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| ====== Options - General tab ====== | ====== Options - General tab ====== | ||
| + | {{:optionsgeneral.png?nolink|Options dialog (General tab)}} | ||
| ==== Run on Windows startup ==== | ==== Run on Windows startup ==== | ||
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| is only used to manage your Mezzmo library of files and start / stop your Mezzmo server. Mezzmo server is a separate application that streams your files to your web browsers and devices. | is only used to manage your Mezzmo library of files and start / stop your Mezzmo server. Mezzmo server is a separate application that streams your files to your web browsers and devices. | ||
| - | <h3>System tray icon</h3> | + | ==== System tray icon ==== |
| - | <p>If you wish to have a System tray icon displayed when Mezzmo is running, | + | If you wish to have a System tray icon displayed when Mezzmo is running, select this checkbox. When the System tray icon is displayed, you can right click on it to access common operations. |
| - | make sure the <span style="font-weight: bold;">System tray icon</span> | + | |
| - | is checked. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}--> <!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->When | + | |
| - | the System tray icon is displayed, you can right click on it to access | + | |
| - | common operations.</p> | + | |
| - | <p> </p> | + | ==== Minimize on startup ==== |
| - | <h3>Minimize on startup</h3> | + | This checkbox will automatically minimize the Mezzmo (Windows) application whenever it is started. |
| - | <p>This checkbox will automatically minimize the Mezzmo application whenever | + | ==== Check for updates ==== |
| - | it is started.</p> | + | |
| - | <p> </p> | + | This checkbox will check for any updates to make sure you are running the latest version of Mezzmo. |
| - | <h3>Check for updates</h3> | + | ==== Mezzmo database location ==== |
| - | <p>This checkbox will check for any updates to make sure you are running | + | Click the browse button to select another folder to store your Mezzmo database files. This can be used when your hard disk is becoming full and you need to re-locate your Mezzmo database to another drive. |
| - | the latest version of Mezzmo.</p> | + | |
| - | <p> </p> | + | **Tip:** To move your transcoded files, use the **Transcoding Settings dialog**. |
| - | <h3>Mezzmo database location</h3> | + | ==== Backup Mezzmo Database ==== |
| - | <p>Click the browse button to select another folder to store your Mezzmo | + | Click this button to make a backup of your current Mezzmo library. Mezzmo will copy all the Mezzmo database files and artwork files to the new backup location. This can be useful for keeping copies of your Mezzmo library for safe-keeping, or before upgrading your version of Mezzmo. |
| - | database files. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}--> <!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->This | + | |
| - | can be used when your harddisk is becoming full and you need to re-locate | + | |
| - | your Mezzmo database to another drive.</p> | + | |
| - | <p> </p> | + | **Note:** Mezzmo backs up your Mezzmo database files and artwork files. Your transcoded files are not backed up. |
| - | <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tip:</span> <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}--> <!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->To | + | ==== Restore Mezzmo Database ==== |
| - | move your transcoded files, use the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Transcoding | + | |
| - | Settings dialog</span>. </p> | + | |
| - | <p> </p> | + | Click this button to restore a previous backup of your current Mezzmo library. |
| - | <h3>Backup Mezzmo Database</h3> | + | **Important:** Your current Mezzmo library will be overwritten and cannot be recovered! |
| - | <p>Click this button to make a backup of your current Mezzmo library. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}--> <!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->Mezzmo | + | ==== Reset Mezzmo Database ==== |
| - | will copy all the Mezzmo database files and artwork files to the new backup | + | |
| - | location. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}--> <!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->This | + | |
| - | can be useful for keeping copies of your Mezzmo library for safe-keeping, | + | |
| - | or before upgrading your version of Mezzmo.</p> | + | |
| - | <p> </p> | + | Click this button to reset back to an empty Mezzmo library with the default set of playlists. All files, folders, playlist, artwork and metadata will be removed from your current Mezzmo library. This can be useful if you wish to start your Mezzmo library again after re-organizing your media files. |
| - | <h3>Restore Mezzmo Database</h3> | + | **Important:** Your current Mezzmo library will be overwritten and cannot be recovered! |
| - | <p>Click this button to restore a previous backup of your current Mezzmo | + | ==== Display Titles ==== |
| - | library. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}--> <!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}--></p> | + | |
| - | <p> </p> | + | Click this button to edit the display titles for your files. Display titles let you set the title format for the various types of files (such as video, music, photos, movies, TV shows and home movies) when they are |
| + | displayed in Mezzmo and on your devices. Setting display titles here will set the titles for all files, playlists and folders in your Mezzmo library. To set the display titles for a specific playlist or folder, right-click | ||
| + | on the playlist or folder in the tree in Mezzmo and click Properties to access the Properties dialog. | ||
| - | <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Important:</span> Your current Mezzmo | + | ==== Restore Window Layout ==== |
| - | library will be overwritten and cannot be recovered!</p> | + | |
| - | <p> </p> | + | By clicking this button, the window layout for Mezzmo will be returned to the default layout as it was the first time you ran Mezzmo. |
| - | <h3>Reset Mezzmo Database</h3> | + | ==== Only list files at the lowest level for active playlists ==== |
| - | <p>Click this button to reset back to an empty Mezzmo library with the | + | When this option is turned on, Mezzmo will only display files that match the keywords at the lowest level of an active playlist. When this option is turned off, Mezzmo collects all the media files for a particular level in the active playlist and displays those files that match that keyword for that active playlist level. |
| - | default set of playlists. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}--> <!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->All | + | |
| - | files, folders, playlist, artwork and metadata <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}--> <!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->will | + | |
| - | be removed from your current Mezzmo library. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}--> <!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->This | + | |
| - | can be useful if you wish to start your Mezzmo library again after re-organizing | + | |
| - | your media files.</p> | + | |
| - | <p><!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->  <!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}--></p> | + | ==== Default Settings ==== |
| - | <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Important:</span> Your current Mezzmo | + | By clicking this button, the default values will be applied to this set of options. |
| - | library will be overwritten and cannot be recovered!</p> | + | |
| - | <p> </p> | ||
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| - | <h3>Display Titles</h3> | ||
| - | |||
| - | <p>Click this button to edit the display titles for your files. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}--> <!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->Display | ||
| - | titles let you set the title format for the various types of files (such | ||
| - | as video, music, photos, movies, TV shows and home movies) when they are | ||
| - | displayed in Mezzmo and on your devices. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}--> <!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->Setting | ||
| - | display titles here will set the titles for all files, playlists and folders | ||
| - | in your Mezzmo library. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}--> <!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->To | ||
| - | set the display titles for a specific playlist or folder, right-click | ||
| - | on the playlist or folder in the tree in Mezzmo and click Properties to | ||
| - | access the Properties dialog.</p> | ||
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| - | <p> </p> | ||
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| - | <h3>Restore Window Layout</h3> | ||
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| - | <p>By clicking this button, the window layout for Mezzmo will be returned | ||
| - | to the default layout as it was the first time you ran Mezzmo.</p> | ||
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| - | <p> </p> | ||
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| - | <h3>Display folders when filtering Library</h3> | ||
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| - | <p>When you filter your Mezzmo library, only those playlists that contain | ||
| - | files matching your filtering criteria will be displayed. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}--> <!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->Empty | ||
| - | playlists are hidden. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}--> <!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->Folders, | ||
| - | on the other hand, are dynamic playlists that display files contained | ||
| - | in folders on your computer. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}--> <!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->When | ||
| - | you filter your Mezzmo library, folders are not searched for suitable | ||
| - | files since their contents are dynamic by nature. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}--> <!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->If | ||
| - | you check this checkbox, folders will always be displayed in Mezzmo when | ||
| - | you filter your Mezzmo library. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}--> <!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->If | ||
| - | you uncheck this checkbox, then folders will not be listed in Mezzmo when | ||
| - | you filter your Mezzmo library.</p> | ||
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| - | <p> </p> | ||
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| - | <h3>Only list files at the lowest level for active playlists</h3> | ||
| - | |||
| - | <p>When this option is turned on, Mezzmo will only display files that match | ||
| - | the keywords at the lowest level of an active playlist. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}--> <!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->When | ||
| - | this option is turned off, Mezzmo collects all the media files for a particular | ||
| - | level in the active playlist and displays those files that match that | ||
| - | keyword for that active playlist level.</p> | ||
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| - | <p> </p> | ||
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| - | <h3>Default Settings</h3> | ||
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| - | <p>By clicking this button, the default values will be applied to this | ||
| - | set of options.</p> | ||
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| - | <p> </p> | ||
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