sometimes files add to playlist, sometimes replace, why?

[Eo.S.]

In my winamp 2.91, anytime I double click a media file from my HD it is added to the bottom of the winamp playlist, likewise most of the time files opened from a browser window are added, but sometimes... it completely replaces my entire playlist with the file from the browser. What controls whether or not the list is replaced or added to, I want the added-to-playlist behaviour to be how it always behaves.

In winamp 5 however I have found that it always replaces the playlist never adding to it, I have never been able to get winamp 5 to just add files to the playlist from browser or HD.

Eo.S.

[DJ Egg]

Which browser? Internet Explorer 6? Other?
Windows OS?
Winamp 5.21? Clean install?
Which particular file types? mp3, m3u, pls, wmv, other?

Winamp 5.21 > Prefs > File Types:
Enqueue files on double click...

When checked, the default Windows/IE action is "Enqueue" (add to playlist)
when unchecked, the default action is Play (replace playlist)

The only other relevant setting in the default setup is:
Winamp 5.2x > Prefs > Jump to File > Shell Options:
Make 'Enqueue & Play' the default action.

I've known that particular option to make Firefox browser go a bit screwy, where it sometimes just replaces the playlist. But alas, Firefox doesn't really let you edit MIME settings in the same way as Mozilla/Netscape, where you can edit the command line and add switches, so there's not much which can be done about it, heh.

[Drahken]

Are there any commandline-type arguments to make a file or URL be enqued instead of playing? ie: I have a custom context menu item setup in k-meleon which lets me send a link on a webpage to winamp.exe. When I do this, it replaces everything currently in the playlist. Is there some argument (perhaps -enque) that I could add which would make it enque the item instead of playing it?

[JonnyMac]

/add example...
"C:\Program Files\Winamp\Winamp.exe"space/addspace"http://www.whereever.com/radio/listen.pls"
Where space represents a single space.

More info from...
Common Issues section of the Troubleshooters Sticky...

Winamp API / Command Line Options
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=180297
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....61#post1440261

[blausand-temp]

HI there,

i had the same Prob long time, used to copy Link-Adress and opening URl in WA5,
today i opened Firefox-Prefs>Content>FileTypes>Manage
chose .pls > Edit > default action
instead of manually chosen Winamp.exe.

helped for me - now enqueueing radiostations!

greetz from cologne, germany

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[squarepusher]

Originally posted by JonnyMac
/add example...
"C:\Program Files\Winamp\Winamp.exe"space/addspace"http://www.whereever.com/radio/listen.pls"
Where space represents a single space.

More info from...
Common Issues section of the Troubleshooters Sticky...

Winamp API / Command Line Options
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=180297
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....61#post1440261

question. a lot of tims in firefox, when i choose a pls file, it opens the literal pls file in a webpage (the text of it, isntead of opening the filetype action)

anyone have any idea why?

[flocksoft]

Originally posted by squarepusher
question. a lot of tims in firefox, when i choose a pls file, it opens the literal pls file in a webpage (the text of it, isntead of opening the filetype action)

anyone have any idea why?

it's the same mime problem here for Opera browser:
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=260945

the solution for Firefox is the same (of course the position in preferences is different, so navigate trough them...)

bye