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Re: Audacious media player - help using GUI

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On 12/10/24 10:53 AM, David Wright wrote:
> On Tue 10 Dec 2024 at 05:54:24 (-0600), Richard Owlett wrote:
>> I'm using Debian 12.8 with MATE 1.26.0
>> I date back to days of Z80 systems using CPM.
>> Never had need for audio.
>>
>> Now have lectures I want to listen to and was referred to audacious.
>> Install and initial trial went well.
>> Its man-page - terse!
>>
>> I'm looking for documentation for optimal use of the GUI.
>> My initial problems revolved around pause/resume.
> 
> I use the traditional winamp interface, which takes up less space

I'll investigate "winamp" in the morning.

> on the screen. Generally, I use ordinary keys to control it.
> In addition, ^Q quits, ^R toggles Time Remaining, ^D toggles
> a larger rendition when needed, and ^P opens Settings.
> 
> Space toggles pause/resume
> c     ditto
> x     starts/restarts track
> v     stops track
> a     begins/ends/cancels a loop
> r     toggles repeat button
> s     toggles random button
> ← →   skip 5 seconds (configurable)
> 
> dfijlopy and a few control keys open various dialog boxes,
> but I don't use it at that level: I just press Return on
> the filename in mc and a window pops up and plays.
> 
>> Those raised the question "How do I go to point x minutes into a file?"
> 
> There's a slider that progresses as the track plays: drag it.

That allows rather coarse movement. I was thinking in terms of going to 
an exact time in the file.

> 
>> Then I started speculating about taking notes tied to specific times.
>> Can audacious do that? Is there a media player with that orientation?
>> What should I be reading?
> 
> No idea. I'm not sure what you mean by "taking notes tied …". You'd
> have to elaborate what you want to physically do (in terms of clicks,
> keystrokes etc), and what you want the end result to be: file(s) etc,
> containing what?

It was more of a "I wonder if..." question than a specific "How do I.."

> 
> Cheers,
> David.
> 
> 

Thanks

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  Re: Audacious media player - help using GUI David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2024-12-10 18:00 +0100
    Re: Audacious media player - help using GUI ghe2001 <ghe2001@protonmail.com> - 2024-12-10 18:40 +0100
      Re: Audacious media player - help using GUI Richard Owlett <rowlett@access.net> - 2024-12-11 02:10 +0100
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      Re: Audacious media player - help using GUI David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2024-12-11 03:30 +0100
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