Skip to main content ↑ ↓

Notice

Please note that most of the software linked on this forum is likely to be safe to use. If you are unsure, feel free to ask in the relevant topics, or send a private message to an administrator or moderator. To help curb the problems of false positives, or in the event that you do find actual malware, you can contribute through the article linked here.
Topic: Highlight currently played track automatically (Read 4065 times) previous topic - next topic
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Highlight currently played track automatically

I have a playlist of 3000 or so songs, so obviously the playlist covers more than can be displayed on one screen. In playback: shuffle, follow cursor and repeat are selected. The problem is when Foobar starts playing, I can see the song on the list. I minimize the window to the system tray. It shuffles to the next track. I maximize the window, and it shows the same position in the playlist of the song before.

I set up a keyboard shortcut to "highlight currently played track". Is it possible to have an option where that can happen automatically every time a new track is played or the window is opened? Perhaps that option is already there but I can't see it. I guess I'm just used to Winamp following the currently played track around in a playlist, and I like to see where in the playlist the currently played track is.

Highlight currently played track automatically

Reply #1 –
I agree, this would be an awesome feature to have. Other then that, foobar2k is bomb.

Thanks for the great program 
- ZiY0N -
- 133T wanabie Hax0r -

Highlight currently played track automatically

Reply #2 –
If you have "follow cursor" enabled on 0.56 it will do what you want I think.

Hope that helps

Spadge

Highlight currently played track automatically

Reply #3 –
Quote
If you have "follow cursor" enabled on 0.56 it will do what you want I think.

Indeed it does, but it also does another thing which doesn't seem related to me.

So, what does "follow cursor" do?

1. It keeps the currently playing song visible in the playlist.

2. It makes the selected song on the playlist become the next song to be played when Shuffle mode is on.

3. Maybe some other thing I am unaware of.

I don't see the relationship between (1) and (2).  IOW, I can't see why having one of them should necessitate having the other.  It seems like these two things should be de-coupled.

Highlight currently played track automatically

Reply #4 –
If you add
Code: [Select]
$if(%_isplaying%,BB0000,000000)

to your playlist formatting config (prefrrences - display - formatting), the currently playing track will be blue, and all others will be black. You can change the colors by changing the 'BB0000' and '000000' to the hex values of whichever colors you like. It's not exactly highlighting, but it'll make the active track stand out.

Highlight currently played track automatically

Reply #5 –
Quote
Quote
If you have "follow cursor" enabled on 0.56 it will do what you want I think.

Indeed it does, but it also does another thing which doesn't seem related to me.

So, what does "follow cursor" do?

1. It keeps the currently playing song visible in the playlist.

2. It makes the selected song on the playlist become the next song to be played when Shuffle mode is on.

3. Maybe some other thing I am unaware of.

I don't see the relationship between (1) and (2).  IOW, I can't see why having one of them should necessitate having the other.  It seems like these two things should be de-coupled.

+1

Highlight currently played track automatically

Reply #6 –
I was still using 0.52, 0.56a works wonderfully.
Thanks :) :rolleyes:
- ZiY0N -
- 133T wanabie Hax0r -

Highlight currently played track automatically

Reply #7 –
You've all missed the orignal posters point - that follow cursor doesn't work when foobar is minimised to tray, and hasn't done from 0.5 onwards. I thought it was intentional, but I dont really know..
.

Highlight currently played track automatically

Reply #8 –
Since it works OK on a window that's out of focus or not visible, you'd think they'd want it to work when minimized as well.  Sounds like a bug.
Master of Fate. By Fate Mastered

Highlight currently played track automatically

Reply #9 –
Quote
Since it works OK on a window that's out of focus or not visible, you'd think they'd want it to work when minimized as well.  Sounds like a bug.

I thought it was intentional because it didn't work properly in 0.43 and before, when foobar was restored the playlist area would be one below the current track.

It does highlight the track when its minimised to tray, but it doesn't scroll to the track like when its in normal view. You won't notice it unless you've got a long playlist (and use shuffle too).
.

Highlight currently played track automatically

Reply #10 –
Exactly.  Sounds like the cursor's not getting updated when minimized or the screen isn't being refreshed with the new cursor when restored.
Master of Fate. By Fate Mastered