Must Playlists be listed alphabetically?

[dps]

Do Playlists have to be organized alphabetically? I would like to re-order them from frequently used down to less often used. But when I try to drag and drop, it keeps putting them within other ones as opposed to something like re-ordering them like I do bookmarks in Firefox.

Thanks!

Dave

[Eyal]

Do Playlists have to be organized alphabetically?

Yes, I don't think any other order will make sense.

I would like to re-order them from frequently used down to less often used.

How do you think the software can evaluate which one is used more than another?


You can rename your playlists (Select in tree, hit F2) to suit your order preferences, like "2009-05 Favorite tunes" or the like.

[onenonymous]

You can use MagicNodes to create nodes sorted anyway you'd like.
http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewto ... =2&t=19168

Here are a few masks to get you started:

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<Group|Name:Playlists...>\Playlist by Most Played|Filter:<Playlist> Not Like '%Added%'\<Playlist|Sort by:Sum(Played) Desc|Statistic:Count(Tracks)>\<Title|Show nodes:No|Sort order:Random>

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<Group|Name:Playlists...>\Playlist by Longest Play Time|Filter:<Playlist> Not Like '%Added%'\<Playlist|Sort by:Sum(Play length)|Statistic:Count(Tracks)|Sort order:Desc>\<Title|Show nodes:No|Sort order:Random>

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<Group|Name:Playlists...>\Playlist by Length|Filter:<Playlist> Not Like '%Added%'\<Playlist|Sort by:Sum(Length) Desc|Statistic:Count(Tracks)>\<Title|Show nodes:No|Sort order:Random>

[dps]

No, I wouldn't expect the software to make that determination. I would put them manually in order, just as my Bookmarks can be listed; folders in any order and sub-folders within it in any order. For example, I might want a playlist labeled "Workout" that was used all the time that I would like at the top, and "Christmas" at the bottom.

[Bex]

For now they have to be alphabetical but I agree that it would be a nice feature to optionally allow manual ordering.

[dps]

I had hoped that I was missing something when I saw this under Auto Playlist Help:

To create an AutoPlaylist:

From the Edit menu or from the Playlist button on the toolbar or from the Send-to context menu, click New AutoPlaylist.

Name the AutoPlaylist when prompted. The new playlist will be created in the Playlists node.

You will then be prompted to select the criteria to be used for the AutoPlaylist. Use the Search pane for a simple AutoPlaylist, or the Advanced Search pane for a more complex AutoPlaylist with multiple criteria. Once you've selected your criteria, press 'Ok', and the AutoPlaylist will be generated.

Move the new playlist by dragging and dropping it to a different portion of the Playlists hierarchy, if you wish.

I guess that just means that I can drag it into another playlist folder.