foobar2000 TripleQ v0.1

A versatile foobar2000 skin that supports 3 (switchable) display-modes as well as some nice gadgets that help with some recurring tasks like

maintain a sorted collection (moving files and folders to fit a pre-defined structure)
keep a nice view of the well sorted collection while still being able to search the stuff in a messy unsorted folder
apply ratings ...also in midi-mode :-) (so you don't need to have a big player window open)
search your library
...

Mini-mode

Midi-mode

Maxi-mode

Installation (quick and easy)

Portable:

Install Foobar2000 (portable) [tested with v1.5.2]
Clone the git-repo into the installation folder (replace existing files)
Start foobar2000, open preferences (Strg + p) and set your music-directory under the "Media Library" tab
Enjoy

Standalone:

Install Foobar2000 (standard) [tested with v1.5.2]
Clone the git-repo into your foobar2000 configuration-folder (replace existing files)
- it is located at "%appdata%\foobar2000" (if it does not yet exist, start foobar and close it again)
Start foobar2000, open preferences (Strg + p) and set your music-directory under the "Media Library" tab
Enjoy

Important notice

The paths to the music-folder are hardcoded... so you need to change them manually!

To make the "Utilities" buttons "move to sorted music" and "move to unsorted music" work you must adjust the paths in the file FileOps-Presets.txt
To make the sorting-schemes in the folder-list tab (on the right side) work you must do the following:

go to preferences (crtl + p)
navigate to Media Library > Album List Panel
double-click on each of the 'views' and change the paths in the following 2 lines:
(you MUST include the backslashes and don't use unnecessary spaces
(if your path contains spaces, you must encapsulate it in quotes)!)
- the base-path of your music directory:
```
$puts(base_path,E:\Musik\)
```
- the name of the folder where your unsorted music is stored
```
$puts(unsorted_path,\_Musik_Downloads\)
```

General Infos

Hotkeys

The theme incorporates the following global hotkeys:
(they might interfere with other apps using similar assignments... however I've never had problems so far)

crtl + shift + enter: play / pause
crtl + shift + up : previous track
crtl + shift + down : next track
crtl + shift + left : move 5 seconds ahead in the current track
crtl + shift + right: move 5 seconds back in the current track
crtl + shift + space: activate/deactivate the player window

Folder structure

The theme is intended to be used with a well sorted collection...
(it comes along with file-sorting-presets that can be used to quickly adapt a nice file-structure)

In order for the theme to work properly, your music should be structured in the following form:
(this is of course adjustable... but you would need to customize some settings)

- Musik
└─── _Musik_Downloads (note the underline!)
│   └─── ... (all the unsorted stuff)
│
│   Artist_1
│   └─── Albumtitle1 [Date]
│   │	│   01 - Title01.mp3
│   │	│   02 - Title02.mp3 
│   │   │   ...
│   │	│   Cover.jpg (possible names and formats specified in "Preferences/Display/Album art")
│   └─── Albumtitle2 [Date]
│   Artist_2
│   └─── ...
│    ...
│
│   _Compilations (note the underline in the beginning)
│   └─── Compilation Title [Date]
│   │	│   01 - Artist01 - Title01.mp3
│   │	│   02 - Artist02 - Title02.mp3
│   │	│   ...
│   │	│   Cover.jpg

Thanks to

The configuration is based on the following components:

Onurtag/foobar2000_TripleQ