structure?

Yes. That's what I do. It doesn't even matter if that directory 
structure has non-music files. The player will just ignore those.

> Does it recognize .m3u playlists?

I don't know, ever tried.

Cheers,
Daniel.
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