Menu and Command Reference
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Chapter 4. Menu and Command Reference

Menus

File Menu

File->New->Empty Playlist... (Ctrl+N)

Create a new playlist

File->New->Playlist From Folder... (Ctrl+D)

Creates a new playlist, containing all music files in a folder and any sub-folders. Any music within playlists files that JuK recognizes will also be added.

File->New->Search Playlist... (Ctrl+F)

Creates a new search playlist.

File->Open... (Ctrl+O)

Select a file (or files) to add to the collection list. If you select a playlist file, every file in the playlist will be added.

File->Add Folder...

Select a folder (or folders) to add to the collection list. These folders will also be rescanned whenever JuK is started or File->Reload is chosen.

File->Rename...

Rename a playlist.

File->Duplicate...

Create a duplicate of the selected playlist, and prompt for a new name.

File->Reload

Reloads the tag information on every file in the selected playlist.

File->Remove

Remove the selected playlist.

File->Save (Ctrl+S)

Save the selected playlist.

File->Save As...

Save the selected playlist, with a different name.

Edit Menu

Edit->Clear

Removes the selected songs from the playlist.

View Menu

View->Show Search Bar

This is a toggle action that sets whether or not the Search Bar is shown.

View->Show Tag Editor

This is a toggle action that sets whether or not the Tag Editor is shown.

View->Show History

This is a toggle action that sets whether or not the History Playlist is shown.

View->View Modes->Default

Switches to Default View mode.

View->View Modes->Compact

Switches to Compact View mode.

View->View Modes->Tree

Switches to Tree View mode.

Player Menu

Player->Random Play

This is a toggle option which controls the Random Play setting. If Random Play is enabled, then JuK will randomly select a random song from the current playlist when the currently playing song is over.

Player->Loop Playlist

This is a toggle option which controls the Loop Playlist setting. If Loop Playlist is enabled, then JuK will start playing from the beginning when it has finished playing every song in the current playlist.

Player->Play

This command starts playing the currently selected song, or resumes playback of the song if it was paused.

Player->Pause

This command pauses the currently playing song. Use the Play command to restart playback.

Player->Stop

This command stops the playback of the currently playing song. You cannot resume playback from its current position after that.

Player->Previous Track

This command plays the song that was playing before the currently playing song.

Player->Next Track

This command skips to the next song to play in the playlist.

Tagger Menu

Tagger->Save (Ctrl+T)

This command saves any changes to the tags that you are editing. Normally, changes are not saved until you deselect the file you are editing.

Tagger->Delete

This command deletes the currently selected files from the Collection List and any playlists containing it, and then deletes the selected file from the disk.

Tagger->Guess Tag Information->From Filename (Ctrl+F)

This command tries to guess the tags of the selected files by scanning the filename. You can configure the patterns used for guessing by selecting Settings->Tag Guesser..., which opens the Tag Guesser Configuration dialog.

Tagger->Guess Tag Information->From Internet (Ctrl+I)

This command tries to guess the tags of the selected files by using the trm provided with MusicBrainz.

Settings Menu

Settings->Toolbars->Show Main Toolbar

This command shows or hide the Main Toolbar.

Settings->Toolbars->Show Play Toolbar

This command shows or hide the Play Toolbar.

Settings->Show Splash Screen on Startup

This is a toggle option. If enabled, JuK will display an informational screen upon startup as it loads your music collection.

Settings->Dock in System Tray

This is a toggle option. If enabled, JuK will display an icon in your system tray. You can use the system tray icon to tell if JuK is playing, and control playback.

Settings->Stay in System Tray on Close

This is a toggle option. If enabled, JuK will remain running if you close the main window. The Dock in System Tray option must also be enabled. To quit JuK, use the File->Quit command from the main window, or the Quit command from the system tray's context menu.

Settings->Popup Track Announcement

This is a toggle option. If enabled, JuK will display an indicator whenever a song starts playing, with information on the artist and title, and with buttons allowing you to quickly switch to a different song. The Dock in System Tray option must also be enabled.

Settings->Tag Guesser...

This command brings up the Tag Guesser Configuration dialog box, where you can alter the patterns used to guess tag information from filenames.

Settings->File Renamer...

This command brings up the File Renamer Configuration dialog box, where you can alter the way JuK renames files for you.

Settings->Configure Shortcuts...

This brings up the standard KDE dialog box where you can configure keyboard shortcuts for JuK. Some reasonable defaults are included as well, including Multimedia keys for people who have multimedia keyboards.

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