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New user tips
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Formatting tips
Understanding titleformatting
Rather than blindly using someone elses config, it is best to get a grasp of the titleformatting language, so you can create personalised configs yourself. The language used in titleformatting is tagz; for more information see the articles below:
Filesize in MB
$div(%_filesize%,1048576).$num($div($mul($mod(%_filesize%,1048576),100),1048576),2) MB
Filesize in KB
$ifgreater($div(%_filesize%,1024,1000),1,$div(%_filesize%,1024,1000)',',)$right($div(%_filesize%,1024),3)' KB'
Alternating track colours
In your colour string, use this code for the colour you wish to alternate:
$ifequal($mod(%_playlist_number%,2),0,<colour a>,<colour b>)
replacing <colour a> and <colour b> with your desired colours.
Making groups of alternating colours
To create alternating colours for groups of three songs (three red, three blue), use the following code:
$ifgreater($mod($add(%_playlist_number%,2),6),2,0000dd,dd0000)
Replace 0000dd and dd0000 with your preferred colours. The number '2' in '%_playlist_number%,2' above may be replaced with a different value (say, 5) to align the desired colour with your first list item.