Interface
The left side of the interface contains the controls for playing your playlist(s).
The playlist portion of the interface contains the menus, playlist display, and buttons for creating and editing your playlist(s). Playlist(s) and Menus (below) fully covers the items on the "File" "Edit" and "Options" menus.
Note: See the "Introduction" topic for a screenshot and to get get descriptions of the buttons on the interface.
Playlist(s) and Menus
The playlist is the heart of Blaze TrayAudio. TrayAudio plays your selected playlist (audio files) in the background, out of your way, allowing you to easily work on other tasks while enjoying your audio selections. TrayAudio makes creating, saving, and loading playlist(s) quick and easy. Once a playlist is created, Blaze TrayAudio can randomize the playlist, loop, and auto-load the last used playlist next time the software is launched.
To create a playlist, simply click the "New" item on the File menu or main interface, select the "Add" option from the Edit menu or main interface, choose your audio file(s), and then click "Open" on the browse dialog. Your playlist will be filled with the files selected. If you want to be able to quickly and easily load the playlist you have created in the future, save your playlist by clicking "Save" on the File menu or main interface.
Below are descriptions for the "File", "Edit", and "Options" menu items in detail.
New: Clears the current playlist allowing you to create a new one.
Open: Opens a previously saved playlist.
Save: Saves the playlist configuration currently defined.
Save as HTML: Saves the current playlist as an HTML (webpage) file.
Play/Stop: Starts or stops playback of the currently loaded playlist. Note: If an audio file is playing the menu item will say "Stop" instead of "Play".
Pause: Temporarily stops playing the currently loaded audio file. Clicking Pause again will start playing the audio file exactly where you paused it.
Seek Previous: Seeks to the previous file in your playlists and begins playing that file.
Seek Next: Seeks to the next file in your playlists and begins playing that file.
Mute: Causes the volume control for audio output to immediately be set to zero so that no sound will be produced through your speakers until the Mute option is selected again or the volume is adjusted
Exit: Closes Blaze TrayAudio
Add Files: Displays a browse dialog, which allows you to select files to be added. You can also add files using drag-and-drop operations. To add files using drag-and-drop; drag them from Explorer, or other complaint sources, and drop them onto the list area. You can select multiple files to drag by holding down the Ctrl key when clicking a file or shift to select a complete range of files.
Add Path: Displays a browse dialog, which allows you to select a directory (folder) where your audio files are located.
Move Up: Move selected file(s) up in the list.
Move Down: Move selected file(s) down in the list.
Sort List: Sorts the files in the playlist alphabetically.
Remove: Removes the currently selected file from the list.
Remove All: Removes all the files from the current playlist.
Remove Non-Existent Files: Removes all files that no longer exist from the playlist.
Remove Duplicates: Remove Duplicates: Removes files that are listed more than once in the playlist so that only one instance of the file is present afterwards.
Select All: Selects all files in the playlist.
Deselect All: Deselects all currently selected files.
Note: The buttons beneath the playlist correspond to items found on the menu. They are placed there for easy accessibility.
Blaze TrayAudio has many options allowing you to customize the program to suit your needs. The options are:
Minimize as Tray Icon: Sends Blaze TrayAudio to the system tray.
Change Skin: Changes the Blaze TrayAudio skin (interface).
Restore Default Skin: Restore the original Blaze TrayAudio skin (interface).
Randomize Playlist: Causes the playlist files to be played in random order when playback begins. This setting does not actually change the order of the files in your playlist; it simply provides a "shuffle" playback option.
Loop Playlist: Plays a playlist continuously until manually stopped by the user.
Place Icon in Tray on Minimize: Minimizes Blaze TrayAudio to the system tray instead of the taskbar.
Auto-Load Last Saved Playlist: Automatically opens the playlist last accessed when opening Blaze TrayAudio in future instances.
Enable Open Dialog Preview: If this option is checked, media files will automatically play when selected directly in the open dialog, allowing for preview and browsing capabilities.
Show Horizontal Scrollbars: Enables horizontal scrollbars to be shown at the bottom of the playlist area when filename lengths are too large for the playlist display area.
Always On Top: Causes the Blaze TrayAudio interface window to remain always visible on your screen.
