Using Dolphin to manage a sound library (feature request)

[Nate Graham]

In fact this feature is already available in Dolphin 19.08 and later! :) 
Just turn on auto-play by right-clicking on the preview image in the 
imformation panel cnd checking "auto-play media files". Then they will 
auto play on hover just like you want.

Nate

On 10/12/19 9:37 AM, Tobiasz Karoń wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I think Dolphin could add a simple feature that'd be very useful to 
> people managing audio libraries.
> 
> The F11 key shows the Preview Panel in Dolphin, where the user can play 
> back any audio or video content.
> 
> I've had a viewer asking me for a tool to quickly listen through a sound 
> file collection.
> 
> If there was a way to have Dolphin automatically play back audio file, 
> once it's selected (with the mouse or arrow keys) - that'd speed up a 
> task of seizing a lot of sound files quickly.
> 
> Or if there was a key that'd do that - for example the Space Bar seems 
> to be unused in Dolphin.
> 
> If pressing a Space bar would start/pause playback in the preview tab - 
> that'd be already a great improvement.
> 
> I think what would further help would be a waveform preview with a 
> visible playhead, that could also be moved with mouse or keyboard.
> 
> Looks like J/K/L keys could be used as a jog shuttle, like in Video 
> Editors - that'd be extra neat.
> 
> The same could work nicely for video files as well, though I have no 
> idea if sped up and reversed playback is supported by the current backend.
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Does it make sense to implement such features in Dolphin?
> 
> -- 
> - Tobiasz 'unfa' Karoń
> 
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