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Boris replied on February 23, 2009 17:30 to the question "Folder -> library" in Songbird:

1. Tools->Options->Media Importer->Watch Folders
2. The same files are only considered duplicates, if they're located in a same folder(same location path).
To detect duplicates across folders, use Exorcist add-on:
http://addons.songbirdnest.com/addon/216

A comment on the problem "SB doesn't load ratings from files" in Songbird:

You can rate songs is Songbird and share your library between a different machines.
The only problem, Ratings are not written to the files by default.
To solve this, open about:config and tweak
songbird.metadata.ratings.enableWriting
to 'true'. – Boris, on February 22, 2009 23:01

Boris replied on February 22, 2009 22:48 to the problem "Newest Install crashes before it even opens!! HELP!!" in Songbird:

We will check this crash report ASAP.
Meanwhile, can you try to create a new profile using the Profile Manager(Start->All Programs->Songbird->Songbird(Profile Manager)?
Launch Songbird in that profile and see if it works as expected.
It will not preserve your custom playlists or add-ons installed besides default ones.
You might want to keep your old profile around for a testing purposes.

Thanks.

Boris replied on February 20, 2009 17:52 to the praise "Songbird once a dark horse, now the front runner. Amarok 2 is junk." in Songbird:

Appreciate that!

A comment on the problem "Auto-Hide Taskbar doesn't show with Songbird" in Songbird:

Good news!
The bug #6116 is basically fixed and about to get verified any time now – Boris, on February 19, 2009 17:21

Boris replied on February 14, 2009 01:53 to the question "how do I stop songbird from automatically popping up when it plays a new song?" in Songbird:

Just close Right Side Bar with Lyrics in it.....
That add-on is causing the Songbird to pop up upon track change.

Boris replied on February 09, 2009 07:08 to the problem "Library disappeared and unable to play any songs" in Songbird:

What platform are you running on?
What Songbird version is that?
Sounds like something bad happened to Songbird profile, so it could be corrupted.
I would recommend to create a new profile using the Profile Manager.
In Windows go to Start->Programs->Songbird->Songbird(Profile Manager).
On Mac or Linux run in a terminal:
./songbird -p
Run through first run wizard and re-scan you media.
Creating a new profile will not save your custom playlists, so you are going to have re-create them again.

Boris replied on February 09, 2009 06:51 to the question "listen to radio" in Songbird:

kranenborg,

Just use File->Open Location(Ctrl+U), paste this URL into the field and click OK.

Boris replied on February 09, 2009 06:45 to the problem "Mediacore error - songbird encountered a playback error - resource not found" in Songbird:

Russ,
You need to Select All -> Delete your library content first, then re-scan from the new location.

Boris replied on February 03, 2009 07:27 to the question "Songbird playback issues" in Songbird:

Internal data flow error indicates thoser files are not availble at the original location(been moved most likely).
just Delete All and rescan your media to update location.

What Songbird build are you using?
What media core error do you get?
Can you also open Tools-Error Console, Errors tab and see if some related errors are thrown in there upon clicking on a track to play.

Boris replied on February 03, 2009 07:05 to the question "Is there a way to shuffle a playlist?" in Songbird:

Shuffle is a playback in random mode.
To set Shuffle on, click on Shuffle (two arrows) button on a right of the faceplate.

To be able to move the song you don't like to the bottom of the playlist, create New Smart Playlist(File->New Smart Playlist) nad set the rule:
'Rating' - 'is in the range' - 'two stars' - 'five stars' - selected by - 'highest rating'.
You can rate songs in a library by '4-5 stars' in order for them to show up in a smart playlist. When you play files from Smart Playlist and see the song you don't like, click in a Rating field to set it to 'two stars'. It will move the song to the bottom of the list. if you set to 'one star', it will remove the file from playlist.

Boris replied on February 02, 2009 04:17 to the question "Scan for media using a samba connection not working" in Songbird:

I've tried import the media from smb mounted drive:
I've mounted the drive using:
mount -t smbfs -o username='user' //
The intial scan works just fine,

A comment on the problem "Songbird not playing m4a" in Songbird:

Just clean your profile before installing tar.gz on top of deb, otherwise you're using the old profile. – Boris, on January 31, 2009 06:30

Boris replied on January 31, 2009 06:24 to the problem "Songbird 1.1 don't play mp3 , m4a , wma and ogg - linux 32 and 64 bits using tar.gz" in Songbird:

we have a bug open for a problem playing remote m4a files:
http://bugzilla.songbirdnest.com/show...
I don't think that wma playback is supported in Linux.
Import is not supported either:
http://bugzilla.songbirdnest.com/show...
But .mp3 and ogg files should play without a problem.

Boris replied on January 31, 2009 06:16 to the problem "Songbird 1.1 don't play mp3 , m4a , wma and ogg - linux 32 and 64 bits using tar.gz" in Songbird:

Songbird does not provide provide or support deb packages(not just yet!).
Where did you download .deb from?
Songbird is using GStreamer as a media core, so the source you're using could possibly have outdated gst plugins.

What's wrong with using the .tar files for installation?
You can download 1.0 builds at:
http://getsongbird.com/

I guess, you're downloading the latest nightly builds at:
http://wiki.songbirdnest.com/Develope...
I would recommend you create a new profile by running
./songbird -p
in a terminal to launch Profile Manager.

More useful information regarding troubleshooting GStreamer:
here

Boris replied on January 30, 2009 17:45 to the question "how can i make the songs list pane show me what's playing now automatically ?" in Songbird:

The feature suggestion to make this working without add-on is filed in a Bugzilla.
To track the comments on this work item:

1. Go to the "people" box in the upper right hand corner of Bug #8641;
2. Add your email in the "add cc" box;
3. Scroll down and hit commit.

If you don't have a free bugzilla account, signing up is quick and easy and will allow you to share your feedback directly with the development team.

Boris replied on January 25, 2009 02:27 to the problem "All my playlists vanished" in Songbird:

I'm afraid, your profile is got corrupted somehow.
There is no easy way to redraw the UI components.
You're going to have to create a new profile using the Profile Manager.
on Windows:
Start->Programs->Songbird->Songbird(Profile Manager).
on Mac and Linux:
run in a terminal:
songbird -p

Boris replied on January 24, 2009 22:24 to the question "Songbird wont boot after using nightly builds" in Songbird:

Sounds like you're running on Windows.
I would recommend to create a new profile using the Profile Manager(Start->Programs->Songbird->Songbird(Profile Manager).
Start in a new profile and see if Songbird launches for you.
The new profile would not recreate your custom playlists or add-ons installed in older version.

Boris replied on January 24, 2009 22:14 to the question "ADDONS ARENT GETTING APPLIED PLEASE HELLP" in Songbird:

Describe in details your problem with LyricMaster, please.

Boris replied on January 24, 2009 22:12 to the problem "All my playlists vanished" in Songbird:

Are the playlists nodes gone in a service pane, or they just empty when you open them?
Sounds like your profile is got corrupted(some of the add-ons could possibly cause that too).