Play tracks randomly

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Yoni Rabkin <yoni@rabkins.net> writes:

> Daimrod <daimrod@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Yoni Rabkin <yoni@rabkins.net> writes:
>>
>>> Daimrod <daimrod@gmail.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I've attached a small patch which adds `emms-toggle-random-playlist'. It
>>>> sets `emms-player-next-function' to either `emms-next-noerror' or
>>>> `emms-random'.
>>>
>>> How is this different from running M-x emms-shuffle on the playlist?
>>
>> I agree they're close, but this one doesn't shuffle the playlist and it
>> persists when the playlist is changed.
>
> I certainly have no problem with it; I was just making sure you were
> aware of emms-shuffle.
>
> If Lucas is fine with installing it (I don't think it needs assignment
> papers) I would ask that you please also send in a patch to the manual
> documenting this change.

I have already made a copyright assignment for Emacs and I have no
problem to do it for EMMS if it is required.

I've attached the patch with the documentation.

[2. text/x-diff; 0001-New-command-to-play-the-tracks-randomly.patch]

From b03cb56436a598a953fa49b456a88630f319b644 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Gr=C3=A9goire=20Jadi?= <gregoire.jadi@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 19:44:59 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] New command to play the tracks randomly

* lisp/emms.el (emms-random-playlist): An option to determine whether the
tracks are played randomly or sequentially.
(emms-toggle-random-playlist): Trigger the previous option and set
`emms-play-next-function' accordingly.
* doc/emms.texinfo(Core Functions): Document`emms-toggle-random-playlist'.