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RetroFE supports playlists, a sort of sub collection within a collection. You can step through them using the previous/next playlist keys defined in your [[controls|controls.conf]] file. You can use this feature to e.g. show a list of all games from a certain manufacturer or a certain genre. | RetroFE supports playlists, a sort of sub collection within a collection. You can step through them using the previous/next playlist keys defined in your [[controls|controls.conf]] file. You can use this feature to e.g. show a list of all games from a certain manufacturer or a certain genre. | ||
- | Playlists are defined via txt files in the playlists directory of your collection, and like include.txt files simply contain a list of the games you want in that playlist. If a game is pulled from another collection via a sub/merged collection (.sub file), use _<collection name>:<game name>. | + | Playlists are defined via txt files in the playlists directory of your collection, and like include.txt files simply contain a list of the games you want in that playlist. If a game is pulled from another collection via a sub/merged collection (.sub file), use _<collection name>:<game name>. The asterisk (*) can be used in stead of the game name to include an entire collection. |
Example: playlists/example.txt | Example: playlists/example.txt |