I can't find a stop button and there isn't anything in help.  Everything 
else seems to be pretty straightforward, but not that.

In article <bob-20287E.17103702122009@nntp.aioe.org>, Robert Peirce
<bob@peirce-family.com> wrote:

> I can't find a stop button and there isn't anything in help.  Everything 
> else seems to be pretty straightforward, but not that.

Are you trying to stop /playing/ a podcast or /unsubscribe/ to a
podcast?

There is a "Pause" button to do the former.

To do the latter, select the Podcast and use the "delete" key.

If you stop listening to a subscribed podcast, after awhile iTunes will
stop downloading it, put an exclamation point in a disk symbol to the
left of the title in List view, and then ask you if you want to
continue downloading episodes when you click on the symbol.

-- 
Jim Gibson

Robert Peirce wrote:
> I can't find a stop button and there isn't anything in help.  Everythin=
g=20
> else seems to be pretty straightforward, but not that.

When you click on the 'Get' button to the right of the wanted file this=20
will change to a light grey circle with a bit darker '|' inside the=20
circle. Just click on this to stop a download.

If you have selected a whole bunch - for example 'Mac Daily' and want to =

stop all of them, it's just to click to the right of the title of the=20
folder - also a light grey circle with the '|' inside. This will stop=20
all downloads.

Cheers, Erik Richard

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OpenOffice.org - The Modern Productivity Solution - www.openoffice.org
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In article <4b1706d7$0$21650$ba624c82@nntp02.dk.telia.net>,
 Erik Richard S�rensen <NOSPAM@NOSPAM.dk> wrote:

> Robert Peirce wrote:
> > I can't find a stop button and there isn't anything in help.  Everything 
> > else seems to be pretty straightforward, but not that.
> 
> When you click on the 'Get' button to the right of the wanted file this 
> will change to a light grey circle with a bit darker '|' inside the 
> circle. Just click on this to stop a download.

I should have been more clear.  I am trying to stop a downloaded podcast 
that is playing.  Pause will pause it from playing but it doesn't seem 
to actually "stop" it.

In article <bob-20287E.17103702122009@nntp.aioe.org>,
 Robert Peirce <bob@peirce-family.com> wrote:

> I can't find a stop button and there isn't anything in help.  Everything 
> else seems to be pretty straightforward, but not that.

For what its worth, I discovered that a playing podcast would stop if I 
exited and re-entered iTunes.  I also discovered a playing podcast would 
stop if I started another one playing.  I suppose either is sort of a 
solution, but not as good as an actual stop button.

Robert Peirce wrote:
> Erik Richard S=F8rensen <NOSPAM@NOSPAM.dk> wrote:
>> Robert Peirce wrote:
>>> I can't find a stop button and there isn't anything in help.  Everyth=
ing=20
>>> else seems to be pretty straightforward, but not that.
>> When you click on the 'Get' button to the right of the wanted file thi=
s=20
>> will change to a light grey circle with a bit darker '|' inside the=20
>> circle. Just click on this to stop a download.
>=20
> I should have been more clear.  I am trying to stop a downloaded podcas=
t=20
> that is playing.  Pause will pause it from playing but it doesn't seem =

> to actually "stop" it.

OK, if the playing podcast is one out of more, be sure that the=20
checkboxes are unchecked in any other downloaded podcasts and then click =

on the '>>' (next teack). This will stop any playback of any podcast=20
unless there are others that are marked with the checkmark to the left=20
of the name.

You will also see that the blue mark outer left now has a sign more like =

the international 'half-moon' sign - partially blue, partially white.=20
This means that you haven't played the podcast to the end. If you then=20
later want to play the rest, just put a checkmark in the checkbox and=20
click the play button, and the podcast will now play again from the=20
point where you stopped it.

Cheers, Erik Richard

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NisusWriter - The Future In Multilingual Text Processing - www.nisus.com
OpenOffice.org - The Modern Productivity Solution - www.openoffice.org
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

In article <4b17d99c$0$21649$ba624c82@nntp02.dk.telia.net>,
 Erik Richard S�rensen <NOSPAM@NOSPAM.dk> wrote:

> OK, if the playing podcast is one out of more, be sure that the 
> checkboxes are unchecked in any other downloaded podcasts and then click 
> on the '>>' (next track). This will stop any playback of any podcast 
> unless there are others that are marked with the checkmark to the left 
> of the name.

Wonderful!  Works perfectly and it is just what I was after.

Robert Peirce <bob@peirce-family.com> wrote:

> In article <4b17d99c$0$21649$ba624c82@nntp02.dk.telia.net>,
>  Erik Richard S�rensen <NOSPAM@NOSPAM.dk> wrote:
> 
> > OK, if the playing podcast is one out of more, be sure that the 
> > checkboxes are unchecked in any other downloaded podcasts and then click
> > on the '>>' (next track). This will stop any playback of any podcast
> > unless there are others that are marked with the checkmark to the left
> > of the name.
> 
> Wonderful!  Works perfectly and it is just what I was after.

I'm still not sure I understand what was meant by 'stop', even after
reading the previous posts.
-- 
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

Note, I've switched to Unicode to be able to show some of trhe symbols=20
correctly.

Jamie Kahn Genet wrote:
> Robert Peirce <bob@peirce-family.com> wrote:
>> Erik Richard S=C3=B8rensen <NOSPAM@NOSPAM.dk> wrote:
>>> OK, if the playing podcast is one out of more, be sure that the=20
>>> checkboxes are unchecked in any other downloaded podcasts and then cl=
ick
>>> on the '>>' (next track). This will stop any playback of any podcast
>>> unless there are others that are marked with the checkmark to the lef=
t
>>> of the name.
>> Wonderful!  Works perfectly and it is just what I was after.
>=20
> I'm still not sure I understand what was meant by 'stop', even after
> reading the previous posts.

The problem is that iTujnes doesn't have a 'Stop' button - only a=20
'Play'/'Pause' button. When you press the 'Play' button the first time=20
with aq podcast - or music file, - it will start a playback. When yo=20
press the 'Play' again, it will jujst pause the playback, not stop it.=20
Even if you uncheck the file and mark another one and again press=20
'Play', it is the previous selected podcast/track that starts palyhing=20
back. - The iTunes controls are simply limited in their funtionality...

If you instead fx. take the MPlayer or VLC both of these have a 'Stop'=20
(square) button beneith the 'Play' button. Also these two have both=20
'Fast Forward' and 'Fast Backward' buttons.

Graphically seen:
iTunes & CogX:
Play =3D '=E2=96=B6' / Pause =3D '=E2=80=96' (same button)
Nest track =3D '=E2=96=B8=E2=96=B8'
Previous track =3D '=E2=97=82=E2=97=82'

MPlayer & VLC
Play =3D '=E2=96=B6' / Pause '=E2=80=96' (same button)
Stop =3D '=E2=96=A0' (square)
Nest track =3D '=E2=96=B8=E2=96=B8'
Previous track =3D '=E2=97=82=E2=97=82'
Fast forward =3D '=E2=87=A5'
Fast backward =3D '=E2=87=A4'

All three playhers also have the Eject button =3D '=E2=8F=8F' or '=E2=8A=BC=
'

I hope this explains it more explecitly.:-)

Cheers, Erik Richard

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Erik Richard S=C3=B8rensen, Member of ADC, <mac-manNOSP@Mstofanet.dk>
NisusWriter - The Future In Multilingual Text Processing - www.nisus.com
OpenOffice.org - The Modern Productivity Solution - www.openoffice.org
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

In article <1ja8469.1tog67v94iitcN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>,
 jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) wrote:

> Robert Peirce <bob@peirce-family.com> wrote:
> 
> > In article <4b17d99c$0$21649$ba624c82@nntp02.dk.telia.net>,
> >  Erik Richard S�rensen <NOSPAM@NOSPAM.dk> wrote:
> > 
> > > OK, if the playing podcast is one out of more, be sure that the 
> > > checkboxes are unchecked in any other downloaded podcasts and then click
> > > on the '>>' (next track). This will stop any playback of any podcast
> > > unless there are others that are marked with the checkmark to the left
> > > of the name.
> > 
> > Wonderful!  Works perfectly and it is just what I was after.
> 
> I'm still not sure I understand what was meant by 'stop', even after
> reading the previous posts.

I had downloaded a group of podcasts and was playing them.  I decided I 
wanted to stop listening to one of them and while I could pause it I 
could not figure out how to stop it.

I discovered that starting another one or exiting iTunes would stop the 
one I had been listening to but I wanted to be able to stop it without 
anything else happening.  This solution solved that problem.

However, as I think about it, why would I want to top playing a podcast 
unless I planned to exit iTunes or start something else?  It is possible 
this solution is moot, but it does work.

Robert Peirce wrote:
> In article <1ja8469.1tog67v94iitcN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>,
>  jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) wrote:
>=20
>> Robert Peirce <bob@peirce-family.com> wrote:
>>
>>> In article <4b17d99c$0$21649$ba624c82@nntp02.dk.telia.net>,
>>>  Erik Richard S=F8rensen <NOSPAM@NOSPAM.dk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> OK, if the playing podcast is one out of more, be sure that the=20
>>>> checkboxes are unchecked in any other downloaded podcasts and then c=
lick
>>>> on the '>>' (next track). This will stop any playback of any podcast=

>>>> unless there are others that are marked with the checkmark to the le=
ft
>>>> of the name.
>>> Wonderful!  Works perfectly and it is just what I was after.
>> I'm still not sure I understand what was meant by 'stop', even after
>> reading the previous posts.
>=20
> I had downloaded a group of podcasts and was playing them.  I decided I=
=20
> wanted to stop listening to one of them and while I could pause it I=20
> could not figure out how to stop it.
>=20
> I discovered that starting another one or exiting iTunes would stop the=
=20
> one I had been listening to but I wanted to be able to stop it without =

> anything else happening.  This solution solved that problem.
>=20
> However, as I think about it, why would I want to top playing a podcast=
=20
> unless I planned to exit iTunes or start something else?  It is possibl=
e=20
> this solution is moot, but it does work.

Perhaps it's a solution in search of a problem? I am not sure I see what =

is difficult here, unless by 'stopping' a file you wish it to revert to=20
the beginning, as some DVD players will do.

Hitting the space bar in iTunes both pauses and stops the file insofar=20
as I am concerned. It's not like pause keeps a motor straining or=20
something old tape decks did.

--=20
John McWilliams

Erik Richard S�rensen <NOSPAM@NOSPAM.dk> wrote:

> Note, I've switched to Unicode to be able to show some of trhe symbols
> correctly.
> 
> Jamie Kahn Genet wrote:
> > Robert Peirce <bob@peirce-family.com> wrote:
> >> Erik Richard S�rensen <NOSPAM@NOSPAM.dk> wrote:
> >>> OK, if the playing podcast is one out of more, be sure that the 
> >>> checkboxes are unchecked in any other downloaded podcasts and then click
> >>> on the '>>' (next track). This will stop any playback of any podcast
> >>> unless there are others that are marked with the checkmark to the left
> >>> of the name.
> >> Wonderful!  Works perfectly and it is just what I was after.
> > 
> > I'm still not sure I understand what was meant by 'stop', even after
> > reading the previous posts.
> 
> The problem is that iTujnes doesn't have a 'Stop' button - only a 
> 'Play'/'Pause' button. When you press the 'Play' button the first time
> with aq podcast - or music file, - it will start a playback. When yo 
> press the 'Play' again, it will jujst pause the playback, not stop it.
> Even if you uncheck the file and mark another one and again press 
> 'Play', it is the previous selected podcast/track that starts palyhing
> back. - The iTunes controls are simply limited in their funtionality...
> 
> If you instead fx. take the MPlayer or VLC both of these have a 'Stop'
> (square) button beneith the 'Play' button. Also these two have both 
> 'Fast Forward' and 'Fast Backward' buttons.
> 
> Graphically seen:
> iTunes & CogX:
> Play = '?' / Pause = '?' (same button)
> Nest track = '??'
> Previous track = '??'
> 
> MPlayer & VLC
> Play = '?' / Pause '?' (same button)
> Stop = '?' (square)
> Nest track = '??'
> Previous track = '??'
> Fast forward = '?'
> Fast backward = '?'
> 
> All three playhers also have the Eject button = '?' or '?'
> 
> I hope this explains it more explecitly.:-)
> 
> Cheers, Erik Richard

But pause IS stop in a digital player. It's not like there's a tape
being held in position with wear and tear a concern. *baffled*

Or do you mean you want to start from the beginning rather than where
you left off? Just drag the slider in the controls over to the left, or
do a get info and deselect 'remember playback position' in options.
-- 
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

Robert Peirce <bob@peirce-family.com> wrote:

> In article <1ja8469.1tog67v94iitcN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>,
>  jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) wrote:
> 
> > Robert Peirce <bob@peirce-family.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > In article <4b17d99c$0$21649$ba624c82@nntp02.dk.telia.net>,
> > >  Erik Richard S�rensen <NOSPAM@NOSPAM.dk> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > OK, if the playing podcast is one out of more, be sure that the
> > > > checkboxes are unchecked in any other downloaded podcasts and then click
> > > > on the '>>' (next track). This will stop any playback of any podcast
> > > > unless there are others that are marked with the checkmark to the left
> > > > of the name.
> > > 
> > > Wonderful!  Works perfectly and it is just what I was after.
> > 
> > I'm still not sure I understand what was meant by 'stop', even after
> > reading the previous posts.
> 
> I had downloaded a group of podcasts and was playing them.  I decided I
> wanted to stop listening to one of them and while I could pause it I 
> could not figure out how to stop it.
> 
> I discovered that starting another one or exiting iTunes would stop the
> one I had been listening to but I wanted to be able to stop it without
> anything else happening.  This solution solved that problem.
> 
> However, as I think about it, why would I want to top playing a podcast
> unless I planned to exit iTunes or start something else?  It is possible
> this solution is moot, but it does work.

Pausing IS stopping.
-- 
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

In article <1ja93fo.1b4pu6mk7uldcN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>, Jamie
Kahn Genet <jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz> wrote:

> But pause IS stop in a digital player. It's not like there's a tape
> being held in position with wear and tear a concern. *baffled*

Remember who you're replying to...

Jamie Kahn Genet wrote:

> But pause IS stop in a digital player. It's not like there's a tape
> being held in position with wear and tear a concern. *baffled*
> 
> Or do you mean you want to start from the beginning rather than where
> you left off? Just drag the slider in the controls over to the left, or
> do a get info and deselect 'remember playback position' in options.

Did you not see my post some six hours earlier?

Jamie Kahn Genet wrote:
> But pause IS stop in a digital player. It's not like there's a tape
> being held in position with wear and tear a concern. *baffled*

Indeed NO! 'Pause' is not always the same as 'Stop'. All of my external=20
digital players such as CD players, DVD player etc. have a separate=20
'Pause' and 'Stop' button. - A 'Pause' is a temporary break, while the=20
'Stop' is stop and reset from the beginning.

Right now I'm testing a lot of mediaplayers for Windows, if they are=20
useful or useless for visually impaired, and only two of them do not=20
have a separate 'Stop' button. - Of course one of them is the iTunes for =

Windows, which btw. is better than the Mac version - believe it or=20
not..-) The sound is more natural and quite a lot more dynamic...

> Or do you mean you want to start from the beginning rather than where
> you left off? Just drag the slider in the controls over to the left,

I know, but it isn't all mediaplayers on a computer that have such a slid=
er.

> or do a get info and deselect 'remember playback position' in
> options.

In iTunes? - No such setting is in my version of iTunes 9.0.2 on OS X=20
10.5.8...

Cheers, Erik Richard

--=20
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Erik Richard S=F8rensen, Member of ADC, <mac-manNOSP@Mstofanet.dk>
NisusWriter - The Future In Multilingual Text Processing - www.nisus.com
OpenOffice.org - The Modern Productivity Solution - www.openoffice.org
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Erik Richard S�rensen <NOSPAM@NOSPAM.dk> wrote:

> Jamie Kahn Genet wrote:
> > But pause IS stop in a digital player. It's not like there's a tape
> > being held in position with wear and tear a concern. *baffled*
> 
> Indeed NO! 'Pause' is not always the same as 'Stop'. All of my external
> digital players such as CD players, DVD player etc. have a separate 
> 'Pause' and 'Stop' button. - A 'Pause' is a temporary break, while the
> 'Stop' is stop and reset from the beginning.

In iTunes you just set what tracks you want playback positions
remembered. But I suppose an extra button would work. Be a PITA if I hit
the wrong one, though.

> Right now I'm testing a lot of mediaplayers for Windows, if they are 
> useful or useless for visually impaired, and only two of them do not 
> have a separate 'Stop' button. - Of course one of them is the iTunes for
> Windows, which btw. is better than the Mac version - believe it or 
> not..-) The sound is more natural and quite a lot more dynamic...
> 
> > Or do you mean you want to start from the beginning rather than where
> > you left off? Just drag the slider in the controls over to the left,
> 
> I know, but it isn't all mediaplayers on a computer that have such a slider.

Well the iPod (moved using it's clickwheel) and iTunes do, so *shrug*
about others.

> > or do a get info and deselect 'remember playback position' in
> > options.
> 
> In iTunes? - No such setting is in my version of iTunes 9.0.2 on OS X
> 10.5.8...
> 
> Cheers, Erik Richard

Yes it is. Do get info on a track. Go to the otions tab. Just like I
said. Though I see it's greyed out for podcasts which makes sense.
-- 
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> wrote:

> Jamie Kahn Genet wrote:
> 
> > But pause IS stop in a digital player. It's not like there's a tape
> > being held in position with wear and tear a concern. *baffled*
> > 
> > Or do you mean you want to start from the beginning rather than where
> > you left off? Just drag the slider in the controls over to the left, or
> > do a get info and deselect 'remember playback position' in options.
> 
> Did you not see my post some six hours earlier?

What about it?
-- 
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.