I wonder if nothing else, perhaps a applescript can be written? Something like
1. Select songs you want to have on iPod. 2. Run the appleScript to add to iPod. I would expect this would only be about 4 lines of AppleScript I currently don't have a iPod to play with, but if you want me to look into some such tool let me know. Jon On Aug 18, 2009, at 12:47 AM, John André Netland wrote: > > Hi Anna, > > Here is two methods to manually add songs to your iPod. I have an iPOd > Nano 4G and using this method with iTunes on the Mac works like a > charm: > > When you set up your iPOd, iTunes in some cases creates a playlist > named (the name of your iPod)-selection. iTunes might already have > filled this up with as much songs as your iPod have space. Anyway, if > you wanna start from scratch, delete all the songs in this playlist. > If this playlist is not created, just create one yourself for this > purpose. > In the sources list, select for example the Music library, do any > selections in the Playlist Browser. You now have 2 options for adding > songs: > > Method 1) Without interacting with the song list, arrow up and down > until you find the song you want, press command-c to copy it, select > your special iPod selection playlist from the Sources list, and press > command-v to paste this song into the playlist. > > Method 2) Interact with the Song list and navigate to the song you > want. Press VO-shift-M and find the "Add to playlist" option, select > your special iPOd selection playlist from the menu. > > Finally, always make sure that this special playlist is selected in > the list over playlists to sync with your iPod. > > This works for me, but if I have not hit the problem, please > excuse. ;-) > > Take care, > John André > > > On 18. aug.. 2009, at 05.51, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > >> >> Hi, >> >> I've been experimenting with PCs today, and it turns out that >> Autofill >> no longer exists as an option for the third generation Shuffle or the >> 4th generation Nano in Windows either. Furthermore, I can't copy and >> paste anything to either of these iPods either on a Mac or a PC. When >> I copy a track and focus on the iPod's name or the Music subcategory, >> Paste is not an available option. There is also no playlist named for >> the iPod, so using the Add to Playlist option you get when you right- >> click a track is also not an option. As near as I can tell, it is >> currently not possible to manage music manually on an iPod from the >> keyboard. >> >> I didn't notice this earlier because I normally sync selected >> playlists. However, I wrote a book on the accessible iPods a few >> months ago, and I'm in the process of updating it, so I need to >> explore all the options. I am really surprised the manual music >> management options have been removed. It's a great loss in >> functionality. >> >> Best, >> Anna >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
