Re: [Rhythmbox-devel] Command line arguments to start automatic playlist

[Peter <rhythmbox-devel maubp freeserve co uk>]

Matt wrote:
> I don't think you can play a playlist that's inside RB from the command 
> line.  You could, however, try exporting the automatic one to a file, 
> and then telling it to play that from the command line, I think.
>
> I wouldn't like that solution, but I think that's the best you can do.

I don't like that solution much either - the whole point of the 
automatic playlists I want to use is that they are dynamic.

Karsten wrote:
> > afaik, you would be better off, using the rhythmbox-client console program to 
> > control a running instance of RB. The output of "rhythmbox-client --help" 
> > contains an option to play a specific URI, but I don't know if there exists a 
> > format or what the format of an RB playlist URI would be. maybe a dev can 
> > comment on that?!

I don't think I had heard of rhythmbox-client before.  Unless as you 
suggest the user's playlists can be address by a custom URI, that won't 
do it either.

Thanks anyway guys.

Peter