Interface Overview

This guide covers all the major interface elements in Tauon Music Box.

The Top Panel

The top panel contains the playlist tabs. Click a playlist tab to switch the tracklist view to that playlist. You can also mouse wheel scroll to cycle through them.

Note

Playback from any originally started playlist will still continue from that playlist.

Managing Playlists

• Create new playlist - Click MENU, then “New Playlist”
• Delete playlist - Middle mouse click on the tab
• Add tracks to playlist - Drag tracks from the tracklist and drop them onto a playlist tab
• Create new playlist from tracks - Drag and drop tracks to the right of all the playlist tabs
• Re-arrange tabs - Drag tabs to re-order them
• Merge playlists - Hold Shift while dragging a tab onto another
• Duplicate playlist - Hold Ctrl while dragging to the right of all tabs

The Bottom Panel

Control	Description
Play button	Start playback (Right click to locate the playing track)
Pause button	Pause playback
Stop button	Stop playback (Right click to activate auto-stop)
Previous button	Previous track (Right click toggles repeat)
Next button	Next track (Right click toggles shuffle)
Playback time indicator	Click to cycle display modes
Volume bar	Adjust volume (Right click to mute)
Shuffle toggle	Enable shuffle mode (Right click for menu)
Repeat toggle	Enable repeat mode (Right click for menu)

Album Shuffle

Want to shuffle tracks within a single album? Activate both Repeat Album and standard shuffle!

Seek Bar

The seek bar runs along the top of the bottom panel. You can:

• Click to jump to a position
• Middle mouse click to bring up a time cursor

The Right Side Panel

The right side panel displays album information and can be resized by dragging the left edge.

Album Art Display

The top half shows the album art.

• Click the album art to cycle through any available images
• Hold Shift while hovering to see the image resolution

Track Metadata

The bottom half displays track metadata including:

• Track title
• Artist
• Album
• Additional tags

Lyrics View

Right click the metadata area to access the lyrics menu. When “Show lyrics” is enabled, the panel will automatically switch to lyrics layout when lyrics are available.

Layout Options

• Resize - Drag the left edge to resize the panel
• Large art mode - Resize the panel toward the left for a large album art layout
• Centered style - Middle mouse click in the side panel to toggle an alternate centered layout

The Left Side Panel

Toggle the left side panel by clicking the top-left corner button. Right click the toggle button to switch between different views.

Available Views

1. Playlists + Queue - Lists all playlists
2. Artist List - Browse by artist
3. Folder Navigator - Navigate your folder structure

Playlists + Queue

Lists all of your playlists. These behave similar to the top panel tabs.

You can unpin a playlist from the top panel using the tab’s right click context menu. Keep tabs pinned when you want quick access to them.

Folder Navigator

Lists folders in the current playlist in a tree-style layout.

• Double click a folder to play it
• Single click to locate that folder in the playlist

Organizing Your Collection

If you have a large music collection, consider keeping it divided into separate sub-folders (e.g., by genre). This allows for easier navigation using the folder navigator.

Move Folder Feature

The context menu has a “Move playing folder here” option that performs a physical move of the folder on disk. The folder will be placed in a sub-folder named after the artist. Use with caution!

The Main Tracklist

The tracklist is where all your tracks are displayed.

Selecting Tracks

• Single track - Click on it
• Album block - Click the album title in the tracklist
• Range - Click the first track, hold Shift, click the last track

Re-arranging Tracks

• Move/add tracks by drag and drop or copy and paste
• Moving a single track requires holding Shift when dragging

Paste Behavior

• Using paste from context menu adds tracks at the end of the selected track’s album block
• Using Ctrl + V adds tracks to the end of the viewed playlist

Scrolling

• Use the mouse wheel to scroll
• A scroll-bar appears on the left when you mouse over
  • Hold mouse button above/below the grip to scroll quickly
  • Right click to jump to an absolute position