main@TechTalk.groups.io | Creating play lists

Steven Johnson <saxmonger@...>

#84269

I would like to be able to create a play list that would play a large amount of music in Winamp, but I don’t have the foggiest idea how to even get started creating one. I want to actually make a play list, not just tell Winamp to play a folder. Anyone have any JAWS oriented tutorials on creating playlists, or recommendations for a decent, accessible playlist editor?

Richard <thegothot@...>

#84277

Hi     Steven,
I can write those instructions, and post them later today.

HTH,
Rick

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Johnson" <saxmonger@...>
To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io>
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2019 7:07 PM
Subject: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

I would like to be able to create a play list that would play a large amount
of music in Winamp, but I don't have the foggiest idea how to even get
started creating one.  I want to actually make a play list, not just tell
Winamp to play a folder.  Anyone have any JAWS oriented tutorials on
creating playlists, or recommendations for a decent, accessible playlist
editor?

Smiling?

#84279

Creating Playlists using Winamp

There are several different ways of doing most things on computers. This process below has worked with XP, 7, 8 and 10.

There are simple ways of creating playlist files (.M3U, .PLS, etc.) within Winamp alone (without having to install anything extra) and here are the directions below:

1. Open up Winamp.

2. Within the Winamp Playlist Editor tab we'll call it (Alt+E) which is where you have all of your chosen tracks. To choose individual tracks to add to this list, just highlight/select whatever tracks on your machine or other drives that you are wanting to add to the playlist, use your applications key (Shift+F10)

3. Then press E for Enqueue in Winamp. Do this with whatever tracks, albums, folders that have anything you are wanting to add to the playlist that you are interested in creating.

4. When finished adding all you desire to add, go to the Winamp Playlist Editor tab like before (probably only needing to Control+Tab to it if focus is not already there) You can arrow up and down to check out what you've placed within the playlist use the keystroke Control+S to save the playlist you've put together. Name and save it wherever you prefer. It can be moved anywhere on the machine, it's just the files within this playlist you've put together can't be moved for them to continue to work with the playlist itself.

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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Steven Johnson
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2019 4:07 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

I would like to be able to create a play list that would play a large amount of music in Winamp, but I don’t have the foggiest idea how to even get started creating one. I want to actually make a play list, not just tell Winamp to play a folder. Anyone have any JAWS oriented tutorials on creating playlists, or recommendations for a decent, accessible playlist editor?

Steven Johnson <saxmonger@...>

#84289

Hi Rick.  I would love to have your play list instructions.  Thanks for
taking the time to provide them for me.

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-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Richard
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 3:52 AM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

Hi     Steven,
I can write those instructions, and post them later today.

HTH,
Rick
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Johnson" <saxmonger@...>
To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io>
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2019 7:07 PM
Subject: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

I would like to be able to create a play list that would play a large amount
of music in Winamp, but I don't have the foggiest idea how to even get
started creating one.  I want to actually make a play list, not just tell
Winamp to play a folder.  Anyone have any JAWS oriented tutorials on
creating playlists, or recommendations for a decent, accessible playlist
editor?

Vicky Vaughan

#84291

Please send these instructions to the list.  I would very much like to have
them as well!

Sincerely, Vicky V

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-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Steven
Johnson
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 6:57 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

Hi Rick.  I would love to have your play list instructions.  Thanks for
taking the time to provide them for me.

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of
Richard
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 3:52 AM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

Hi     Steven,
I can write those instructions, and post them later today.

HTH,
Rick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Johnson" <saxmonger@...>
To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io>
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2019 7:07 PM
Subject: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

I would like to be able to create a play list that would play a large
amount
of music in Winamp, but I don't have the foggiest idea how to even get
started creating one.  I want to actually make a play list, not just tell
Winamp to play a folder.  Anyone have any JAWS oriented tutorials on
creating playlists, or recommendations for a decent, accessible playlist
editor?

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Smiling?

#84297

Once again, here's how playlists can be created simply using Winamp.

Creating Playlists using Winamp

This has already been answered, but for convenience just answering it again
(there are several different ways of doing most things on computers). This
process has worked with XP, 7, 8 and 10.

There are simple ways of creating playlist files (.M3U, .PLS, etc.) within
Winamp alone (without having to install anything extra) and here are the
directions below:

1. Open up Winamp.
2. Within the Winamp Playlist Editor tab we'll call it (Alt+E) which is
where you have all of your chosen tracks. To choose individual tracks to add
to this list, just highlight/select whatever tracks on your machine or other
drives that you are wanting to add to the playlist, use your applications
key (Shift+F10)
3. Then press E for Enqueue in Winamp. Do this with whatever tracks, albums,
folders that have anything you are wanting to add to the playlist that you
are interested in creating.
4. When finished adding all you desire to add, go to the Winamp Playlist
Editor tab like before (probably only needing to Control+Tab to it if focus
is not already there) You can arrow up and down to check out what you've
placed within the playlist use the keystroke Control+S to save the playlist
you've put together. Name and save it wherever you prefer. It can be moved
anywhere on the machine, it's just the files within this playlist you've put
together can't be moved for them to continue to work with the playlist
itself.

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-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of
Vicky Vaughan
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 5:16 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

Please send these instructions to the list.  I would very much like to have
them as well!

Sincerely, Vicky V

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Steven
Johnson
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 6:57 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

Hi Rick.  I would love to have your play list instructions.  Thanks for
taking the time to provide them for me.

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of
Richard
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 3:52 AM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

Hi     Steven,
I can write those instructions, and post them later today.

HTH,
Rick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Johnson" <saxmonger@...>
To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io>
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2019 7:07 PM
Subject: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

I would like to be able to create a play list that would play a large
amount
of music in Winamp, but I don't have the foggiest idea how to even get
started creating one.  I want to actually make a play list, not just tell
Winamp to play a folder.  Anyone have any JAWS oriented tutorials on
creating playlists, or recommendations for a decent, accessible playlist
editor?

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Steven Johnson <saxmonger@...>

#84299

Thank you for these instructions.  I am off to a good start creating my
playlist using them.

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-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of
Smiling?
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 1:37 AM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

Once again, here's how playlists can be created simply using Winamp.

Creating Playlists using Winamp

This has already been answered, but for convenience just answering it again
(there are several different ways of doing most things on computers). This
process has worked with XP, 7, 8 and 10.

There are simple ways of creating playlist files (.M3U, .PLS, etc.) within
Winamp alone (without having to install anything extra) and here are the
directions below:

1. Open up Winamp.
2. Within the Winamp Playlist Editor tab we'll call it (Alt+E) which is
where you have all of your chosen tracks. To choose individual tracks to add
to this list, just highlight/select whatever tracks on your machine or other
drives that you are wanting to add to the playlist, use your applications
key (Shift+F10) 3. Then press E for Enqueue in Winamp. Do this with whatever
tracks, albums, folders that have anything you are wanting to add to the
playlist that you are interested in creating.
4. When finished adding all you desire to add, go to the Winamp Playlist
Editor tab like before (probably only needing to Control+Tab to it if focus
is not already there) You can arrow up and down to check out what you've
placed within the playlist use the keystroke Control+S to save the playlist
you've put together. Name and save it wherever you prefer. It can be moved
anywhere on the machine, it's just the files within this playlist you've put
together can't be moved for them to continue to work with the playlist
itself.

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of
Vicky Vaughan
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 5:16 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

Please send these instructions to the list.  I would very much like to have
them as well!

Sincerely, Vicky V

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Steven
Johnson
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 6:57 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

Hi Rick.  I would love to have your play list instructions.  Thanks for
taking the time to provide them for me.

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Richard
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 3:52 AM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

Hi     Steven,
I can write those instructions, and post them later today.

HTH,
Rick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Johnson" <saxmonger@...>
To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io>
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2019 7:07 PM
Subject: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

I would like to be able to create a play list that would play a large amount
of music in Winamp, but I don't have the foggiest idea how to even get
started creating one.  I want to actually make a play list, not just tell
Winamp to play a folder.  Anyone have any JAWS oriented tutorials on
creating playlists, or recommendations for a decent, accessible playlist
editor?

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Richard <thegothot@...>

#84300

Hi Steven,
Here are the steps I have been using for the past  18 years, and have had no 
problems
There are other ways of doing this, this is just the one I prefer,
and it may seem lengthy, but there is actually more verbiage than actions.

Creating a playlist for Winamp:

Winamp should be set as the default audio player, and configured properly in 
order for these steps to work.
These steps were written using Winamp 5.623 on Windows 7 and Jaws 2019,
and should work fine as long as the following requirements are met:
1. Winamp is the default player.
2. Winamp is configured to show Winamp actions in the context menu.
3. Files in the playlist are not moved from their location when the playlist 
was created.
4. If files are on an external drive, that drive will need to be connected 
and turned on before Winamp starts in order for it to find the files.

1. Select the files you want to be in the playlist, and then press the 
applications key, or shift F10 to open the context menu.
2. From the list of available options, select "encue in Winamp", and press 
enter.
3. Repeat the steps above , until you have your playlist complete.
Once you have completed your playlist, start Winamp to make sure the files 
play.

4. Next, open the run dialogue, and type a period, and press enter.
This will open your user folder.
5. Select app data, and press enter to open it.
By default, the app data folder is hidden, so you will have to make it show 
to access it.
6. Select "roaming", and press enter.
7. Select the Winamp  folder and open it.
8. Select the "winamp.m3u file, and press the F2 key to rename the file, 
giving it a name suitable for your playlist.
9. At this point, you can simply cut the file from the folder, and place it 
on your Desktop, Start Menu, or the root of the "C" drive, or leave it where 
it is, and create a shortcut to it.
Removing this file from Winamp will not cause any problems, since a new one 
is created when Winamp starts.
10. You can follow these steps to create as many playlists as you wish
You can copy the file path below , replacing the "User Name", with the name 
of your folder, to get directly to the Winamp folder.

Windows XP:

C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Winamp

Windows Vista &Windows 7:

C:\Users\User Name\AppData\Roaming\Winamp
This should also work with Windows 10, although I haven't been able to get 
Winamp to work correctly on my system yet.

HTH,
Rick

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Johnson" <saxmonger@...>
To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io>
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

Hi Rick.  I would love to have your play list instructions.  Thanks for
taking the time to provide them for me.

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Richard
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 3:52 AM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

Hi     Steven,
I can write those instructions, and post them later today.

HTH,
Rick
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Johnson" <saxmonger@...>
To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io>
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2019 7:07 PM
Subject: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

I would like to be able to create a play list that would play a large amount
of music in Winamp, but I don't have the foggiest idea how to even get
started creating one.  I want to actually make a play list, not just tell
Winamp to play a folder.  Anyone have any JAWS oriented tutorials on
creating playlists, or recommendations for a decent, accessible playlist
editor?

Steven Johnson <saxmonger@...>

#84301

Thank you Rick.  I was able to follow your instructions and get my list
created and on my desktop in a matter of minutes in Windows 10, JAWS 2019
and Winamp 6.28.  Your help is greatly appreciated.

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-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Richard
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 7:24 AM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

Hi Steven,
Here are the steps I have been using for the past  18 years, and have had no
problems There are other ways of doing this, this is just the one I prefer,
and it may seem lengthy, but there is actually more verbiage than actions.

Creating a playlist for Winamp:

Winamp should be set as the default audio player, and configured properly in
order for these steps to work.
These steps were written using Winamp 5.623 on Windows 7 and Jaws 2019, and
should work fine as long as the following requirements are met:
1. Winamp is the default player.
2. Winamp is configured to show Winamp actions in the context menu.
3. Files in the playlist are not moved from their location when the playlist
was created.
4. If files are on an external drive, that drive will need to be connected
and turned on before Winamp starts in order for it to find the files.

1. Select the files you want to be in the playlist, and then press the
applications key, or shift F10 to open the context menu.
2. From the list of available options, select "encue in Winamp", and press
enter.
3. Repeat the steps above , until you have your playlist complete.
Once you have completed your playlist, start Winamp to make sure the files
play.

4. Next, open the run dialogue, and type a period, and press enter.
This will open your user folder.
5. Select app data, and press enter to open it.
By default, the app data folder is hidden, so you will have to make it show
to access it.
6. Select "roaming", and press enter.
7. Select the Winamp  folder and open it.
8. Select the "winamp.m3u file, and press the F2 key to rename the file,
giving it a name suitable for your playlist.
9. At this point, you can simply cut the file from the folder, and place it
on your Desktop, Start Menu, or the root of the "C" drive, or leave it where
it is, and create a shortcut to it.
Removing this file from Winamp will not cause any problems, since a new one
is created when Winamp starts.
10. You can follow these steps to create as many playlists as you wish You
can copy the file path below , replacing the "User Name", with the name of
your folder, to get directly to the Winamp folder.

Windows XP:

C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Winamp

Windows Vista &Windows 7:

C:\Users\User Name\AppData\Roaming\Winamp This should also work with Windows
10, although I haven't been able to get Winamp to work correctly on my
system yet.

HTH,
Rick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Johnson" <saxmonger@...>
To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io>
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

Hi Rick.  I would love to have your play list instructions.  Thanks for
taking the time to provide them for me.

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Richard
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 3:52 AM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

Hi     Steven,
I can write those instructions, and post them later today.

HTH,
Rick
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Johnson" <saxmonger@...>
To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io>
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2019 7:07 PM
Subject: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

I would like to be able to create a play list that would play a large amount
of music in Winamp, but I don't have the foggiest idea how to even get
started creating one.  I want to actually make a play list, not just tell
Winamp to play a folder.  Anyone have any JAWS oriented tutorials on
creating playlists, or recommendations for a decent, accessible playlist
editor?

Thom Spittle

#84302

Hi everyone,
I have watched this thread and seen some good advice on playlist. I just
wanted to add my 2 cents worth.
A playlist is a text file with a list of song paths.
For example, here is a path to Tim McGraw, "Live Like You Were Dying"
"F:\Music\T\Tim McGraw\Greatest Hits Volume 2 (2006)\Tim McGraw - Greatest
Hits Volume 2 (2006)\01 - Live Like You Were Dying.mp3"

If I had the path to my favorite songs in a notepad text file, then saved it
but changed the txt extension to M3U, it would then be a playlist that
winamp and itunes, or windows media player could recognize.

I hope this helps anybody's understanding of what a playlist file is all
about.

Take care,
Thom

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-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Richard
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 10:24 AM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

Hi Steven,
Here are the steps I have been using for the past  18 years, and have had no
problems There are other ways of doing this, this is just the one I prefer,
and it may seem lengthy, but there is actually more verbiage than actions.

Creating a playlist for Winamp:

Winamp should be set as the default audio player, and configured properly in
order for these steps to work.
These steps were written using Winamp 5.623 on Windows 7 and Jaws 2019, and
should work fine as long as the following requirements are met:
1. Winamp is the default player.
2. Winamp is configured to show Winamp actions in the context menu.
3. Files in the playlist are not moved from their location when the playlist
was created.
4. If files are on an external drive, that drive will need to be connected
and turned on before Winamp starts in order for it to find the files.

1. Select the files you want to be in the playlist, and then press the
applications key, or shift F10 to open the context menu.
2. From the list of available options, select "encue in Winamp", and press
enter.
3. Repeat the steps above , until you have your playlist complete.
Once you have completed your playlist, start Winamp to make sure the files
play.

4. Next, open the run dialogue, and type a period, and press enter.
This will open your user folder.
5. Select app data, and press enter to open it.
By default, the app data folder is hidden, so you will have to make it show
to access it.
6. Select "roaming", and press enter.
7. Select the Winamp  folder and open it.
8. Select the "winamp.m3u file, and press the F2 key to rename the file,
giving it a name suitable for your playlist.
9. At this point, you can simply cut the file from the folder, and place it
on your Desktop, Start Menu, or the root of the "C" drive, or leave it where
it is, and create a shortcut to it.
Removing this file from Winamp will not cause any problems, since a new one
is created when Winamp starts.
10. You can follow these steps to create as many playlists as you wish You
can copy the file path below , replacing the "User Name", with the name of
your folder, to get directly to the Winamp folder.

Windows XP:

C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Winamp

Windows Vista &Windows 7:

C:\Users\User Name\AppData\Roaming\Winamp This should also work with Windows
10, although I haven't been able to get Winamp to work correctly on my
system yet.

HTH,
Rick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Johnson" <saxmonger@...>
To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io>
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

Hi Rick.  I would love to have your play list instructions.  Thanks for
taking the time to provide them for me.

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Richard
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 3:52 AM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

Hi     Steven,
I can write those instructions, and post them later today.

HTH,
Rick
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Johnson" <saxmonger@...>
To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io>
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2019 7:07 PM
Subject: [TechTalk] Creating play lists

I would like to be able to create a play list that would play a large amount
of music in Winamp, but I don't have the foggiest idea how to even get
started creating one.  I want to actually make a play list, not just tell
Winamp to play a folder.  Anyone have any JAWS oriented tutorials on
creating playlists, or recommendations for a decent, accessible playlist
editor?

Steven Johnson <saxmonger@...>

#84303

Thanks Thom.  I didn't know that a playlist is just a text file consisting
of a list of URLs of songs on my local drives.  This led me to discover that
I could generate a playlist from a folder with or without all of its
subfolders from the command line.  I did this by doing the following:
1.  Get to command prompt by doing Windows R and typing cmd followed by
enter
2.  Navigate to the folder to be made into a playlist.  In my case, I typed
h: and hit enter, followed by cd my music\jazz.  
3.  Then, I typed dir/on/b/s > playlist.txt followed by enter.
4.  I type exit, and find playlist.txt at the bottom of my jazz folder.  I
opened it up in Notepad, and removed the list of root folders at the very
top of the file.  The finished product looks something like this.
H:\My Music\Jazz\Airmen of Note\Airmen of Note - Children of the Night - 02
- Oleo.mp3
H:\My Music\Jazz\Airmen of Note\Airmen of Note - Rocks in My Bed.mp3
H:\My Music\Jazz\Airmen of Note\Airmen of Note - Song of the Volga
Boatmen.mp3
H:\My Music\Jazz\Airmen of Note\Airmen of Note - The Anvil Chorus.mp3
H:\My Music\Jazz\Airmen of Note\Airmen of Note - The Glenn Miller Tradition
- 14 - All the Things You Are.mp3
H:\My Music\Jazz\Airmen of Note\Airmen of Note- My Funny Valentine (Vaughn
Nark).mp3
H:\My Music\Jazz\Al Di Meola - Kiss My Axe\Erotic Interlude (Interlude
#2).mp3
H:\My Music\Jazz\Al Di Meola - Kiss My Axe\Gigi's Playtime Rhyme (Interlude
#1).mp3
H:\My Music\Jazz\Al Di Meola - Kiss My Axe\Global Safari.mp3
H:\My Music\Jazz\Al Di Meola - Kiss My Axe\Interlude #3.mp3


5.  I do ctrl S to save the text file, then I exit it and rename it
playlist.m3u.
6.  Bingo, my Winamp opens it and plays my music.  I hit the letter S in
Winamp to turn on shuffle, and I have random jazz for days.