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Topic: Is it possible to display all tracks from the folder where you opened the file? (Read 1001 times) previous topic - next topic
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Is it possible to display all tracks from the folder where you opened the file?

In the foobar2000 GUI, is it possible to display all audio files from the folder where the audio file was opened, similar to BillyMp3 by SheepFriends?

Let's say you have a folder on Windows called "music" and in the "music" folder there are several subfolders, such as "1" "2" "3", and let's say in folder "2" I have 11 tracks. Then I go into that folder, and play track number #5, and foobar will open, but it will only display that track. Now I want it to show all tracks from that folder, "2," so I can switch between tracks. Is that possible?

Re: Is it possible to display all tracks from the folder where you opened the file?

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I'mdoing something like this. You may want to look at foo_run.

Re: Is it possible to display all tracks from the folder where you opened the file?

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What do you mean with "display"? If you're talking about showing within a playlist, foo_quicksearch. Configure value to %path% and then you can quick search by right clicking a track and search for same %path%. It will then load all files with similar %path% from that selected file. Possible you need to configure %path% a bit more.

Re: Is it possible to display all tracks from the folder where you opened the file?

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Sounds like what you're trying to do is click on file and click on add folder ?

Oh actually I understand it now. But yeah I think just making a playlist and adding the folder would be a good solution, no?
 Or what user above said
 

Re: Is it possible to display all tracks from the folder where you opened the file?

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Quote from: afrodani on
In the foobar2000 GUI, is it possible to display all audio files from the folder where the audio file was opened, similar to BillyMp3 by SheepFriends?

Let's say you have a folder on Windows called "music" and in the "music" folder there are several subfolders, such as "1" "2" "3", and let's say in folder "2" I have 11 tracks. Then I go into that folder, and play track number #5, and foobar will open, but it will only display that track. Now I want it to show all tracks from that folder, "2," so I can switch between tracks. Is that possible?

I'm bound to get shouted down for this, but aren't you coming at this from the wrong end?

Setting FB2K as your default player in Windows, then double-clicking a track to play it, has Windows send that file specification into FB2K to start playing.  It's just a random track so far as FB2K is concerned, unrelated to its configured library.

I dare say it's less convenient than using the Windows file explorer, but what you should be doing is opening the library browser built into FB2K.

However, here is a possible solution for you: right-click the playing track and select "open containing folder".
It's your privilege to disagree, but that doesn't make you right and me wrong.

Re: Is it possible to display all tracks from the folder where you opened the file?

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Quote from: afrodani on
I go into that folder, and play track number #5, and foobar will open, but it will only display that track. Now I want it to show all tracks from that folder, "2," so I can switch between tracks. Is that possible?
I guess you know you can select all audio tracks first, or alternatively drag and drop the folder.

So apart from that - and from within fb2k? https://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=Foobar2000:Components/Quicksearch_UI_Element_%28foo_quicksearch%29 . What you do:
* Install it
* Set a hotkey to search for same directory
Then whenever you open that file, press that key.

If I remember correctly, it behaves slightly different from the old foo_uie_quicksearch, which is deprecated but may (YMMV!) still work on 32-bit. https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,44012.0.html