from win explorer.

The problem is that by double-clicking in Windows Explorer you are not interacting with FB2K.  Windows is sending the file to the default media player, in this case FB2K, and FB2K is responding by acting on the sent file as configured in its shell integration settings.

sveakul's post above shows you how to adjust the shell integration so that external files get put in a dedicated playlist (rather than wiping out an existing playlist), from where you can manipulate them as you wish.

maybe I misunderstood but if I disable enqueue, every time I click on a song the file I previously had in the playlist is deleted.

Quote from: LauraQ on 2024-11-24 19:23:07

maybe I misunderstood but if I disable enqueue, every time I click on a song the file I previously had in the playlist is deleted.

Yes, THAT IS THE EXPECTED ACTION--did you not read the above posts by myself and fooball??  Until somebody writes an "enqueue and play" option for that setting, you will need to check "enqueue" when opening a file outside of Foobar with Windows to keep it from the removing remaining entries in the playlist you have specified in that option area when starting playback.  Enter some dummy playlist name you don't care about.

maybe I misunderstood but if I disable enqueue, every time I click on a song the file I previously had in the playlist is deleted.

I have the discography of many singers and I would like to click on the entries of the songs that I seem to remember that I like and I would like to hear them directly

Quote from: LauraQ on 2024-11-24 19:23:07

maybe I misunderstood but if I disable enqueue, every time I click on a song the file I previously had in the playlist is deleted.

Yes.  That's why we use a dedicated playlist for shell integration.

Quote from: LauraQ on 2024-11-24 21:15:05

I have the discography of many singers and I would like to click on the entries of the songs that I seem to remember that I like and I would like to hear them directly

Use a library search panel in FB2K instead of browsing with Windows Explorer.  You will have much more control.

thanks but isn't what I m looking for

Are you sure there isn't a component that has this function?

@echo off
"C:\FB2K\foobar2000.exe" /add %1 %2 %3
timeout 2
"C:\FB2K\foobar2000.exe" /play
exit

edit. I use JScript Panel script, if it can help me

function on_playlist_items_added() {
	if (plman.GetPlaylistName(plman.ActivePlaylist) == 'Windows Explorer') {
		if (!fb.IsPlaying) {
			fb.Play();
		}
	}
}

You can't do what you want the way you want, but you refuse to use a method which would get you nearer your goal.  OK, your loss.

Quote from: LauraQ on 2024-11-24 10:13:48

Are you sure there isn't a component that has this function?

Components like Facets can not help, since like fooball said, you're not using FB2K to browse your library, you're using Explorer.

I can offer two workarounds. 1) OLD workaround: .BAT file -

A batch file like this can work, but only if you have the foobar option in Playback menu > 'Playback Follows Cursor' enabled(?) -

Code: [Select]

@echo off
"C:\FB2K\foobar2000.exe" /add %1 %2 %3
timeout 2
"C:\FB2K\foobar2000.exe" /play
exit

^ Paste into Notepad, change the path to your foobar2000.exe, and File > Save as and type name "foobar2000 add+play.bat" and save in a folder somewhere. (Make sure file extension is .bat and not .txt)

Open this folder in Explorer, and right-click the file > Copy. Now type in the address bar, shell:sendto - to open the SendTo folder, then right-click a blank space > Paste Shortcut. (You can rename the shortcut if you like)

Now right-click the shortcut > Properties, and select Run: Minimized box (This is why using a shortcut, so the command window does not pop-up). You can also use the Change Icon... button if you like to give it the foobar icon (browse to foobar2000.exe)

Finally ... right-click a music file or folder > SendTo > foobar2000 add+play

(I'm posting this for any future reference since I suspect you would not really want to go to all this trouble. A further workaround would be to edit the Windows registry to run the batch file by default when you double-click a file (instead of right-click), but I only use portable foobar, so I have no registry entry to test. Someone like Case could probably help point to the correct registry keys - but again this is a lot of workaround)

...

2) NEW workaround: JS script -

Quote from: LauraQ on 2024-11-24 10:13:48

edit. I use JScript Panel script, if it can help me

If I knew how to use it!   (Hahahah)

Interesting idea. What sample script(s) do you use?

Alternative to the above, I tried adding something like this to a script (or add to existing function if already present) -

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function on_playlist_items_added() {
	if (plman.GetPlaylistName(plman.ActivePlaylist) == 'Windows Explorer') {
		if (!fb.IsPlaying) {
			fb.Play();
		}
	}
}

... And it works, but probably should be tweaked a bit. 'Windows Explorer' should be changed to whatever the name of the playlist set in Preferences > Shell Integration - so it only starts playback on this playlist.

Again, Playback menu > 'Playback Follows Cursor' needs to be enabled for this as well, so that foobar plays the newly added, selected track. Or I imagine that can be fixed in the script too.

(I'll leave it at that for someone who actually knows what they're doing in JScript to help)

OLD workaround: .BAT file -
...

I don't know what is "library search panel in FB2K"

Quote from: LauraQ on 2024-11-24 23:03:44

thanks but isn't what I m looking for

Your other option is to install another player that will do this--AIMP can be set up this way--and just use it in those cases.

Quote from: anamorphic on 2024-11-25 08:54:00

OLD workaround: .BAT file -
...

Nice!  I love .bat scripting.  That's an alternative to drag&drop.

Quote from: LauraQ on 2024-11-25 09:30:21

I don't know what is "library search panel in FB2K"

Which interface are you using?  I don't use CUI (Columns User Interface) so somebody else will have to explain.

DUI (Default User Interface) lets you adjust the FB2K (foobar2000) screen layout to suit your requirements, it's a fundamental thing which makes FB2K stand out from other music players.  Assuming you're using that:

View > Layout > Enable layout editing mode

You should now see the various panels which make up your FB2K screen with blue outlines, some of which can be moved (if not locked).

I can't remember exactly how to do it (it was a long time ago that I made my set-up), perhaps somebody more experienced can take over, but you can replace an existing element or split an existing element, or add tabs to an element (each tab having a different function), and assign an element or tab as the "Media Library Search" or "Album List" UI element.

Media Library Search provides you a search box, and all tracks which match a search string will be listed in the panel.

Album List provides you with an Explorer-like folder and track view.

Both the above only look in places you have declared as your media library in Library > Configure, so if (for example) you plug in a USB drive and want to browse it, you must add the drive to the library first.

With either the Album List or Media Library Search, you get right-click options what to do with a track – eg add to a specific playlist.

If you go into View > Layout > Quick setup, there are a number of pre-defined screen layouts to use as starting points.  I'm sure some of them will already offer browser panels.  Before you start playing with any of this, I recommend setting up a fresh portable installation to experiment with rather than disturbing your current configuration.

@Peter

It seems to me LauraQ's use-case isn't that outlandish, and would be easiest solved by adding an option to the shell integration so that, in addition to adding a file to a nominated playlist, it also triggers play.

I haven't enable Playback Follows Cursor.  I tried enabling it but it doesn't seem to change anything, what is this option supposed to do?

I use the playlist of  JScript Panel with Playlist Organizer

Quote from: LauraQ on 2024-11-25 09:30:21

I haven't enable Playback Follows Cursor.  I tried enabling it but it doesn't seem to change anything, what is this option supposed to do?

It plays the selected track next. Say you are playing track 3 in the playlist, and you single-click track 2 to select it, when track 3 finishes it will play the selected track 2 next. When you add tracks from Explorer they are automatically selected, so having this option on is needed to play the added tracks with the workarounds I mentioned. (Otherwise foobar remembers whatever previous track was played and resumes it)

Quote from: LauraQ on 2024-11-25 09:34:26

I use the playlist of  JScript Panel with Playlist Organizer

Do you mean you are using this Playlist Organizer script for JScript Panel 3, is that correct? That would be easy to modify. On the other hand I would not want to mess with either of the JSP3 playlist scripts.

(If you're not sure what you're using exactly, it might help if you post a screenshot)