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If you use the upper-case versions of the three tags: F, I and D, they will instead
refer to the next song instead of the current one. Example: %Ig is the genre
name used in the next song and %Ff is the mp3 frequency.
Take note that the next song information WILL NOT be available at all times, but
will most likely be available at the end of a song. We suggest you use the
conditional display tag a lot when displaying information about the next song!
Alternating sublines
Alternating sublinesAlternating sublines
Alternating sublines
It is possible to group items on each line into 2 or more groups or "sublines". Each
subline will be displayed in succession on the line for a specified time,
alternating continuously through each defined subline.
Items on a line are broken into sublines with the semicolon ';' character. The
display time for each subline defaults to 2 seconds unless modified by using the
'%t' tag to specify an alternate time (in seconds and optional tenths of a
second) for the subline to be displayed.
Subline related special characters and tags:
; : Split items on a line into separate sublines
%t : Set the subline display time. The '%t' is followed by either integer seconds (%
t5), or seconds and tenths of a second (%t3.5).
Each alternating subline can still be optionally scrolled while it is being
displayed, and scrollable formats can be displayed on the same line with non-
scrollable formats (such as track elapsed time) as long as they are separated
into different sublines.
Other Tags:
Other Tags:Other Tags:
Other Tags:
%% : Display a '%'
%< : Display a '<'
%| : Display a '|'
%> : Display a '>'
%s : Indicate that the line should scroll. Can occur anywhere in a line (given that
the text is displayed; see conditionals above). You can specify up to 10 scrolling
lines. Scrolling lines can not contain dynamic content such as timers, peak
meters or progress bars.
Example File
Example FileExample File
Example File
%s%pp/%pe: %?it<%it|%fn> - %?ia<%ia|%d2> - %?id<%id|%d1>
%pb%pc/%pt
That is, "tracknum - title [artist, album]", where most fields are only displayed if
available. Could also be rendered as "filename" or "tracknum - title [artist]".
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