Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP2 - KDE 08-05-2008 Manual page 293

IMPORTANT: Sharing Playlists with Other Players
Save playlists in m3u format, so you can share them with any other players
using this format.
Smart Playlists offer various views of your collection, such as tracks never played,
newest tracks, or tracks by genre. For example, to create a random playlist from
your collection, select 50 random Tracks and drag the entry to the playlist area.
Right-click the Smart Playlists folder to add subfolders or to create your own smart
playlists.
Radio Streams lets you listen to live radio streams from the Internet. An extensive
list is already shipped with amaroK. Right-click to add more or create subfolders.
Podcasts imports podcasts to amaroK. Right-clicking opens a menu where you can
add podcasts and subfolders, refresh all podcasts, or set the scan interval.
Files
This tab opens a file browser which corresponds to the standard KDE file manager
dialog. Use the icons at the top to navigate the file system, change the view or to
create bookmarks. Enter a URL or a path directly into the text input field. From
the contents displayed, drag elements to the playlist to include them.
Magnatune
On this tab, you can establish a connection to the Magnatune store where you can
purchase music online. Click Update to view the available albums and titles at
magnatune.com. Sort the album list by Genre and listen to some tracks with amaroK.
To buy music, click Purchase Album and enter your payment details.
Devices
If you own portable MP3 players or external hard disks, use this browser to config-
ure your portable device and to access it from amaroK.
The Cover Manager
With amaroK, you can assign a cover to each album of your collection. With the Cover
Manager, easily add, delete, and retrieve album covers.
Start the cover manager with Tools > Cover Manager. A tree view in the left part of
the window lists all artists in your collection. The main part of the window lists the
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