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XBMC User Guide Page 18
View: You can the toggle between the different display
options, amongst others; List, Icons and Big Icons.
Sort By: You can choose what criteria to sort your
media by. Note the arrow to the right which controls
whether the items are sorted in ascending or descending
order.
Library Mode: This control allows you to switch
between Library Mode and File View.
Playing music is as simple as navigating through your
sources and selecting a song.
Illustration 2: Music initial screen, Big Icons view
Controls During Playback
Controls during playback can be divided into two categories, in the GUI and during Visualizations. While in the
GUI you are able to browse all of XBMC and even look at pictures while playing music. If we look at the
different controlling methods XBMC offers, gaming controller playback options while in the GUI are limited. A
remote, such as the orignal XBOX DVD-Remote has conventional playback controls that can be used during
music playback in the GUI as well as during Visualizations.
OSD (On Screen Display) Music Controls
There are two different On Screen Displays (or "OSD" for short) available in Music, the Visualization OSD and
the Mini-control:
The Visualization OSD control buttons
The Visualizations OSD from the PM3.HD skin pictured on the left is
available while in visualization mode. The Buttons on the OSD are as
follows:
1. Select Visualization - Allows you to select the visualization being
displayed.
2. Visualization Preset - Allows you to select the visualization preset being
displayed.
3. Stop
4. Visualization Settings - Allows you to configure the current visualization.
The Mini Control
During music playback you can call up the Mini Control at any time if you are using a
control method that does not offer standard playback controls.