Newbie problems

[Willem Ferguson]

Hi (Ama)rockers,

I started using Amarok 1.4.9.1 on Ubuntu 8 (with Gnome, not KDE) a week 
ago, and find it hard to operate. I installed Amarok from the default 
Ubuntu Universe library. I found the manual at 
http://docs.kde.org/development/en/extragear-multimedia/amarok/index.html
but this is very basic indeed. I use Amarok to operate an iPod Classic.

My main issue is that I do not understand how Amarok constructs the 
Collection. Attached are two images, the Nautilus file manager list and 
the Amarok collection representation. One of the files is missing (1st 
track on Nautilus list). I cannot manage to get the collection to 
reflect the contents of the folder with the audio files. Highly irritating.

Secondly, I cannot use the collection manager to move audio files 
between lists on the left-hand side of the collection view in order to 
get the two lists to match. What gives?

Rescanning the collection using the Tools icon in the toolbar does not 
solve the problem. Is there a rational explanation anywhere that will 
help me to get the collection to reflect the files in the collection 
folder? What is the logic followed when constructing a collection?

If the above URL is indeed the main reference for Amarok, I volunteer to 
generate some documentation about interacting with an iPod (USB as well 
as Bluetooth), but this assumes that I can get Amarok to operate in a 
stable way.

I have not managed to find any other docs that could address the 
problem. Any advice would be appreciated.

Kind regards,
Willemf

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